Butter Garlic Rice Recipe - Leftover Special

Rice is one of the most staple food consumed all over the world. Different varieties of rice have thronged the market. To mention a few like brown rice, red rice, white rice, diabetic rice and the list goes on. On the top of it, every variety of rice is categorised with names like sona mussori, titanic basmathi and so on. As we use it daily, it is quite obvious that a significant portion may remain in excess and we term it leftover. Instead of discarding and wasting, why not use it in different form. It reminds me of the phrase old wine in the new bottle. So, here goes the new recipe.

How To Prepare Butter Garlic Rice.

The time taken to prepare this recipe is around 30 minutes and the quantity mentioned here is enough for 2 servings.

Ingredients For Butter Garlic Rice.

• Rice - 1 cup.

• Butter - 2 tbsp.

• Garlic - 3.

•  Onion - 1.

• Green chilli - 3.

• Salt - as required.

• Coriander leaves - 2 sprigs.

• Pepper powder - 1 / 2 tsp.

For Seasoning.

• Bengal gram dal ( chana dal ) - 1 tsp

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp.

• Red Chilli - 1.

• Curry Leaves - 1 string.

Method To Make Butter Garlic Rice.

• Wash and pressure cook the rice .

• Heat a deep pan or a skillet with butter in it over a medium flame.

• When the butter is melted, add all the seasoning ingredients like red chilli, mustard seeds,chana dal, urad dal and curry leaves into it.

• After a minute when  the ingredients  starts spluttering add the minced garlic.

• Stir fry for 2 seconds.

• Now add the chopped onions, green chillis, salt and pepper into it.

• Mix it well.

• Mix in the cooled and boiled rice.

• Simmer for a minute and switch off the flame.

• Finally add chopped coriander leaves and mix it .

Your tasty buttery rice is ready to be served.!!!

KitchenMasti Points.

1. See to it that the butter does not get scorched at the bottom of the pan. So, keep stirring at regular intervals.
2. See to it that the rice is not sticky, or else the dish may be a disaster.
3. You may alter the green chillis as per your taste.

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