Black Pepper Rice/ Pepper Rice

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice: 1 cup 
• Oil/ Ghee: 2-3 tbsp
• Onion: 1 (chopped)
• Black Pepper pwd : 1 tsp (Freshly ground)
• Salt: to taste
• Mustard seeds: 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves: a few
• Chana Daal: 1 tbsp

Method:

1. Wash rice properly and soak them in water(2 cups) for 10 mins.
2. Heat oil/ ghee in pan. Add mustard seeds. Let them splutter. Add curry leaves.
3. Add chana daal. Roast till golden brown.
4. Add onions. Cook till they turn translucent.
5. Add salt, black pepper pwd, rice and water (in which rice was soaked).
6. Take 1 boil on high flame and cook for ~10 mins on low flame.
7. Ready to serve with curd .