GHEE RICE AND VEGETABLE KURMA

Ghee rice is a rice variety which has to be eaten with veg. kurma or those who take non-veg can eat with chicken or egg curry.My whole family likes to eat with vegetable kurma and salad.

There are different versions of ghee rice and veg. kurma.Here I am sharing my way of cooking ghee rice and veg. kurma.

INGREDIENTS

• Rice:2 cups
• Coconut milk:2 cups
• Water:2 cups
• Bay leaf:1
• Cardomom:3 to 4
• cloves:3
• Cinnamon 1″ piece 2
• Big onion :1
• Mint leaves a few
• Coriander leaves finely chopped 1 tbs
• chilly sauce:1 to 2 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste:1 tsp
• ghee :3 to 4 tbs
• Turmeric powder a pinch

Extract milk from coconut it should be 2 cups

• wash and drain the water from rice and keep it aside

1.In a pressure cooker first pour 2 tbs. ghee.when ghee gets heated add bay leaves, cardomom,cloves and cinnamon fry a little and then add onions ginger ,garlic paste,chilly paste and mint leaves.

2.Add rice and fry for few minutes

3. To it add water and coconut milk

4.Add salt and chopped coriander leaves and cover it.Keep it for 2 whistles.

Garnish with onions fried in ghee.

Vegetable kurma

Ingredients

Mixed veg.:1 cup

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp

onion:1

Tomato 1

For grinding masala:

• Coconut scrapings1/3rd cup
• fennel seeds 1/2 tsp
• cinnamon 1 small piece.
• cloves 2
• green chillies 2
• coriander leaves chopped 1 tbs

Method:

1.Heat a pressure pan add oil when heated add onion and tomato fry till tomato becomes mushy.

2.Add the vegetables enough water and turmeric powder and allow it to cook for 1 whistle.

3.Now when pressure releases open and add the grinded paste if u need it to be morer spicy add chilly powder and garam masala powder accdg to your taste.

4. allow to boil and finally add coriander leaves.

Onion cucumber raitha

• Curd : 1 cup
• Onion finely chopped 1/2 cup
• cucumber 1/3 rd cup
• salt
• Increase or decrease the quantity of onion and cucumber accdg. to your taste

Serve ghee rice with veg. kurma and salad.