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Cucumber Poha



Ingredients:
1 to 1/4 cup beaten Rice
1/2 medium sized cucumber
2 green Chillies finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon urad dal
1 sprig of curry leaves
A pinch of asafetida
salt to taste.


Method:

Wash beaten rice well and drain and set aside.

Grate half of a cucumber in a big bowl, to this add in the beaten rice.  Make sure this mixture is not too wet or too dry.  Set this aside for a few minutes for the beaten rice to get nicely soaked up in the cucumber juice.

In a pan, heat 1 teaspoon of oil, add the mustard seeds.  Once the mustard seeds start to splutter, add in the asafetida, turmeric powder, curry leaves, green chillies and saute for a minute, now add in the urad dal and saute for a minute.  Turn off the heat and add this to the soaked beaten rice.  Add salt and lemon juice to taste and mix well.  Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with papad. 

Tips:
You can also garnish with peanuts and freshly grated coconut.
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