This is a type of quick rice preparation using powder of cucumber and musk melon seeds.
Ingredients:
Cooked Rice – 2 Cups,( the grains should be separate )( you can use left over rice )
Salt,
Onion – 2,medium,sliced fine,
Green chilli – 3,sliced fine,
Grated ginger – 1/2 Tsp,
Boiled fresh peas – 4 Tablesp,
Tomato – 1,medium, seeds removed and sliced fine,
Ghee – 1 Tablesp,
Oil – 2 Tablesp,
Powder made from cucumber and melon seeds – 4 to 5 Tablesp,
Cashew nut bits – 1 Tablesp,
Lime juice from 2 medium limes,
Curry patta leaves – 8 to 10,
Chopped coriander leaves – 2 Tablesp,
Mustard seeds – 1/2 Tsp,
Urad dal – 1 Tsp,without husk,
Red chillies – 2,
Method:
1).Keep cooked rice ready .Add salt along with lime juice and gently mix well.
2).Heat oil and ghee in a pan, add mustard seeds,urad dal,red chilli and curry leaves .Fry till mustard crackles.
3).Add onion , chilli and ginger.Fry till onion becomes pink.
4).Add peas and tomato .fry for 2 min.Add rice and seeds powder mix well.
5).Sprinkle chopped coriander ,gently mix and garnish with fried cashew bits.Serve with any curd raitha.
Tip:
Collect seeds from cucumbers ( curry variety ) and musk melons .Dry fry them and prepare a fine powder in mixie.Sieve the powder with a fine sieve to remove the outer fibrous layer of seeds.This powder is very flavourful.Usually these seeds are discarded while using the vegetable / fruit and also it is not possible to remove inner flesh from the tiny seeds.You can utilise them like this.You can prepare powder and preserve it in fridge for 2 to 3 months for later use.You can add this powder to chutneys also.