Kovakai (Tindora) Rice

Ingredients:

Rice – 1 ½ cups

Water – 3 cups

Kovakai (Tindora) - 300 gms

Roasted peanuts – a handful

Roast & grind to powder:

Channa dal – 2 teaspoons

Coriander seeds – 2 teaspoons

Sesame seeds – 2 teaspoons

Curry leaves – 10

Red chillies – 2

Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon

Pepper – ¼ teaspoon

Method:

1. Roast the ingredients mentioned & grind with peanuts.
2. Cook rice in an electric rice cooker with water & a drop of sesame oil.
3. Allow cooked rice to cool.
4. Heat oil in a non stick kadai.
5. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds & allow spluttering.
6. Add the chopped tindora (kovakai), sprinkle a handful of water, and keep closed stirring occasionally until cooked.
7. Add the ground powder & rice to the cooked tindora & mix well.
8. Serve hot with papad/raitha.