Ingredients

• 1 cup - cooked basmati rice
• 1/4 cup - sprouts, steamed
• 1/2 tsp - mustard
• Coriander - for garnishing
• Salt - to taste
• 4 tbsp - oil
• For spice mixture:
• 8 - shallots (small onions)
• 8 cloves - garlic
• 1/2 tsp - urad dal
• 1/2 tsp - channa dal
• 8 - red chillies, or according to your taste
• Curry leaves - a few
• Asafoetida - a little
• 1/4 tbsp - tamarind
• 1/4 tsp - pepper corns
• 1/4 tsp - cumin seeds
• Turmeric - a little

How to Make Sprouts Rice

• For spice mixture: First roast dal, red chillies, cumin and pepper corns with a little oil.
• Now saute the shallots, garlic, tamarind and curry leaves.
• Powder the dal, red chillies, pepper corns and cumin then add other ingredients and coarsely grind.
• This can be used according to your taste.
• Leftover can be stored in the fridge for later use.
• For rice:
• Heat oil in the pan, splutter the mustard. Add the steamed sprouts.
• Saute until the waters are absorbed. Now add the cooked rice.
• Add the spice mixture, salt and mix until well blended.
• When the rice becomes hot, put off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve this with your favourite chips and onion raita.
• Recipe courtesy: Dishes from My Kitchen
• http://www.dishesfrommykitchen.com/