Mehri

Mehri or in punjabi we call it meri. It is a simple easy recipe which is made without much efforts and also very less time consuming. Rice and buttermilk or chhach is cooked together with some spices.

Servings: 4-5

Ingredients:

Rice: 1/2 cup(  you can take broken rice )

Buttermilk or chach: one and half cup

Water: 1 cup

Oil: 2 tbsp

Salt: to taste

Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder: 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds or rai: 1 tbsp

Methi dana: 1/4 tsp

Jeera: 1/2 tsp

Jeera powder: 1/4 tsp

Corriander seeds( sabut dhania): 1/2 tsp

Heeng or asafoetida: a pinch

Onion: 1 chopped

Tomato: 1 chopped

Method:

1. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker. Add heeng, jeera, methi dana, coriander seeds, rai. Saute for few seconds. Add rice.

2. Put water in cooker and cook rice till cooker gives whistle.

3. When rice gets cooked(no need to throw water) add buttermilk or chach or matha. Add salt, haldi powder, red chilli powder, jeera powder and cook on medium flame after whistle for 10 minutes so that rice will get mashed and mixed completely.

4. Serve hot with onions and tomatoes on top.