MENTHYA SOPPINA BHAAT(SPICY METHI RICE)

Menthya Soppina bath( in kannada )= Methi/fenugreek leaves spicy masala rice ;

Ingredients:

• 7-8 tsp of Masala powder(Home made masala powder(see below for recipe) or you can use MTR vangibath powder)
• Oil
• Cut Menthya soppu (for 4 bunches of washed methi leaves -take only the leaves!)
• Urad dal
• Bengal gram
• Hinge
• Mustard seeds
• Haldi
• Tamarind juice

How to make :

• Take a kadai.Add 7-8 Tsp of oil to it.
• Season it with mustard seeds,bengal gram,urad dal,hinge,haldi.Let it sputter.
• Add the cut methi leaves to it.fry for 5 minutes.
• Add little tamarind juice,vangibath masala powder and salt to taste and sautee it for 5 -8 minutes.
• Mix well .
• Take a big pan and add the already cooked rice(make sure you do not use too much water while cooking rice) to the methi masala prepared above and mix well
• .Add extra salt for taste if needed.

Preparation Time:

15 mins (if masala powder is already ready)

Note:

The vangibath masala powder can be used with other veggies like capsicum + peas,beans,cabbage etc in a similar way.


Recipe for Masala powder used above:


Ingredients:

• 1 cup Bengal gram
• 1 cup urad dal
• 15 - 20 dried chillies red
• coriander seeds
• little cinnamon
• hinge
• grated copra -1/2 cut(dry shredded coconut)

 How to make:

• Fry all the above ingredients above except copra .
• Let the mixture cool a bit.
• Take the mixture in a mixer with copra and grind it WITHOUT water coarsely.
• Store it in an air tight container .