Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 50 minutes
- Preparation: 20 minutes
- Cooking: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup Samvat rice - or vrat ke chawal
- 2 tablespoons Ghee
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
- 3 Whole Black Peppercorns
- 2 Green Chillies - chopped
- 1 Potato (Aloo) - peeled and cubed
- 1 Tomato - chopped
- 1 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
- 150 grams Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese) - cubed
- 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
- 8 Cashew nuts
- Rock Salt - or sendha namak as required
Instructions
- Wash and soak samvat rice for 20 minutes
- To begin making the Fried Samvat Rice Or Barnyard Millet recipe, now heat 2-1/2 cups of water in a sauce pan and add soaked samvat rice, cubed potatoes and pinch of salt in it and cook until you feel that it is cooked properly(cook on medium heat)Heat ghee in a wok/kadhai, add cumin seeds, black pepper, cashews and saute until cumin splutters
- Now add tomato and green chillies cook it for about 3 to 4 minutes
- Now add salt and cook it for few minutes on low heat
- Now add cooked samvat rice and mix it well
- Now switch off the flame and add lemon juice and coriander leaves mix well
- Again cover the pan and let it sit for 15 minutes
- In a separate pan add little ghee and pan fry paneer cubes and cashews until golden brown
- Add to the Fried Samvat rice
- Serve hot
- Serve Fried Samvat Rice Or Barnyard Millet along with Palak Makhana Recipe and Tadka Raita for a fasting meal or as a light dinner
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 2
- North Indian Recipes
- Dinner
- Vegetarian