Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Methi Rice

To serve 4 people:

Ingredients:
• 350gms chopped methi
• 400gms rice (soaked for 15mins)
• 1” ½ inch ginger
• 4 pods garlic
• 8 green chillies
• 1 teaspoon shajeera
• 5 tbps of oil
• 10-15 cashew nuts broken into half
• Salt to taste

To grind:
• Make a paste of ginger, garlic and green chillies.

Method:
• Cook rice and put it aside.
• Heat oil in a nonstick pan. Add cashew nuts and fry till they turn light brown in color. Remove and put them a side to garnish later.
• Using the same oil add shajeera and fry for about half a minute. Add the grinded paste and fry.
• Add methi and fry for about 5mins. Add salt.
• Now add the cooked rice and mix for about 2-3mins.
• Garnish with cashew nuts.

Tip:
• This consumes more oil. So add 5tbps of oil.
• Instead of shajeera you can also add cumin seeds.
• Don’t fry methi for too long. Eat health.

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