POTATO RICE

Ingredients :

• 3 cups washed and cooked rice
• 2 large potatoes (peeled and cut into 1" pieces)
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp clarified butter
• ½ shahi-jeera
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 lemon
• Salt to taste
• For Paste
• 2-3 green chilis
• 1" ginger
• A small bunch of mint
• A small bunch of coriander leaves
• For Powder
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• ½ tsp cumin
• 1" cinnamon
• ½ tsp shahi-jeera
• 2 each cloves and cardamoms
• 1 tbsp grated dry coconut powder

Method :

Parboil potato pieces and drain. Make a fine powder of the ingredients mentioned for the powder. Make a fine paste of the ingredients mentioned for the paste. Heat oil in a pan and fry the potato pieces till golden brown. To the same oil add bay leaf and shahi-jeera. Immediately add the paste and powder. Saute' for a while and add salt and clarified butter. Switch off the flame and add juice of one lemon. Spread rice in a broad-based vessel and add the potato mix. If required heat the rice in a wok before serving.