Around The World On Your Plate

Ingredients: For rice: 1 cup uncooked rice 1 cup water and 1 cup coconut milk mixed well. Salt to taste For Seasoning: 1-2 teaspoons of oil 1 teaspoon mustard seeds A pinch of hing 1 teaspoon urad dal 1 sprig of curry leaves 1-2 green chillies or to taste 1 sprig of cilantro Few peanuts 1 teaspoon turmeric powder Method: Mix coconut milk with water and salt and add to uncooked rice.  Cook it either in the microwave or a cooker. Adding equal proportion of coconut milk and water to cook the rice makes it more creamy. Once the rice is cooked, fluff it with a fork and set aside. In a pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds and let it splutter. Next add hing, curry leaves and green chillies (slit) and saute well. Add urad dal and saute until slightly toasted. Now its time to add the cooked rice along with turmeric powder. Season with salt to taste and mix well. Garnish with cilantro and peanut and serve hot.