Ingredients:

  • 3 cups basmati rice, cooked
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • 2-3 dried red chilies
  • 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
  • 1 cup fresh tomato puree
  • 1 tablespoon Kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
  • 1/2 cup California walnuts, chopped roughly
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste

Preparation:

  1. Heat oil in a kadhai.
  2. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Allow them to crackle.
  3. Add curry leaves, red chillies and asafoetida.
  4. Stir in California walnuts and add the tomato puree.
  5. Season with salt and add in all the powder spices.
  6. Once the tomato puree thickens and reduces to 1/3rd its original size, add the rice.
  7. On a high flame stir fry the rice.
  8. Serve hot!