Author Notes
Flavorful and aromatic rice and dill pilaf —maayeka
Ingredients
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INGREDIENTS- Rice/chawal - 1.5 cups Dill /suwa -2 bunch,130 gms Tomato -275 gms Peas/matar -1/2 cup Chili powder /lal mirch- 1 tsp Coriander powder /dhaniya 1 tsp Salt /namak - to taste Water- 3 cups Tempering- Cooking oil- 5 tbsp Cumin seeds- 1tsp Cloves
Directions
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Wash and soak rice for 20 minutes.
Discard the hard steams and wash the dill leaves.
Now finely chop the dill leaves and tomatoes.
Heat oil in a heavy and broad pan.
Add all the tempering and let it crackle .
Now add chopped tomatoes and salt,cover and cook till tomatoes become soft.
Add dill leaves and all the spices and saute.
When oil start separating then add soaked rice and peas and stir for a minute.
Now add water in the rice and let it come to a boil.
When it start boiling cover the pan and let it cook on slow flame till done.
When done fluff with a fork and serve hot.
Serving suggestions-best served with yogurt, tomato raita and beetroot raita
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