Matar Chivda (Beaten rice with green peas)

 

Quite often I prepare poha for breakfast, it is easy to make and is delicious. I got an urge to try matar chivda and was surprised at the flavour and taste that resulted.

Ingredients

1 cup medium thickness beaten rice

2 tbsps milk

3 tbsps water

Salt to taste

1 /2 tsps sugar

1 tbsp oil

1/8 tsp mustard seeds

 ¼ tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

A few curry leaves

2 tbspa roasted peanuts

½ cup cooked green peas (cook in salted boiling water for 5 minutes and drain)

1 tsp lemon juice

2 tbsps grated coconut to garnish

Instruction

-          Wash the beaten rice in water, drain the water, add the milk and water, salt and sugar, cover and set aside for about 20 minutes.

-          Heat oil in a thick bottomed pan, add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add cumin seeds, curry leaves, and ginger garlic paste. Keep stirring till the ginger garlic paste turns light brown.

-         Now add the roasted peanuts and cooked green peas. Stir well and mix in the soaked beaten rice. Check for salt and add more if needed.

-          Remove from fire after two minutes and mix in the lemon juice. Garnish with grated coconut while serving.