Tempered Masala Rice
 
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Tempered Masala Rice is nothing but left over rice simply cooked with onion, tomatoes and regular Indian masala.
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 3 - 4
Ingredients
  • 2 cup leftover rice or cooked rice
  • 1 medium size onion
  • 1 medium size tomato
  • 1 – 2 green chili
  • 2 – 3 garlic cloves
  • 5 – 6 curry leaves
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • Pinch of asafetida ( hing )
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ tsp red chili powder
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • Salt if required or according to taste
  • Pinch of garam masala
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • Coriander leaves for garnishing
  • Lemon juice if required
Instructions ( 1 cup = 250 ml, 1 tbsp = 15 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml)
  1. Fine chop the onion, tomato and green chili. Keep it aside.
  2. Chop the garlic or make a paste in mortar-pastel.
  3. Heat the oil in pan or kadai.
  4. Add mustard seeds when oil is medium hot.
  5. When mustard seeds start to splutter, add cumin seeds.
  6. When cumin seeds turn into brown, add pinch of hing, chopped green chili and curry leaves.
  7. Saute for 30 seconds. Add chopped onions.
  8. Fry for 2 minute only. Add chopped tomatoes. Mix well.
  9. Saute for 2 minute. Add salt, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt.
  10. Mix well. Immediately add cooked rice.
  11. Mix well. Cook for 2 – 3 minutes. Turn off the flame.
  12. Add chopped coriander leaves in prepared tempered masala rice.
  13. If required squeeze lemon on top of tempered masala rice.
  14. Enjoy this quickly prepared tempered masala rice with roasted papad, fresh curd or cucumber raita.
Recipe by Zeel's Kitchen at https://zeelskitchen.com/recipe/tempered-masala-rice/