Spciy Pulao

Spciy Pulao by Selvi
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1 cup rice washed and cooked
3 tblsp of til seed, roasted
4 whole red chillies
curry leaves - reqd
black pepper corns - 1/4 tsp
Bengal gram (chana dal) - 1 tblsp
oil - 4 tblsp
mustard seed - 1 tsp
urad dhal - 1 tblsp
onion - finely chopped , 1
salt - to taste
Wash, sook and spread rice on a plate to cool. Dry roast red chillies, curry leaves, peppercorns and chana dal. Once it comes to room temp, grind along with til to a coarse powder. Heat oil in a large wok, add mustard seed, urad dal and fry till it splutter. Add onion and saute till brown , add rice and ground masala. Stir carefully to ensure that rice gets well coated in the masala. Serve it with papad and cucumber raitha.