Ingredients
1. Long grained rice (2c)
2. pepper powder (1tsp)
3. oil (1tsp)
4. grated ginger (1” piece)
5. grated rind of (1 lime)
6. lime juice of (1)
7. bay leaves (2)
8. oil (3tbsp)
9. salt (to taste)

Method of preparation:-
1. Take rice, wash them and then soak them in water for about half an hour. Take a pan; cook the rice in enough water in the pan. Add salt and bay leaves while cooking the rice. The grains of rice should be separate when the rice gets cooked. Keep them to come to the room temperature.

2. Mix the grated lemon rind and the lime juice in the cooked rice. Now put the rice in the serving dish.

3. Take a small pan, heat oil in it. Add grated ginger in the oil and fry for 1 minute. Now mix the fried ginger and oil into the cooked rice. Serve the hot chatpata rice.