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Ingredients
- Ponni rice / Normal cooking rice - 1 cup (150 grams)
- Mixed sprouts - 1 cup (75 grams) (I used green gram and black eyed peas sprouts)
- Water - 3 cups (use the same cup for measuring water and rice)
- Mint leaves / Pudhina - A handful (chopped)
- Coriander leaves - A handful
- Ginger - 2 inch long piece
- Garlic pods - 3 medium sized pods
- Lemon juice - 3 spoons
- Red chilli powder - 1 spoon
- Fennel seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 1 spoon
- Cinnamon stick - 1 small stick (1 inch long)
- Star anise - 1 small flower
- Cardamom pods - 4
- Salt - As per taste
- Oil - 5 spoons
- PREPARATION METHOD
- Wash rice well in water and soak rice in fresh water for 10 minutes and set aside. (drain water after soaking)
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 1422g | |
| Calories 307 | |
| Calories from Fat 15 | 5% |
| Total Fat 1.74g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat 0.23g | 1% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 147mg | 6% |
| Potassium 1074mg | 31% |
| Total Carbs 71.61g | 19% |
| Dietary Fiber 7.1g | 24% |
| Sugars 3.44g | 2% |
| Protein 10.92g | 17% |
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