Khana- Indian Recipes and Cuisine

Method

Step 1: Wash the rice and soak in water for 20 minutes. Add ghee with one tsp of oil and little pinch of salt to mix with rice, add 4 1/2 cups of water.
Step 2: Cook the rice till done. Allow to cool naturally and keep aside.
Step 3: Slit brinjals into 2 cm long pieces and keep in salty water.
Step 4: Heat oil in a pan, seasonings with mustard, black gram, peanuts, curry leaves with slited brinjals, stir - fry are half cook.
Step 5: Add grounded powder and salt to taste, fry lightly till smell is good. Add lemon juice, stir.
Step 6: Finally add cooked rice into the brinjals mixture and mix gently. Cover and keep simmer on low flame for 1 minute then serve hot. (1 Table spoon = 3 teaspoons)

Ingredients

Rice 1 3 cups

Tender tube brinjals - 1/2 kg (White)

Lemon - 3

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Black gram - 1 tsp

Peanuts - 2 tsp

Oil - 1 tbsp

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Curry leaves - 2 springs

Grind to a powder

Dry coconut (Copra) 4 tbsp(Grated)

Red chillies - 4

Dhania - 1 tbsp

Pepper - 6 - 8

Turmeric root - 1 small piece

Cloves - 3

Cardamoms - 3 (Roast above the ingredients with very little oil till colour)