Spring Onion Rice

Scallion which is commonly known as Spring onions /green onions.A leafy vegetable which used in noodles,soup,sauce,seafood as garnishing.It has a mild flavour and silvery skin,its bulb is soft and pear shaped which is rich in iron and vitamins.Spring onion thoran is famous in kerala.my MIL makes tasty thoran out of it.From her menu,i found that many dishes can be made with this leafy ones. Everyday i make some quick rice dish for my 's',who's is a rice lover for office lunch pack.One fine morning,as i was wondering what kind of rice to make ...found some spring onions in refrigerator.i took n cook ,by the way got this wonderful dish.

Ingredients...

Basmati rice 2cups

Spring onions 1bunch

Mustard seeds 1tsp

Channa dal 1/2tsp

Urad dal 1/2tsp

Coriender seeds 1/2tsp

Cumin seeds 1/2tsp

Red chillies 3-4

Roasted peanuts 1/4cup

oil 1tsp

Ghee 1/2tsp (optional)

Dry coconut(optional)

salt to taste

Method..

Cook rice and cool it.It should be sticky.Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds,urad dal,channa dal,coriender seeds,cumin seeds,red chillies and saute for few min.Wash spring onions and chop it finely.Add spring onions to the seasoning items and cook in low flame without adding water(cook till it gets brown in colour),coz spring onions had water content.Add enough salt to it . Add rice and mix well,cook for 2 mins.Add ghee ,coconut and mix well .Garnish with peanuts and serve hot.