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Pepper and Cumin Rice

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Introduction

SPICY DELICIOUS RICE. GOOD WITH VEGETABLE OR MEAT CURRIES.

Ingredients

Serves: 4

  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 diced shallots
  • 4 cloves halved garlic
  • 2 small halved green chiles
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • 1 sprig cilantro
  • 2 cups cooked basmati rice
  • ½ teaspoon urad dal
  • ½ teaspoon black mustard seeds
  • 10 cashew nuts
  • oil (a little, for cooking)
  • salt (to taste)

Method

Pepper and Cumin Rice is a community recipe submitted by malasweet and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

  • HEAT UP A PAN WITH OIL. ADD THE URAD DAL AND BLACK MUSTARD SEEDS MIX. ONCE THE MUSTARD SEEDS START TO POP, ADD THE ONIONS, CHILLIES GARLIC AND CURRY LEAVES.
  • STIR IN THE CUMIN AND PEPPER POWDER ONCE THE ONIONS ARE COOKED (OPAQUE IN COLOUR).
  • ADD THE CASHEW NUTS AND STIR UNTIL NUTS ARE SLIGHTLY ROASTED. ADD THE COOKED RICE, STIR WELL FOR 5 MINUTES WITH THE CORIANDER LEAVES AND REMOVE FROM HEAT.
  • SERVE HOT WITH VEGETABLE/MEAT CURRIES, YOGURT AND PAPPADAM.
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