Savoury Rice with Vegetables

Savoury Rice with Vegetables 

Ingredients 

Split Urad dal - 2 cups 

Grated ginger - 2 tsp. 

Green Chillies - 3,

 chopped Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp.

 Tumeric powder - 1/2 tsp.

  Asfoetida - less than a pinch

 Cumin seeds - 1 tsp. 

Vegetable Oil - 2 tsp.

To be ground into a paste 

1 tablespoon grated fresh coconut 

2 green chillies 

4 cloves

 2 to 3 cardamoms 

2 small sticks cinnamon 

1 teaspoon khus-khus 

12 mm. piece ginger

For the decoration 

fried onion slices 

fried cashew nuts

Method 

Put the ghee in a glass bowl and microwave on HIGH for about 30 seconds. Add the onions and microwave on HIGH for 1 minute or until light pink in colour. Add the paste and microwave on HIGH for 20 seconds. Add the rice, vegetables, lemon juice and salt and mix very well. Add 1 3/4 teacups of water and microwave on HIGH for 12 minutes, stirring in-between after every 3 minutes. Put off the cooker and allow to stand for 3 minutes. Decorate with fried onions and cashew nuts.