Thalapakatti Briyani

Ingredients:

Seeraga Samba rice - 2 1/2 cups
Garlic - 10 - 20
Small onion - 10 - 15
Red chilly powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Curd - 1/4 cup
Lime juice - 1/2 limes
Mint Leaves - Handful
Coriander leaves -  Little more than handful
Water - 3 1/2 cup
Salt, Oil, Ghee - As reqd

Thalapakatti Masala:
Cloves - 3
Cinnamon stick - small piece
Green elaichi - 3
Green Chilly - 3
Ginger - 50 g
Nutmeg - small piece(1/8th)
Mace - small piece

Method:

• Soak rice for 20 mins.
• Peel the garlic and crush it in mixie without adding water and set aside.
• In same way crush onions and set aside.
• In a mixie add green chillies, cloves, cinamon, elaichi and ginger.
• Add little water to this and make puree and set aside.
• Heat oil and ghee in a pan and puree.
• Then add crushed garlic and onions and saute for 10 mins till oil separates.
• Add chilly powder and mix well.
• Add curd and then salt and little water and let it boil.
• Now transfer this to electric rice cooker bowl.
• Strain the rice and add it, then add lime juice.
• Add required water and top with coriander and mint leaves.
• Cook for the desired time.
• Serve with salna and raita.