Tuesday, September 22, 2009

I usually make Red Chilli Rice when I there is no stock of green chilli in my refrigerator and also am tired of all the masala spicy items. I added sprouted green gram so that this dish could also participate in My legume love affair-15,this edition hosted by Sia of Monsoon spice,an event started by Susan. 


So here it is for you all to give a try.


Red Chilli, Green Gram Rice





Ingredients:


Basmathi Rice - 1 cup
Large Onion - 2
(Following vegetables has to be cut lengthwise and measured after that)
Potato - 1/4 cup
Green Peppers - 1/4 cup
Cabbage - 1/4 cup
spring onions - 1/4 cup
carrot - 1/4 cup
oil - for frying
Ajinomoto - 1 tsp
salt - as required
sprouted whole green gram -  1/4 cup 


To be ground:


Dry red chilli - 8 nos
Garlic - 4 


Method:


1. Wash the basmathi rice and soak it for 10 min.=
2. Soak the red chilli for 10 min and grind it along with garlic to a smooth paste.
3. Pressure cook the basmathi rice and spread this in a plate by adding little ghee. Let this cool.
4. Add little oil in a wide pan and heat it in medium flame.
5.Add onion and fry until translucent.
6. Now add beans, potato, carrot, cabbage, soaked green gram, green peppers, spring onions in 5 min interval.
7. Add ajinomoto to the vegetables.
8. Once the vegetables are cooked add the ground chilli and onion paste and salt.





9. Add the steamed rice and let this stay for 5 more min in low flame.
10. Serve hot with any kind of raita.









I'm sending this to 
My legume love affair-15,this edition hosted by Sia of Monsoon spice,an event started by Susan.
and also joining Lakshmi for her ‘Think spice –Think red chillies’ event,an event to appreciate the goodness of spices,started by Sunitha..




2 Comments:

  1. Nithya said...
    Thats a nice yummy dish and the garnish is so cute too. :) Do take part in my event at www.innovativein-laws.blogspot.com
    Supriya said...
    Red chilli, green gram rice looks so healthy & delicious. I'll have to give it a try.

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