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Avial Rice Recipe
Prep Time | 20 minutes |
Cook Time | 15 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
For The Rice
- 1 1/2 cups long grained rice basmati
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 2 cardamoms elaichi
- 2 tbsp Oil
- salt to taste
- 1/2 cup drumsticks cut into 25 mm. (1"), saijan ki phalli / saragavo
For The Avial
- 1/2 cup French Beans strings removed
- 1/2 cup cauliflower florets
- 1/2 cup peeled raw bananas cut into pieces
- 1/2 cup tender green peas
- 1/2 cup brinjal cubes baingan / eggplant
- 3/4 cup curds whisked, dahi
- 2 tbsp Oil
- salt to taste
- 3/4 cup freshly grated coconut
To Be Ground To A Smooth Paste
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds jeera
- 4 green chillies chopped
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder haldi
- 1/2 tsp tamarind pulp imli
- 1/4 cup Water
- Oil for greasing
Other Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds jeera
Ingredients
For The Rice
For The Avial
To Be Ground To A Smooth Paste
Other Ingredients
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Instructions
For the rice
- Heat the oil in a pan add the cloves and cardamoms.
- Add the rice and fry till all the grains are well coated with oil.
- Add the salt and coconut milk. Cover and cook over a slow flame for 10 to 15 minutes till rice is cooked. Ensure that each grain of rice is separate. Keep aside.
For the avial
- Heat the oil in a pan and add the drumsticks with ¼ cup of water. Cover and cook till they are half done.
- Add the remaining vegetables and salt and mix well. Cover and cook till the vegetables are tender.
- Add the prepared paste and ¼ cup of water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes and then add the curds. Cook till the mixture becomes almost dry. Keep aside.
How to proceed
- Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a huge vessel make a layer by spreading 1/3 of the rice.
- On it spread ½ the avial and 1/3 of rice.
- Layer again with ½ of the avial and remaining 1/3 rice.
- Just before serving, turn upside down on a big serving plate.
- Serve hot.