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Baked Rice with Green Curry


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Baked rice with green curry is a sumptuous preparation of rice layered with a pungent green curry and baked till the aroma intensifies to kindle our culinary senses. The green curry, flavoured with coriander and mint, and loaded with paneer and green peas, is what gives a unique touch to this rice preparation.

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Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients


To Be Ground Into A Smooth Paste For The Curry (using Little Water)
3/4 cup roughly chopped coriander (dhania)
1 tbsp chopped mint leaves (phudina) leaves
5 green chillies , roughly chopped
4 garlic (lehsun) cloves
1 tbsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)
25 mm (1") piece of ginger (adrak)
1/2 cup roughly chopped onions
1/2 tbsp lemon juice
salt to taste

For The Curry
1/2 cup chopped paneer (cottage cheese)
1/2 cup boiled green peas
2 tbsp ghee
2 cardamoms
1/4 cup curds (dahi) , whisked
1/2 tsp sugar
salt to taste

For The Rice
2 1/4 cups cooked rice (chawal)
1 1/2 tbsp ghee
3/4 tsp caraway seeds (shahjeera)
2 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
2 cloves (laung / lavang)
salt to taste

Other Ingredients
 ghee for greasing
2 tsp milk

For The Garnish
1/4 cup boiled green peas
2 tbsp potato salis

Method
For the curry
  1. Heat the ghee, in a non-stick pan, add the cardamom and prepared paste and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
  2. Add the curds, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
  3. Add the sugar, mix well and cook on a medium flame for another 1 minute.
  4. Add the green peas and paneer, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl and keep aside.

For the rice
  1. Heat the ghee in a broad non-stick pan, add the caraway seeds, cinnamon and cloves, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
  2. Add the rice and salt, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously.
  3. Divide the rice into 2 equal portions and keep aside.

How to proceed
  1. Grease a deep microwave-safe bowl using ghee, put 1 portion of the prepared rice in it and spread it evenly using the back of the spoon.
  2. Put the prepared curry over it and spread it evenly using the back of the spoon.
  3. Put the 2nd portion of rice over it and spread it evenly.
  4. Pour the milk over it, cover with a microwave- safe lid on high for 3 to 4 minutes.
  5. Just before serving, turn upside down on a big serving plate.
  6. Serve hot garnished with green peas and potato salis.

Handy tip:
  1. 1 cup of raw rice will give 2 ¼ cups of cooked rice…
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Payal Parikh 86, November 24, 2012

I made this yesterday for dinner and my family really loved it...My family does not like paneer too much so i replaced it with corn, it taste equally good..

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Reviewed November 24, 2012 by Payal Parikh 86

I made this yesterday for dinner and my family really loved it...My family does not like paneer too much so i replaced it with corn, it taste equally good..

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