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Kerala · Lunch

Ginger Rice

Traditional 96. Ginger Rice recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked rice, cooled
• 3 tbsp ginger, julienned
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 8 curry leaves
• 2 green chilies, slit
• 4-5 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1/4 cup roasted peanuts
• Salt to taste

👩‍🍳 How to make Ginger Rice

1. Prepare ginger (2 mins, no heat): Cut ginger into thin juliennes. Keep in water until ready to use. Visual: thin, uniform sticks.
2. Temper (1 min, high heat): Heat coconut oil, crackle mustard seeds, add curry leaves. Visual: seeds pop.
3. Add aromatics (2 mins, medium heat): Add sliced garlic, slit green chilies, fry 30 seconds. Add julienned ginger, fry 1 minute. Visual: ginger turns light golden, aromatic.
4. Combine rice (3 mins, medium heat): Add cooked rice, salt, stir constantly. Visual: rice heated through.
5. Finish (2 mins, low heat): Ensure ginger is well-distributed. Visual: ginger visible throughout, golden.
6. Garnish (1 min, no heat): Top with roasted peanuts.

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