Gongura rice

Gongura rice/Sorrel leaves Rice

 

Gongura Pulihora /Sorrel leaves Rice /Spiced Red Sorrel Leaves Rice/Roselle leaves rice

Ingredients  for Gongura rice :

1. Rice - 1 cup
2. Gongura leaves (sorrel leaves)- 2-3 times hand full (sour,tangy taste one)
3. Cashew nuts - 7-10 numbers
4. Onion - 1
5. Garlic - 10-15 cloves
6. Green chilli - 5
7. Turmeric - 1/2 spoon
8. Salt - to taste
9. Ghee
10. Oil
11. For tempering/poppu/tadka :- 

•  Urad dal
• Mustard seeds 
• Cumin seeds
• Red chilli
• Chana dal
• Hing -1 pinch
• Curry leaves

Gongura rice/Sorrel leaves Rice

• 
  Cook the rice with the ratio of rice:water 1:2 1/2 for aged rice.Cook such that each grain is separate.
• (you can even use leftover rice)
• Wash and clean Gongura leaves (sorrel leaves) well and finely chop them.
• Peel & Crush the garlic.

Preparation of Gongura rice :

1. In a pan add 4 spoons oil,to that add tempering i.e Urad dal, Mustard seeds , Cumin seeds, red chilli, chana dal, cashew, curry leaves, hing, green chilli, crushed garlic and fry till the rawness goes.
2. Now add turmeric, give a mix & add gongura leaves to it and saute.
3. Add salt according to taste.
4. Allow the gongura leaves to cook for around 2-3 mins until it softens.
5. add cooked rice &  2 spoons ghee to it and mix well.
6. allow it to cook for around 2 mins.
7. To that at last add onion slices and give a mix and switch off the flame.
8. Enjoy it hot.
9. Enhance the taste by combining it with raita.
10. Can be served as breakfast,brunch or lunch/dinner or along with a main course of indian thali meals.

Gongura rice/Sorrel leaves Rice