Spicy Sprouts

Ingredients

• Rice – 1 cup
• Mixed sprouts (moath beans, red chana, moong etc.) – 1 cup
• Bay leaf – 1
• Clove (laung) – 1
• Cinnamon (dalchini) – 1 '' piece
• Cumin seeds (jeera)-½ teaspoon
• Onion-  1, finely chopped
• Ginger-green chilli paste -1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder (haldi)1/4 teaspoon
• Chilli powder – 1 teaspoon
• Coriander-cumin seed (dhania-jeera) powder-1 teaspoon
• Oil-1 teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Chopped coriander – a handful ,for garnishing

 
Method
For the rice

1. Clean, wash and soak the rice for 10 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
2. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker and add the bay leaf, clove, cinnamon and cumin seeds.
3. When the seeds crackle, add the onion and ginger-green chilli paste and sauté till the onion turns translucent.
4. Add the rice and sprouts and sauté for 2 minutes.
5. Add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander-cumin seed powder and salt with 2½ cups of hot water. Pressure cook for 2 whistles.Serve hot, garnished with the coriander.