Masala Rice (I honestly don't know what the bloody hell else to call it)

Hey Guys this is the another recipe I came up with last night, (good for all veggies and will go great with the Egg Fry Recipe I made! Have fun and contact me if you have trouble).

Recipe for 2 to 3 people

• Rice ( 1 Cup) 
• Oil (6 tbsp)
• Onions (5 small to medium sized, half cut into half and thinly sliced, other half chopped finely)
• Giner Garlic Paste ( 1 tbsp)
• Green Chilies (3 to 4 large cut in half and sliced to slivers)
• Tomatoes (4, cut in half and chopped into chunks (NOT SLICED!)
• Cardamom Pods (4 small ones)
• Bay Leaf (1)
• Cinnamon Stick (3/4 inch)
• Chili Powder (to taste)
• Coriander Powder (1 tbsp)
• Turmeric Powder (1 to 2 tbsp, depending on how much you want)
• Salt to taste
• Coriander Leaves (hand full chopped finely)
• Note that yu can add any vegetable to this dish as you like, I like it just with the tomatoes.

Instructions to make Masala Rice: NOTE: You can make this in a Karahi or in a pot big enough to boil rice, no need for a pressure cooker.

• 1) In a large Karahi or Kadai, heat the oil on high heat till really hot. 

• 2) Once oil is hot add sliced onions and stir making sure onions separate, reduce heat to medium high ( and make sure you watch this carefully! Very important!).  Fry the sliced onions till they are a dark golden brown, not black, please understand the difference. And they should be somewhat crispy. Then on a plate put some paper towels, and place the fried onions to cool and drain for a while, while cooking the rest

• 3) Now add chopped onions and fry on low to medium heat till translucent (should have a golden colour to them)

•  4) Now add the ginger garlic paste and fry for about 2-3 minutes (till they brown a bit as well)

• 5) Now add the Green Chilies, fry for another 2 minutes

•  6) Now add the Cardamom Pods, Bay Leaf, and Cinnamon stick and fry for another minute or so

•  7) Now add the Coriander Powder, Chili Powder (to taste), & Turmeric Powder, stir and fry all for 2 minutes, and then add some water to let the Masala cook properly ( add at least half a cup as you will need more to cook the rice so need to worry on it reducing too much.

•  8) Once the Masala is cooked well, add the Tomatoes, stir and fry for about 5-6 minutes on high heat (Do Not Cover and Cook yet).

•  9) Now add the rice and stir with the Masala for about 3 minutes on low heat. Then note 1 cup of rice requires 2/12 cups of water. Add the water bring it to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer with a cover (letting some gap with the cover) for about 20 minutes. If by any chance you added too much water then keep checking till the rice has some air holes in it, means its close to being done. Know however if you still see the air holes and then you stir the rice and their is still too much water cook it for a few more minutes (don't worry its not going to be over cooked and keep it covered while watching this).

•  10) Once rice is cooked, add fried onions and coriander leaves as garnish and enjoy!

Once again let me know how it is! This dish is great with the Egg Fry and Dahi (Yogurt). This is how I like it, you might want to spice it up with some other dishes of your own and I hope you do!