Cucumber rice
tastes superb,serves as a good packed lunch
Recipe by sakunthala of chennai, IN
cucumber with coconut gives a good taste. in summer it is good for health ,easy to carry,easy to serve.for four people fried cahew can be added,which is optional
Ingredients
vegetarian
4 servings
- 4 cups baked rice
- 1/2 cup grated coconut
- 1/2 cup peeled, scrapped cucumber
- 1 tsp mustard seed
- 1/2 tsp urad dhal
- 1 red chilly
- 1 inch ginger -finely chopped
- 1 green chilly finely chopped
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 tsp coriander leaves1 tsp curry leaves.
- salt as desired
Directions
- Spread the baked rice in a plate and allow to cool
- heat a pan with the oil,add mustard, urad dhal,red chilly.
- add coconut,,stir and after a few seconds add squeesed cucumber, green chilly and ginger and simmer.
- when the cucumber is cooked and mixture starts changing the colour, remove from fire
- mix this with the rice, without breaking the rice
- add required amount of salt
- decorate with the leaves.