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Indian Cooking Recipe : How to Make Green Chilli Rice

Ingredients for the Recipe

  • ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds
  • ¼ sesame seeds
  • ½ tsp jeera
  • 4-5 green chilli as per taste
  • 1 tsp tamarind paste
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp jaggery
  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 2 tbsp freshly grated coconut
  • Coriander leaves

for the seasoning :

  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 pinch asafoetida
  • 1 pinch turmeric
  • 1 tbsp groundnut
  • 1 tbsp bengal gram
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • Curry leaves

Recipe (How to Make):

  1. Dry Roast Fenugreek, sesame, jeera and green chilli and make a paste. Keep it aside.
  2. Boil tamarind paste, turmeric, salt and jaggery in 1 cup water till it becomes a thick paste.
  3. Heat oil and add mustard seeds.
  4. Add curry leaves and asafoetida and rest of the seasoning ingredients subsequently.
  5. Mix cooked basmati rice with the above pastes and seasoning uniformly.
  6. Add grated coconut and coriander for garnishing.