Pokhal Bhaat

Ingredients list for Pokhal Bhaat

• 2 cups Cooked Rice
• 3 cups Strained rice water in which rice was cooked
• 1 tablespoon Oil
• 4-5 Dried red chillies
• 4 Green chillies
• to taste Rock salt
• For garnishing
• Salted peanuts
• 1 small onion finely chopped
• Juice of ¼ lemon
• Black salt
• A lemon wedge

Method

1. Place boiled rice in a bowl and mash it with a spoon. Add strained rice water and mash further. Mix well and set aside overnight.
2. Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add dried red chillies and sauté till crisp.  Switch off the heat, drain the chillies on absorbent paper.
3. Break green chillies and place in a mortar, add rock salt and pound with a pestle.
4. For serving, place mashed rice in a bowl. Top it with peanuts, onion, lemon juice, pounded green chillies, black salt, a lemon wedge. Crush red chillies and sprinkle on top and serve.

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