Fodnicha bhat

Ingredients:
1 cup cooked rice (left over or fresh)
4 green chillies - washed and chopped fine
10-15 curry leaves - washed
1 small onion - chopped finely
1 tsp mustard seeds
Pinch of hing
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
a handful of chopped coriander leaves

Method:
1.Take the rice in a plate. Add salt to taste and red chilli powder, turmeric in the rice and mix well.
2.Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, and once they splutter, add hing.
3. Now, add the green chillies and curry leaves. Fry for around 30 secs. Add the chopped onion and fry till it turns light brown.
4.Add the rice and mix together all the ingredients. Cover and cook on low heat for 5-7 minutes.
5. Garnish with coriander.

Tip: You can also use garlic cloves instead of mustard seeds and curry leaves for tempering to give it a different flavor.

- You can also add a handful of peanuts after the tempering to add crunch to the rice.

- Green chillies can be replaced with red chillies as a variation. Just remeber to add an extra bit of red chilly powder too.

Serve hot with takachi kadhi or raita or plain curd.