This recipe is very similar to the normal jeera rice. I slightly modified it and added sliced onions and chilly powder. Ingredients: Basmati rice – one glass/1.5 cups Thinly sliced onion – 1 small Jeera seeds – 2 tbsp Jeera powder – 1 tsp Bay leaves – 1 Chilly powder – 1 tsp Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp Salt – to taste Instructions:
- Wash rice and soak in water for 15 mins. 2. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. When the cumin seeds start spluttering, add the onions and fry until the onions turn transparent in color. 4. Then add cumin powder and chilly powder. 5. Add rice and salt & mix well. 6. Cook it in pressure cooker for one whistle. Odiyan Aloo Cabbage Rasa / Oriyan Dry Cabbage Curry This is a very simple and easy-to-prepare curry that goes well with a variety rice dishes. The original recipe was for aloo-gerkins rasa but I changed it to cabbage cuz its been some time since I cooked the vegetable. I also thought it would blend well with the aloo gravy. Ingredients: Cabbage – 250gm, finely sliced Potatoes – 2, cubed Oil – 1 tbsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Chili Powder – 1 tsp Cumin/jeera powder – 1/4 tsp Coriander powder – 1/4 tsp Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp Bay leaves – 2 Garam masala – 1/2 tsp Salt – to taste Instructions: Fry cubed potatoes in hot oil in a wok until lightly browned. Remove from oil and keep aside. To the same hot oil in the wok, add cabbage, sprinkle with salt, stir and cover and simmer for 5 minutes. To the water given out by the cabbage, add the masala pastes. Stir and fry until masala are well blended with the cabbage. Next, add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water – just sufficient to cook the potatoes. Stir and add potatoes. Adjust salt to taste. Simmer over medium heat until potatoes are cooked and there is practically no gravy in the pan. Finally, in a frying pan, heat oil, add the bay leaves and garam masala. Stir fry a couple of minutes and pour over the cabbage mix. Stir for 2 minutes and remove from fire.
