Ingredients

• Basmati rice - 2 cups
• Tomato - 1
• Onion - 2
• Green chilly - 6
• Pudina - 1/2 bunch
• Ginger paste - 1/2 tbsp
• Garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp
• Grated coconut - 1 tbsp
• Chilly powder - 1 tsp
• Dhaniya powder - 1tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
• Spices - 4 each
• Water - 3 cups
• Oil - 1/2 cup
• Salt to taste

How to Make Vegetable kuska

• Soak rice for 15-30 minutes.
• Grind together coconut, all powders, ginger-garlic paste into a smooth paste.
• In a kadai, heat oil.
• Add spices, chopped onion and fry till golden brown.
• Add chopped tomatoes and cook till soft.
• Add grounded masala and cook till the oil separates.
• Add rice, pudina, salt and water.
• Pressure cook for 1 whistle, not more.
• Serve hot with raitha and pappadam.