Amla Rice

Preparation:20 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: Makes 3 to 4 servings

Ingredients

7 amlas (indian gooseberries)
1/2 cup grated coconut
4 to 5 sliced green chillies
salt to taste
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
2 tbsp peanuts
1/2 tsp chana dal (split bengal gram)
1/2 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)
5 dry red chillies
a pinch asafoetida (hing)
6 curry leaves (kadi patta)
a pinch turmeric powder (haldi)
2 1/2 cups steamed rice (chawal)
1/4 cup boiled green peas

Method

Wash and chop the amla around the seed and discard the seeds.Combie the amlas, coconut, green chilles and salt and blend in a mixer into paste, adding little water. Keep aside.Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.When the seeds crackle, add the peanuts, urad dal, chana dal, chillies, asafoedita and curry leaves, and saute for a minute on a medium flame.Add the ground amla paste and turmeric powder, mix well and cook on a slow flame for 3 minutes, stirring once in between.Add the steamed rice, green peas and salt and mix gently, cover and cook for 2 minutes on a medium flame.Serve hot.