Curry Leaf Rice

Ingredients

1 cup steamed rice

Curry leaves 20-30

2 tsp dhanya/coriander seeds

4-5 red chillies

2 tsp dry coconut(grated)

1 tsp mustard

1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds

2 tsp peanuts

1 tsp lime juice

salt as per taste

2 tsp oil

Method

In a pan fry coriander seeds and dry chilly with a tsp oil.

Fry until it becomes aromatic or colour changes.

Switc off the flame and in the same pan add dry coconut and curry leaf and fry until it withers and becomes crisp.

Cool the fried items to room temperature and grind to fine powder.

Heat oil in pan add mustard when it stops spluttering add cumin seeds, curry leaf, peanuts and turmeric.

Switch off the flame and add lime juice and salt and mix well.

Add the steamed rice to a bowl mis the ground powder and fried items and mix well.

Serve hot curry rice with any raita of your choice.

Method