Ghatta Rice Recipe - Cooking Index

Ghatta Rice

Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 1 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup  Rice basmati
1/4 cup  Boiled peas
2   Bay leaves
3 x  -- (3 to 4)
1 x  Cinnamon
2   Cardamons
1 x  Curry leaves
1 teaspoon  Red chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon  Garam masala
1/2 teaspoon  Dhania powder
1/4 teaspoon  Turmeric
  Salt to taste
1   Lemon - juice of
1 tablespoon  Cashews
1 tablespoon  Currants - (optional)
2 tablespoons  Ghee - (or oil)
1/2 cup  Ghatta pieces
1 tablespoon  Jeera and mustard seeds
  For Ghattas
1/2 cup  -- ¥
1 x  Flour
1/2 tablespoon  Oil
  Chilli powder
  Salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon  Oregano seeds

Recipe Instructions

Method for ghattas:

Mix flour, oil, chilli powder, salt and oregano seeds, add 1 tablespoon

water.

Make a hard dough. Break off a piece and roll into shape and size of a

finger.

Put plenty of water to boil. Submerge ghattas (the rolls) and boil till

done. (About 1/2 hour)

Drain, cool and chop into round 1-1 1/2 cm. long. Keep aside.

Method for Rice:

Boil rice in plenty of water. Each grain should be separate.

Heat ghee in kadai (pan). Add mustard seeds, jeera, cashews, bay leaves,

cloves, cinnamon, cardamons and curry leaves.

Add ghattas and peas.

Add masalas, lemon juice and salt.

Stir fry till ghee separates. Add to the rice.

Mix slowly and well. Heat either in warmer, heavy skillet, oven or

cooker.

Garnish with coriander.

Serve hot with curds.

Source:
Jewel In The Crown restaurant

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