Ingredientes
- 2½ cups rice (basmati preferred)
- 2 med-large onions, chopped fine
- To soak: in 2 cups thick yogurt,
- good if homemade with half and half)
- FOR BEST RESULTS: soak for 2-3 hours.
- 6 med tomatoes, diced
- 6 cardadmoms
- 6 cloves
- 6 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tspn turmeric
- 1 tspn garam masala
- 2 tspn dhania powder
- ½ tspn red chilli powder
- 1 bunch chopped coriander
- 1 bunch chopped fresh mint
- 5 green chillies, slit.
- Grind to paste: (and add to above
- yogurt mix to soak)
- 4-5 cloves garlic, 4 green chillies,
- inch ginger.
Preparação
- Fry half the onions in a little ghee/oil until transluscent,
- add washed drained rice, stir till oil coated and a little
- crisp. Cook on low, low heat till ¾ quarters done.
- Remove from heat.
- Sliver veggies. (carrots, beans) (cauliflower in small
- florets)
- Warm 4 tbspns oil and a litle ghee for flavor. Drop bay
- leaves, fennel, star anise (a must!). Fry onions till clear.
- Add veggies, stir until crisp cooked. Add yogurt mix. Salt
- to taste. And cook it down till thick and spoonable.
- Pre-heat oven to 400.
- Spread some rice in a large aluminum baking pan, then
- alternate by spreading some of the yogurt mix. Repeat
- alternating rice and yogurt mix till everything is used up.
- Cover tightly with foil wrap by crimping foil over edges of
- pan. Bake for 30 mins.
