Ingredients

• 1 cup (200 gms) - basmati rice (or any good quality rice)
• For the spice paste:
• 1 tbsp - mustard seeds
• 1/2 cup - grated coconut
• 4 - red chillies
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp - asafoetida
• 1 tsp - thick tamarind paste
• For seasoning:
• 1 tbsp - ghee
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 3 tbsp - peanuts
• 1.5 tsp - black gram dal
• 1.5 tsp - Bengal gram dal (channa dal)
• 2 - red chillies
• 6 - curry leaves

How to Make Mustard seed Rice (Kaduku saadam)

• Wash and clean rice. Cook rice with 3 cups of water and keep aside. Drain out water.
• Make a fine paste of all the spice ingredients with a little water.
• Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a pan add mustard seeds. When it splutters add black gram dal, Bengal gram dal, peanuts, red chillies and curry leaves.
• Saute it for 6 - 8 minutes until crisp.
• Add spice paste and fry till the raw smell disappears (4 -5 minutes on a medium or low heat).
• Finally, add the cooked rice and adjust salt to taste.
• Mix till well blended. Serve hot as a side variety rice.
• Recipe Courtesy: Niya's World