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fenugreek

Mendiyakeerai saadham

mixed rice with fenugreek leaves
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Dish, Soups and salad
Cuisine diabetic friendly, gluten free, Indian, Medicinal, Pressure cooker, South indian, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

for the rice

  • 2 cups rice long rice variety (white brown or red)
  • 3.5 cups drinking water ( follow the pack instructions based on the way you are cooking)

for the masala

  • 2 tbsp Urad Dal black gram dal
  • 2 tbsp Channa Dal bengal gram dal
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • 1/2 tsp peppercorns
  • 1-2 cloves
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 10 -15 curry leaves

the fresh produce

  • 2 cups fenugreek leaves fresh, separated with tender stalk
  • 3 tbsp grated coconut

for the tempering

  • 1 tsp cooking oil
  • 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter ( can replace with any oil)
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Urad Dal
  • 1/2 tsp Channa Dal
  • 5-7 curryleaves
  • 1-2 dry red chillies
  • 2 tbsp peanuts

Instructions
 

  • Clean and seperate out the leaves for the fenugreek with just a bit of the tender stalk
  • Wash them as they may have mud. If you use microgreens grown in water, you can rinse and chop the whole little plants. and set aside
  • Grate the coconut and keep ready
  • Cook two cups of long grain rice, fluff and set aside to cool so it won't break as you toss the rice later.
  • In a flat pan, roast the urad dal, channa dal,sesame seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, pepper corns, cloves and curry leaves till crisp.
  • Cool this mixture and powder this masala coarsley and set aside.
  • Into a pan add mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, curry leaves, peanuts, dryred chilli ( I have used yogurt cured chillies, just because i had them),
  • Add the ghee and oil and saute.
  • As the mustard seeds splutter and the peanuts roast well, add the chopped fenugreek leaves.
  • Add salt needed
  • Saute well for two minutes and add the coconut.
  • Saute well and cover and keep for another 2 minutes
  • Now add the powdered masala and mix well.
  • Add in the fluffed rice and mix well, Check for salt levels.
    fenugreek
  • Serve hot with a wedge of lime

Notes

You can use sambhar powder in the place of the masala too. Try this sambhar powder
Homemade sambhar powder
You can make this recipe in the instapot or pressure cooker too.Sprinkle the masala powder in the end and saute.
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