Ingredients

• 2 cups - basmati rice, cooked
• 250 g - carrot, grated
• 50 g - peanuts
• 3-4 - red chillies or as per taste
• 25 g - urad dal
• 2 tbsp - coconut, grated
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp - jeera
• Cashewnuts and coriander leaves for garnishing
• 1 tbsp - oil
• salt to taste

How to Make Gaajar chawal

• Cook the rice (each grain should be separate).
• Heat the oil and add the urad dal, peanuts, red chillies and grated coconut and wait for an aroma to emanate. Powder the ingredients.
• Heat oil again and temper with mustard seeds and jeera. Add the grated carrots and saute until the raw flavour goes.
• Add the mixture and salt to the rice and mix well.
• Garnish with fried cashewnuts and coriander leaves.