KitchenHelper

This is a recipe that makes me "Lunchbox Swap" with Mohati.
Easy to make and extremely yummy..

Ingredients
Cooked rice (Should be cooked in such a way that the grains remain separate and are not sticky)
Vegetables (Potatoes-diced, green beans-chopped, peas, onions-thinly sliced)
Ghee/oil
Whole cloves (4-5)
Cinnamon (1/2 stick)
Bay leaves
Ginger
Whole Pepper corn (4-5)
Jeera (Cumin seeds)
Green chillies
Green Chutney (see below)

Method:
Put the diced potatoes, beans and peas in a pot of water and boil them for ~20 mins until they are a little tender (don’t overcook them).
Heat the ghee/oil in a big pan and add the jeera, cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns and bay leaves to it. After they simmer for a while add the sliced onions and cook for a while. Thereafter add the ginger and green chilles to it. Then in a few mins add the cooked veggies and about half a cup of the green chutney to it (the amount of green chutney you add can vary depending on how much you like it). Let it cook for about 5-7 mins and then turn off the heat. After a while mix the rice into this veggie mix. Serve garnished with cilantro.

Green Chutney
This is a mildly spicy, very flavorful sauce that will go as an accompaniment with a lot of Indian dishes. It can be made in larger amounts and frozen. It is best to freeze it in small containers so you can remove one, thaw and use. That way you don’t freeze-thaw too many times.

Ingredients

Fresh cilantro (2-4 bunches) (Washed and finely chopped)
Green chillies (10-12 or more depending on how spicy you want it)
Ginger
Lemon/Lime
Peanuts
Ground Jeera powder [one tablespoon]
Salt
Sugar
Oil

Method:
Grind the peanuts in a grinder and add the salt, sugar and jeera powder to it. Then add the green chillies and ginger and grind everything. After that start adding the cilantro bit by bit making a nice even paste. Squeeze a lemon and add a tablespoon of oil to it. You may need to add a little water to make it nice and even (don’t add too much though).

Note: You can also reduce the amount of cilantro and substitute it with mint to it to make mint chutney.