Carrot Rice

You will need:

• 1 cup basmathi rice
• 2 cup water
• 1 cup grated carrot
• ½ cup chopped onion
  
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 star anise
• 1 tsp cumin seeds/ black cumin
  
• 3 green chillies
• ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
  
• 1 tsp pepper powder
• pinch of turmeric powder
  
•  few curry leaves
• salt for taste
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp ghee

Step 1:

Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker. When the oil becomes hot add cinnamon sticks, star anise, cumin seeds and allow it to splutter. Then add chopped green chillies, ginger garlic paste, curry leaves and saute it.

Step 2:

Then add the chopped onions along with the turmeric powder and saute it till it turns golden brown color.

Step 3:

When the onion turns golden brown color add the carrot to it and saute it for a min. Then add water, pepper powder, salt along with rice.

Step 4:

Close the pressure cooker and wait for 3 whistle. Then wait for the pressure to release. After 15 mins enjoy the carrot rice with simple raita or curd/yogurt.

Yummy carrot rice is now ready to serve.

Egg Fried rice

This recipe is one of my favorite recipe from my college days onwards. After knowing this recipe i love to make this whenever there are new visitors to our home. They don't know how simple it is right.. I used to make this without black cumin. One of our friend gave me good idea to add this in fried rice.Then i started hunting for this black cumin. But couldn't find that in 2 Indian stores. But he brought this to us and i started adding this to all the rice varieties.Specially to peas pulao, tomato rice, vegetable biryani,etc.. Here's the simple recipe for that simple fried rice. Even you can make everyone happy by making this!!!!

You will need:

• 1 cup Tilda Basmathi rice
• 1½ cups of water
• 3 tbsp ghee/butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 tbsp black cumin(gala jeera)
  
• 1 cup mixed vegetables(carrot, green peas, beans)
• 1 tsp white pepper powder
• 3 green chillies(finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp soy sauce(optional) I prefer without soy sauce!!
  
• ¼ cup cashew nuts
• ¼ cup raisins
• pinch of ajino moto
• salt for taste

Step 1:

In a rice cooker just cook the rice with 1½ of water. When it turns to cook just allow it to cool. After 5 mins using a fork just stir it carefully to release the heat from the rice.

Handy Hint:

Cook the rice a day before. So that the rice wont stick one on one.

Step 2:

In a non stick pan heat ghee and add black cumin to it. When it splutters add ginger garlic paste, green chillies and mixed vegetables to it and close with a lid. Stir it occasionally. When its fully cooked add eggs to it and stir it continuously till you get scrambled egg form. Now add pepper powder to it. Sprinkle some salt also at this stage. Switch off the heat.Now the mixed rice mixture is ready!!!

Step 3:

In another small pan just roast the cashews and raisins with 1 tbsp ghee till the raisins get ballon structure.

Step 4:

Add the mixed fried rice mixture to the cooked rice. Add ajino moto, soy sauce to it and stir it nicely.Check for salt and pepper.

Step 5:

Garnish with roasted nuts and rasins and serve with chicken masala. Click here for chicken masala recipe.

Enjoy!!!!!

Note:

Chicken Fried Rice

Sameway we can make chicken fried rice also. Just shred the rotisserie chicken or the cooked chicken and add it instead of vegetables.

Lemon Rice

Will upload the pics soon.. I made this long back and i dint take pics of this at that time!!!!

You will need:

• 1 cup Sona masoori Rice
• 2 cup water
  
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• few Curry leaves
• 1 tbsp Bengal gram(Kadalaparippu)
• 1 tbsp Black gram(Uzhunnuparippu)
• 2 Red dry chillies
• 1" piece Ginger (finely chopped)
• 2 Green chillies - (finely chopped)
• 1 Onion- (finely minced)
• Turmeric Powder - A pinch
• 1 tbsp Peanuts(Nelakadala)
• Salt - As reqd

Step 1:

Pressure cook the rice for 5 whistles and keep it aside.

Step 2:

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves, Bengal gram, black gram and red dry chilly and stir well.

Step 3:

When these turn a little brown in colour, add green chillies, chopped ginger, onions, peanuts and turmeric powder. Stir well till onion turns light brown in color. Add pre-boiled rice, lemon juice and salt. Keep on medium flame for about 3-4 minutes.

Tomato Rice

You will need:

• 1 cup Basmati Rice - (soaked in water for 1/2 hr)
• 1 cup Coconut milk (can substitute with 1 cup water too)
  
• 1 cup water
• 3 tbsp Tomatoes paste (Can add 2 finely chopped tomatoes too)
  
• 2 tbsp garlic paste
  
• ¼ tsp Poppy seeds powder (Khashakhasha)
  
• ¼ cup Onions - (cut length wise)
• 3 nos Green chillies - (cut length wise)
• 4 dry red chillies
  
• 1 0r 2 sticks of Cinnamon(Karugapatta)
• 3 tbsp ghee/oil
  
• 2 Cloves(Grambu)
• salt to taste
  
• ½ cup chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

Method 1:

Step 1:

Heat ghee in a pan. Saute cinnamon, cloves,red chillies, onions, green chillies. When the onions turn translucent add the garlic paste and poppy seeds powder. Saute it for 1 min till it get rid of the raw garlic smell.

Step 2:

Add tomato paste and coconut milk to it. Allow to boil. Now add rice and salt. Cover the pan and keep on a low flame.

Step 3:

When it is done, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Method 2:

Step 1:

Cook the basmathi rice with 1 cup of water and 1 cup of coconut milk and keep it aside.

Step 2:

Now heat ghee in a pan. Saute cinnamon, cloves, onions, chillies. When the onions turn translucent add the garlic paste and poppy seeds powder. Saute it for 1 min till it get rid of the raw garlic smell.

Step 3:

Add tomato paste to it and saute it for just a minute. Add it to the cooked rice and mix it well. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve it with boiled egg and favorite pickle.

Sambhar rice/ Bisi bele bath recipe

You will need:

• 1 onion(chopped)
• 2 tomatoes(chopped)
• 3 green chillies(chopped)
• 3 carrots(chopped)
• 1 potato(chopped)
• 1 cup green peas
• 2 cup baby spinach
• 1 cup lady's finger (okra)
• 1 cup eggplant(chopped)
  
• 1½ tsp tamarind paste (You can add more or less according to your taste)
• 7 garlic pods
• ¾ cup toor dal
• ¼ cup moong dal/channa dal
• 1 cup rice
• 5 cups of water
• salt to taste

Hint:

You can add whatever vegetables you have in your refrigerator. This is the nice way to empty your refrigerator.

For tempering:

• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• ½ tsp fenugreek seeds
• ½ tsp urad dal
• 3 dry red chillies
• some curry leaves
• some coriander leaves(chopped)
• 3 tbsp sambhar powder
• ½ tsp asafoetida powder(hing, perungaayam)

Step 1:

Microwave chopped vegetables:

Microwave chopped carrots and potatoes for 6 minutes.

Step 2:

In rice cooker:

In a rice cooker add toor dal, channa dal/moong dal, rice, garlic, tomatoes and add 4 cups of water and allow it to cook.

Step 3:

Stir fry okra and spinach

Take a non stick pan and add 1 tbsp oil. Add the chopped okra and fry it for few mins. Then add chopped onions, eggplant and spinach along with the okra.

Step 4:

Mix veggies with dal

When the dal-rice is half cooked add okra, eggplant, onions,spinach, carrot, potato, peas, tamarind paste, salt with the dal mixture. At this point if you need more water add some. Then allow the dal and veggies to cook till your rice cooker automatically turns to warm position.

Step 5:

Tempering:

For tempering heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and urad dal. When it splutters add asafoetida powder, sambhar powder, curry leaves, coriander leaves. Then add this mixture to the veggie dal rice mixture. Now your sambhar rice is ready to serve.

Enjoy your sambhar rice with pickle, pappad, chicken fry, fish fry, egg bhurjee.