Ingredients:

• Rice – 1 cup.
• Coconut – 1/2 cup.
• Green chillies – 2.
• Ginger – 1 small piece.
• Green peas – 1/2 cup.
• oil – 2 tsp.
• Cardamom – 1.
• Cloves – 4.
• Cinnamon – 1.
• Salt to taste.
• Coriander leaves.
• Mustard seeds.

Method:

1. First grind coconut (grated), ginger, cinnamon, cloves, green chillies, cardamom to a smooth paste by adding little water.
2. In a pressure pan, add oil.
3. Add mustard seeds, then the ground masala and saute well.
4. Clean the rice in running water and add to the masala. Stir well for two minutes.
5. Add the green peas, 2.25 cups of water and salt.
6. Close the pressure pan. Keep for 2 or 3 whistles. Remove from fire.
7. When it cools down, transfer the bath into a bowl and stir it.
8. Garnish with coriander leaves.
9. Serve with raita.

Recipe courtesy of Padmini