Makes about 6 servings
- Wash and Soak 2 cups of rice in 2 cups of water for about 30 mins
- In a hot non stick pan, pour 2tsp of oil and temper with 4 cloves, 1 inch cinnamon, curry leaves, little fennel seeds
- Add long slices of 1 medium size red onion and saute until light brown
- Add a pinch of salt and 1Tbsp ginger garlic paste, 3 green chillies slit in the middle, 1/2tsp of turmeric powder and saute
- Add 5 medium size tomatoes chopped lengthwise
- Saute until oil oozes out
- Optional: Add 1tsp of red chilly powder
- Optional: Add little tamarind juice (about a goose berry size tamarind soaked and pulp extracted)
- Optional: Add about 10 to 15 fried cashews/peanuts
- Add a handful of cilantro leaves
- Add 1.5 cups of water and adjust salt/spice per taste
- Now add the soaked rice without draining
- Mix well and cover and cook in medium flame
- After about 10 mins, you can see craters in the pan. Now reduce the flame to the min possible and slow cook for another 10 mins
- Garnish and serve with raita (curd flavored with raw onions, green chillies etc)
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