Edemami Rice

Healthy rice recipe - goes with any soup or curry. Edemami can be substituted with lima beans as per taste.

Ingredients 

• 2 cups Basmati rice
• 1 cup frozen edemami beans
• 1 tspn ghee, or butter
• water for washing, soaking and cooking 
• salt, to taste

For the tempering

• 1 tspn vegetable oil 
• 1 tspn cumin seeds
• 2-3 cloves
• 2-3 peppercorn

Preparation (10 minutes)

1. Soak rice for 10 minutes in lukewarm water and wash clean.
2. Add 1 cup of water to the edemami beans in a bowl, and microwave on High for 3 minutes.

Instructions (15 minutes)

1. For tempering, heat the oil in a pan, and add cumin seeds, cloves and peppercorn.
2. When the cumin seeds pop, add the edemami beans and stir for a minute.
3. Add the rice, ghee and salt, and stir for 2 minutes. 
4. Add 6 cups of water and cook in the open pan for 10 minutes.
5. Take off the heat, and cover.

Garnishing (optional)

1. Sprinkle fried finely sliced onions on top. 

Serving

1. Serve hot.