BUTTER RICE

Ingredients

Basmathi rice-1 cup, Water-2cups, Butter-4 tsp, Onion -1 , garlic 2-3 flakes, Dry red chilly-2, Cardamom-2, Pepper-10, Split pigeon peas/thuvara parippu -1/2 cup, Salt as needed.

Method

1.Boil two cups of  water in a vessel adding salt , wash the rice and add  to the boiling water and cook (don’t overcook)

2.Mix some butter to the cooked rice and keep aside.

3. Cook the parippu in a cooker for 3 whistles in high flame (don’t overcook).

4.Powder the red chilly, pepper, cardamom and Garlic and keep aside.

5.Heat butter in a pan, sauté chopped onion until it become translucent.

6. Add the powdered mix and sauté well adding enough salt.

7. Mix the cooked rice and parippu in to the onion mixture.

8. Mix gently and turn off the flame. You can use coriander leaves for garnishing.