Veg Pulao

      Veg Pulao:

It is a delicious, tasty and yummy rice easily made by using pressure cooker.

Ingredients :

·        Rice – 1 cup

·        Coconut milk – 1 cup

·        Water – 1 ¾ cup

·        Onion – 1 chopped

·        Tomato – 1 chopped

·        Carrot , beans, potato – 1 ½ cup (cut into small pieces)

·        Peas – ¼ cup

·        Salt as needed

·        Mint leaves

·        Coriander leaves

To make a paste :

·        Green chilli -2

·        Ginger – ½  inch

·        Garlic – 3

·        Onion – ½ piece

For seasoning :

·        Ghee / oil – 3 spn

·        Cinnamon – 2 bits

·        Star anise – 2

·        Bay leaf – 1

Preparation :

·        Wash and soak the rice in water for 30 mins .

·        Wash ,peel and cut the veggies.

Method :

·        In a pressure cooker, add ghee then add the cinnamon, bay leaf ,star anise one by one.

·        Then add onions, tomatoes and onion paste, sauté well for few mins.

·        Then add the veggies one by one and sauté well for 5 mins.

·        Next add the coconut milk , 1 ¾ cup of water, and salt. Allow it to boil.

·        Add mint leaves and coriander leaves.

·        Next add the soaked rice(discard the water) and mix well. Check the salt.

·        Cover the lid of the cooker.

·        Pressure cook it for 2 whistles. Switch off the flame.

·        Once the pressure released, fluff the rice with fork. Done !

                                   

Yummy Veg Pulao is ready.. serve hot .. J

Oats Payasam With Coconut milk

    Oats  Payasam With Coconut Milk:

          This is a yummy,tasty payasam . Here I have added coconut milk for extra richness .I am sure u will definitely enjoy this… J

Ingredients :

·        Oats – 5 spn

·        Warm milk – 2 cup

·        Coconut milk – ½ cup

·        Water – ½ cup

·        Salt a pinch

·        Sugar – 5 to 7 spn

·        Cashew  - 5

·        Raisins – 5

·        Cardamom powder – 1 pinch

·        Ghee – 1 spn

Preparation :

·        Heat  ghee in a pan, add cashews and fry them till slightly golden brown.

·        Then add raisins and fry them until they puffed up.keep it aside.

Method :

·        In the same pan, roast the oats till they turn slightly brown.

·        Then add ½ cup of water and let it cook for 2 – 3 mins.

·        Then add warm milk , water and cardamom powder and allow it to boil for few mins.

·        Next add sugar and mix well.

·        Atlast add half cup of thick coconut milk and mix.

·        Take off from the heat before its starts boiling.

·        Garmish with roasted cashews and raisins.. Done!

                 

Oats Payasam is ready.. serve hot J 

Egg pumpkin Kurma For Chapathy

  Egg Pumpkin  kurma For Chapathy :

         

Ingredients :

·        Boiled eggs - 3

·        Onion – 2 big finely  chopped

·        Red chilli powder – 1 spn

·        Coconut milk – ½ cup

·        Yogurt (curd )- ¼ cup

·        Salt as needed

·        Coriander leaves for garnish

To  make a paste:

·        Green chilli – 5

·        Grated PUMPKIN – ¼ cup

·        Tomato – 1

·        Grated coconut – 2 spn

·        Garlic  - 2 sliced

·        Garam masala – 1 spn

·        Khus khus powder – 1 spn

For seasoning:

·        Oil – 2  spn

Preparation :

·        Boil the eggs with little salt and cut them into halves.

·        Grind grated pumpkin along with other ingredients in a blender with little water and make a fine paste.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan, add the onions,and sauté till turn golden brown.

·        Then add the pumpkin  paste,red chilli powder, salt with enough water. Cover and cook it for 15 mins.

·        Then add curd, coconut milk and boiled egg pieces. Cover and cook till kurma thickens( 5 to 10 mins). Garnish with coriander leaves. Done!

                                 

Egg Pumpkin kurma  is ready .serve hot with chapathy. J 

Onion Rice

     Onion Rice:

          It is a delicious rice.. Try it and enjoy J

Ingredients :

·        Cooked Rice – ½  cup

·        Onion – ¾ cup finely chopped

·        Garlic – 6 finely chopped

·        Green chilli – 1 (optional)I am not used

·        Salt as needed

For seasoning :

·        Ghee / oil / coconut oil – 3 spn

·        Mustard seeds – 1 spn

·        Urad dal – 1 spn

·        Channa dal – 1 spn

·        Curry leaves - few

Preparation :

·        Pressure cook the rice with little sall and spread it on a plate to cool.

Method :

·        Heat  ghee in a pan, then add mustard seeds when it splutters add urad dal and channa dal and sauté till turns golden brown.

·        Then add curry leaves and sauté till turn crispy.

·        Then add chopped onion and garlic and sauté well till they turns light brown. Add pinch of salt.

·        Transfer cool rice to the pan and mix well. Done !

                              

Delicious Onion Rice is ready.. serve hot .. J

Peanuts Dal Gravy For Chapathy

   Peanuts Dal Gravy For Chapathy  :

         

Ingredients :

·        Tur dal / Thuvaram paruppu – ½ cup

·        Ripe tomatoes – 2 medium chopped

·        Peanuts – ½ cup

·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

·        Lemon juice – 3 spn

·        Salt as needed

·        Coriander leaves for garnish

To  make a paste:

·        Green chilli – 6

·        Ginger – ½ inch

For seasoning:

·        Oil – 1 spn

·        Cinnamon – 2 bits

·        Cumin seeds – ¼ spn

·        Star anise – 1

Preparation :

·        Pressure Cook the tur dal with turmeric powder and  little salt till becomes soft.

·        Cook the peanuts with little water till it becomes soft.

·        Grind green chilli and ginger in a blender with little water and make a fine paste.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan, add the seasoning one by one.

·        Then add the chopped tomatoes and sauté well till they turn mushy.

·        Next add the cooked dal ,salt and boiled peanuts, cook it for 5 mins.

·        Then add the chilli ginger paste with enough water. Cover and cook it for 15 mins.

·        Atlast squeeze lemon juice and Garnish with coriander leaves. Done!

                               

Peanuts dal Gravy  is ready .serve hot with chapathy J