Dec
07
2007
Nimmakaya pulihora
Ingredients
2 cups basmati rice – cooked
Juice of two lemons
3 Slit green chillies
1 tsp chopped ginger
Tempering
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 tsp chana dal
1 tsp jeera
4 red chillies
1 sprig of curry leaves
Turmeric
Salt to taste
1 tbsp oil
Method

- In a pan, add 1 tbsp oil and add all the ingredients for tempering and fry for a while till the dals turn golden brown.
- Add chillies and ginger. Add turmeric and lemon juice. Add salt and mix well. Cook for 1 min and turn off the gas. Let it cool.
- Let the rice cool off before you mix it with the mixture. Mix it well so that every rice grain is coated with the mixture. Thats it!! its done! Serve hot.
Dec
07
2007
Ingredients
Basmati rice – 2 cups
Onion - sliced thinly
Turmeric Powder – a pinch
Cardamom pods – 2
Cinnamon – 2cm stick
Cloves – 1
Fennel seeds – 3/4 tsp
Ginger- Garlic paste – 1 tsp
Cashews – 1/4 cup
Oil
For paste:
Cilantro – 1 bunch, leaves picked and washed
Mint – 1 bunch, leaves picked and washed
Green Chillies – 3
Method:
- Wash cilantro and mint leaves properly. Grind cilantro,mint and green chillies to a smooth paste using very little water.
- Wash the rice and soak it in water for 10 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add fennel seeds, cinnamon stick, cardamom, clove.
- Add ginger-garlic paste and saute until the raw smell goes away and then add the onions. Saute until they turn golden.
- Add the ground cilantro paste, turmeric, rice, salt and water. Mix well, cover and cook. Add roasted cashews on top. Once its cooked, serve it hot.