Methi Bhat
Preparation time: 25 minutes     Serves 6
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients :
2 cups basmati rice soaked in water for 1/2 hour 12 flakes of finely chopped garlic
4 tbsp. of oil 1 onion finely chopped
3 tomatoes finely chopped 1 bunch of fenugreek leaves
1/4 tsp. of asafetida 1 lime sized ball of tamarind
1/2 tsp. turmeric 2 tsp. salt
Method :
  1. Heat the oil in a kadai. Fry the garlic till it's golden. Add the chopped onions, tamatoes, asafetida and unchopped fenugreek leaves and cook till tender.
  2. Drain the soaked rice and put it in the pan of the cooker without the cooking plate. Add the contents of the kadai, turmeric, salt and tamarind water with 4-1/2 cups of water, cover with the lid and switch to 'cook mode'.
  3. After 20 minutes the cooker will automatically switch to 'warm mode' and then switch off. Serve hot.