Drumstick Rice

MURUNGAIKKAI RICE:

Ingredients:

Raw rice-300gms

Ghee-4tbsp

Fry the following ingredients in 2sp oil to golden brown colour and then powder them finely:

Coriander seeds-1 tsp

Bengal gram-1 sp

Poppy seeds- ½ tsp

Red chillies-4

Peppercorns – ½ tsp

Cumin seeds- ½ tsp

Cloves-2

Cinnamon- 1 piece

Fennel seeds- ½ tsp

Coconut oil-2tbsp

Sambar onions-a handful

Garlic flakes-10

Crushed tomatoes-3 cups

Turmeric powder-1tsp

Drumsticks-4 [cu into 1” pieces]

Drumstick leaves-2 cups

Brinjal [cut into small pieces]-1 cup

Capsicum-4 [cut into cubes]

Frozen peas- ½ cup

Salt to taste

Mustard seeds- 1 tsp

Method:

Soak the rice for half an hour and then drain it.

In a vessel pour 1tbsp ghee and heat it.

Fry the rice in it over medium fire for a few minutes and then cook it with salt until it is done.

In a kadai, add 2tbsp coconut oil and 2tbsp ghee.

Add the sambar onions and the garlic flakes.

Fry them for a few minutes and then add 3 cups of chopped tomatoes with 1sp turmeric powder.

Cook for some more minutes and add the drumstick pieces with the masala.

Add the chopped drumstick leaves, brinjal pieces, 4 capsicum pieces and the frozen peas with enough salt.

Cook on a moderate flame until the vegetables are cooked well and then add this to the rice.

In 1tbsp ghee add mustards seeds and curry leaves.

After they splutter pour that into the rice..

Mix well and serve.