Leafy vegetable rice

Servings: 2

Ingredients:

Content	Quantity	Comment
Amaranthus leaves / Methi leaves	1 bunch	cleaned, washed and chopped finely
Rice	2 cups	cooked fresh / previous days' leftover
Jeera	1 tsp
Mustard	1 tsp
Oil	2 tbsp
Salt	to taste
Red chilli powder	1 tsp
Coriander powder	1 tsp
Jeera powder	1 tsp
Sabji masala / sambar masala	2 tsp	One can use any market available or homemade sabji masala
Coconut	5-6 tbsp	desiccated

Method:

Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add mustard. Once they start spluttering add jeera, green leaves, a pinch of turmeric and required salt and saute.

Cook covered till the leaves turn soft. Check in between to see that leaves dont burn and add a tsp of water if it dries up. Add coriander powder, jeera powder, chilli powder and sambar masala / sabji masala and mix well. Cook covered till the raw smell of masala's disappear.

Mix coconut and saute for a minute. Add rice and mix well. Turn off the heat. Serve as it is or with curd.