Melon Seed Rice (Dosa Vithulu Annam) Shantaji, a great-grandma from Chennai reminisces about the rice dishes cooked during the month of Marghazhi. Traditionally, women woke up before dawn and prepared a different rice dish every day during this month. This simple preparation uses the seeds of musk melon which are also available in provision stores.
Ingredients:
- Rice – 1 cup
- Musk melon seeds – 1 cup
- Red chillies – 3
- Asafoetida
- Salt to taste
| Jains can prepare this recipe during Paryushan by using dried melon seeds instead of fresh ones. |
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Method:
- Boil the rice and set aside.
- Roast melon seeds on a low flame until golden brown after sprinkling a teaspoon of water on it. Allow to cool. Grind along with red chillies, salt and asafoetida.
- Add the ground powder to hot rice with a dollop of ghee. Mix well and serve.
Melon seed rice photo by Blogger Sanjeeta
| This recipe was first published in The Great Granny Diaries – a column in Harmony Magazine. Part-1 of this post is the interview with Shanta Kumari, a Telugu great-granny from Chennai. |
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