Black Pepper Rice

Ingredients:

• Raw rice - 1 cup
• Black pepper - 1 tbsp
• Urad dhal - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
• Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Asafetida - a pinch
• Curry leaves - 5
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Cashew nuts - 5

Preparation:

1. Wash and cook the raw rice and allow it to cool in a wide mouth vessel.
2. Roast black pepper, urad dhal untill it turns colour.Grind into a fine powder.
3. Heat oil in a pan, Add mustard seeds, once sputtered add turmeric powder, a pinch of asafetida and curry leaves. Now add thev powdered ingredients, salt and mix well.
4. Add this mixture to the cooked rice.Fry the cashewnuts in ghee and mix thoroughly.Serve hot.