'Kheema' Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup soy granules boiled and drained


• 1 cup rice soaked in water for ½ hour


• 2 onions sliced fine


• 1 bunch Coriander leaves


• 10-15 leaves pudina (Mint)


• green chillies as per taste


• 8 cloves garlic minced


• 1 ginger grated


• 5 cardamom


• 2 star anise


• 3 cinnamon


• 5 peppercorns


• ½ cup soy milk/ 1 cup peanut curd


• 1 tsp Dry Mango Powder, only if soy milk is being used


• salt to taste




Method




Heat oil in a thick bottomed pan, add cardamom, cinnamon and star anise. Stir fry for a minute.
Add onions and fry on a low flame till it turns a light brown
Add the coriander and mint leaves, green chillies and pepper corns. Fry till the leaves turn dark green
Add the mango powder (only if soy milk is being used)
Add the rice and stir fry for 2 minutes or till the rice gets a mild brown tint.
Add the soy granules and stir fry.
Add the soy milk/peanut curd and fry for 2 minutes
Add 2 cups of warm water and salt.
Cover and let the rice cook.
Garnish with a sprig of mint leaves and a slice of lemon.