Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup mustard oil, corn oil or 1/4 cup peanut oil
  • 2 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon vege-sal or 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground dried wild ginger or 1/2 teaspoon regular ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon coriander seed
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon chili paste or 1/2 teaspoon ground dried hot pepper, like cayenne
  • 1 1/2 cups brown basmati rice or 1 1/2 cups other brown rice
  • 1/4 cup wild rice
  • 1/4 cup amaranth
  • 1 3/4 cups boiling water

Method

  • Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
  • Add the yellow mustard seeds, cloves, salt, turmeric, ginger and coriander.
  • Cook, stirring often until the mustard seeds begin to pop, around 2 minutes.
  • Add the remaining ingredients except the boiling water and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring often.
  • Transfer the mixture to a saucepan containing the boiling water, allowing the pot to return to a boil.
  • Reduce to low, cover and simmer until all the water is absorbed, around 30 to 40 minutes.