Brinji Rice

Ingredients:

• Basmati rice – 2 cups (wash and keep aside for 15mins)
• Cinnamon – 2 nos
• Cardamom – 3 nos
• Brinji leaves – 2 nos
• Mint leaves – 20 nos
• Coriander leaves – 10 nos
• Ginger – 1 piece (paste)
• Garlic - 8 pods (paste)
• Green chilli – 4
• Onion – 3 (finely chopped)
• Curd – 1 cup
• Garlic – 5 nos (chopped)
• Oil – required quantity
• Salt – required quantity

Procedure:

1. Heat 4 tbsps oil in a thick bottomed pressure cooker

2. Season with cinnamon, cardamom and brinji leaves

3. Add mint leaves and coriander leaves

4. Add the ginger-garlic paste & fry till the raw flavour goes off.

5. Now add the slit green chillies, sliced onion and chopped garlic

6. Then add rice stir it again now add enough water and salt to cook the rice

7. Pressure cook the rice with one whistle. After tat keep tat in low flame for 5 minutes

8. Serve with Onion Raitha.