Vellarika Rice/ Dosakai Rice/ Southekai bath/ Cucumber Rice

Hi all,
Cool your senses this summer with this Cool Cucumber Rice and enjoy! This is actually an authentic recipe of Karnataka

Ingredients: (See picture)

Rice : 1.5 cup
Cucumber(fat long ones) : 2 Nos
Coriander seeds (Malli,Dhaniya ) : 3 spoons
Cumin seeds (seeragam,Jeera ) : 1 spoon
Channa dal (kadalai paruppu, senega pappu) : 1 spoon
Ural dal (ulundhu, mina pappu) : 1 spoon
Cinnamon (Pattai, Chaka) : few (4 or 5 small pieces)
Cloves (Krambu, Lavangam) : 2
Marathi Mogga : half
Red chilly : 1
Salt, oil as required

Method :

1. Cook Rice separately and keep it aside.
2.Cut cucumber vertically and remove the seeds.
3. Cut the cucumber into small pieces may be in the size of small ice cubes and keep it aside.
4. Fry all the ingredients except cucumber with little oil in a pan till it gives a nice aroma. Tranfer it into a plate and allow it to cool.
5. Now in the same pan, add little oil and fry the cut cucumber pieces till it becomes tender and keep it aside.
6. Grind the fried ingredients to fine powder.
7. Add the powder and salt to the cooked rice and mix thoroughly.

Serve it hot.