Bhindi Rice (Okra Rice)

Ingredients (24)

• for cooking rice:
• 1 cup rice
• 3.5 to 4 cups water,
• ½ teaspoon shahjeera
• 1 small tej patta
• ¼ teaspoon salt or add as per taste
• to be crushed to a paste:
• 3 medium sized garlic cloves
• ½ inch ginger
• ½ teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 green cardamom
• 2 cloves
• ½ inch cinnamon
• other ingredients:
• 2 tablespoon oil
• ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 medium onion,
• 1 sprig curry leaves
• 1 green chili
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ¼ teaspoon red chili powder
• 250 grams okra
• salt as required
• few chopped coriander leaves