LEAF RICE RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large sautee pan.
• When hot, add the finely chopped curry leaves, onion, and garlic.
• Sautee over low heat until the fragrance whafts-up and the onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Watch that the leaves don't burn.
• Add garam masala and cook for one minute.
• Add the bread crumbs and stir for a minute.
• Add the cooked rice and with a spatula, turn over until thoroughly coated, being careful not to mash the rice.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and combine carefully.
• Garnish with the whole curry leaves.

Steps:

• Finely chop onion. Clean and wash drumstick leaves. Heat a kadai and add oil. Once oil gets heated add Bengal gram, mustard seeds and let it crackle. Then add onion, curry leaves, dry red chili, a little salt and saute until onion turns translucent. Then and drumstick leaves, a little salt and saute until the leaves are half cooked.
• Then add a little water and mix it. Close the lid and cook until all the water is evaporated and drumstick leaves are cooked well. Then open the lid and add grated coconut and saute for another min.
• Then add cooked rice, adjust salt at this stage and mix the rice thoroughly without breaking the rice. Drumstick leaves rice is ready to relish. Serve hot.