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LIME RICE

Rice 2cup
Water  4cup  
Lime juice 1/4cup  
Turmeric powder 1/4tsp  
Mustered seed 1/4cup  
Urad dhal 1/2tsp  
Channa dhal 1 tsp.  
Garlic 4flakes(chopped)  
Curry leaves few  
Red chillies 4(Broken)  
Asafoetida a pinch
Fenugreek powder 1/4tsp(optimal)
Oil 3tsp
Salt as reqd
METHOD
1.Pressure cook the rice with 4cup of water&salt.
2.Heat oil in a heavy deep curved pan, add mustard seeds.
3.When mustard seeds pops, add urad dhal, channa dhal, red chillies,  garlic &curry leaves
4.Stir for 1min.Turn over the heat.
5.Add lime juice & turmeric powder.
6.Add fenugreek powder & asafoetida  powder.
7.Mix thoroughly.

TAMARIND RICE

Rice 2cup
Water 4cup
Tamarind juice 1/2cup
Mustard seeds 1/4tsp
Urad dhal 1/2tsp
Channa dhal 1tsp
Peanuts 1tsp
Red chillies 4(broken)
Garlic 4flakes(chopped)
Fenugreek powder 1/4tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4tsp
Curry leaves few
Asafoetida a pinch.  
Oil 3tsp.  
Salt as reqd.  
METHOD
1.Pressure cook the rice with 4cup of water&salt.
2.Heat oil in a heavy deep curved pan, add mustard seeds..
3.When mustard seeds pops, add urad dhal, channa dhal, peanuts, red chillies, garlic &curry leaves.
4.Stir for 1min.
5.Add tamarind juice & turmeric powder.
6.Add fenugreek powder & asafoetida powder.
7.Boil tamarind juice till it becomes gravy.
8. Slow down the heat, then add cooked rice.
9.Mix thoroughly.

TOMATO  RICE

Rice 2cup
Water 4cup
Tomato (big) 2(chopped)
Onion (medium) 1(chopped)
Green chillies 5
Ginger 1inch
Garlic 4flakes
Cardamom 2
Cinnamon small pc
Cloves 2
Aniseed 1/4tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2tsp
Garam masala 1/4tsp
Chillie powder 1/2tsp
Oil 3tsp
Lime juice 1tsp
Coriander  leaves few
Salt as reqd.

METHOD

1.Grind chillies ,ginger & garlic to fine paste.
2.Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add the paste. stir 1min.
3.Add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom & aniseed ,fry for few min. 
4.Add chopped onion fry till it becomes brown. 
5.Add chopped tomato fry till onion &tomato become a gravy. 
6.Add garam masala, turmeric powder&chillie powder. 
7.Add 2cup of rice,4cup of water &salt. 
8.After 2 whistle ,turn over the heat. 
9.Garnish with Coriander leaves.
NOTE
If you use electric rice cooker, first fry all ingredients in separate curved pan&change into rice cooker. If needed add some more hot water and cook.

COCONUT RICE

Rice 2cup
Coconut Milk 4cup
Small onion 10(peeled)
Garlic 4flakes
Ginger 1/2inch piece
Green chillies(chopped) 2
Whole black pepper 10
Aniseed 1/2tsp
Cumin seeds 1/2tsp
Cardamom 3
cinnamon small piece
Cloves 2
Turmeric powder 1/2tsp
Cashew nuts 5
Raisins 5
Sugar 1/2tsp
Butter or Ghee 4tsp
METHOD
1.Grind garlic, ginger, aniseed &cumin seeds.
2.Heat 1tsp butter ,fry Cashew nuts & raisins, Keep it aside.
3.Heat 3tsp butter in a pressure cooker, Add cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, stir 1min
4.Add onion, green chillies, fry for 2min,then add ground paste, fry for 1min
5.Add rice, coconut milk, turmeric powder, pepper,  cashew nuts, raisins, sugar & salt.

6.Close the lid &cook. 

NOTE Cook coconut rice like a normal white rice in cooker

GHEE RICE

Rice 2cup
Water 4cup
Mint leaves(optimal) 1bunch(chopped)
Cashew nuts 10
Raisins 10
Cloves 2
Cinnamon 1pc
Cardamom 2
Aniseed powder 1/2tsp
Ginger & Garlic 1tsp
Ghee 1/2cup(5tsp)
METHOD
1.Heat 1tsp ghee, fry cashew nuts & raisins, keep it aside.1.Heat 1tsp ghee, fry cashew nuts & raisins, keep it aside.
2.Heat remaining ghee, add mint leaves, fry till the raw smell has gone.
3.Add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger &garlic paste & aniseed powder
4.Add rice, stir for a 1min.
5.Add water, salt &cashew nuts & raisins.
6.close the lid &cook.
7.Serve hot with chicken or mutton curry.
NOTE
Cook ghee rice like a normal white rice in cooker.

PARUPPU SATHAM(DHAL RICE)

Rice 1 cup
Toor  dhal 1 cup
Water 41/2  cup
Tomato 1 or 2
Small  onion 10
Green chillies 5 to 8 (depends your taste)
Garlic 2 flakes
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Asofodita a pinch
Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
Ghee 2 tsp
Curry leaves few
Salt as reqd
METHOD
1.Soke dhal for 30min.
2.Heat ghee in a cooker, seasoning with mustard seeds, cumin seeds &curry leaves.
3.Add asofodita ,green chillies, onion, garlic,tomato.
4.Stir for few min.
5.Add dhal, rice, turmeric powder, water &salt.
6.Close the lid &cook.
NOTE
Cook dhal rice like a normal white rice in cooker.

SAMBHAR SATHAM (RICE)

Rice 1cup
Toor  dhal 3/4cup
Peeled broken green gram dhal 1/4cup
Small onion 10(peeled)
Green chillies 2(cut into lengthwise)
Egg plant 2(optimal)
Curry leaves few
Ghee 2tsp
Oil 1tsp
Coconut oil 1tsp
FOR GRIND
Red chillies 5(depends)
Coriandar seeds 2tsp
Black pepper 5
Channa dhal 1tsp
Cumin seeds 1/4tsp
Fenugreek 1/4tsp
Grated coconut 1/4cup
Asofodita a pinch
Curry leaves few
Fry it  &grind it.
METHOD
1.Pressur cook the rice with 21/2cup water &little salt.
2.Add 11/2tsp tamarind paste to ground paste, keep it aside.
3.Heat ghee, oil, coconut oil, seasoning with mustard seeds &curry leaves
4.Add onion, green chillies,&egg plant
5.Add turmeric powder &ground paste.
6.Fry for few min.
7.Add both dhal ,water &salt
8.Close the lid &cook till the dhal become soft
9.Add cooked rice and mix thoroughly.

CURD RICE

Rice 2cup
Water 4cup
Milk 1cup
Sour curd 1cup
Mustard seeds 1/4tsp
Channa dhal 1/2tsp
Red chillies 3(broken)
Ginger (chopped) 1/4inch
Asofodita a pinch
Curry leaves few
Oil 3tps
Salt as reqd
METHOD
1.Pressure cook the rice with 4cup of water ,1cup of milk &salt.
2.Heat oil in a heavy bottom deep curved pan,add mustard seeds.
3.When mustard seeds pops, add channa dhal, green chillies, red chillies, ginger curry leaves & asofetida.
4.Stir for 1 min.
5.Turn over the heat.
6.Add curd &rice.
7.Mix throughly.
8.Garnish with corriander leaves.
NOTE
If you want you can add grated carrot, chopped cucumber, grapes, chopped green mango, chopped apple with cooked rice &smash it little.

EGG RICE

Rice 1 cup
Green peas 1/4 cup(frozen)
Egg 2 nos
Onion 1 (chopped(
Tomato 1 (chopped)
Green chillies 2 (chopped)
Pepper powder 1 tsp
Curry leaves few
Oil 3 tsp
Salt as reqd
METHOD
1.Pressur cook the rice with water & salt.
2.Beat the eggs with pepper powder.
3.Heat oil,add curry leaves, green chillies, onion &Tomato.
4.Fry for few min.
5.Add green peas, fry for some more min.
6.Add egg &scramble it.
7.Add cooked rice.
8.Mix thoroughly.

CHICKEN  BIRIYANI / MUTTON BIRIYANI

Rice 2cup
Water 3cup
Chicken 1 lb (with fat)
Onion 1 big(chopped)
Tomato 1 (chopped)
Green chillies 5 nos
Mint leaves 1 bunch (chopped)
Coriandar  leaves 1 bunch  (chopped)
Ginger 2 inch
Garlic 10 flakes
Lime juice 2 tsp
Curd 1/4 cup
Whole black pepper 5
Aniseed 1/2 tsp
Cardamom 2
Cinnamon 1stick
Cloves 4
nutmeg little
Chillie powder 1tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Garam masala 1 tsp
Oil 2 tsp
Ghee 3 tsp
METHOD
1.Marinate chicken with curd,little salt &turmeric powder.
2.Grind ginger, garlic &green chillies.
3.Heat oil &ghee in the pressure cooker.
4.Add ground paste, fry for 2min.
5.Add cloves, cinnamon, sombu, cardamom
6.Add mint leaves and fry till the raw smell has gone.
7.Add onion fry till  it becomes soft.
8.Add tomato, fry till all become gravy.
9.Add chicken, chilli powder and stir it.
10.close the lid &cook it for 5 to 10 min.
11.Dont put the weight.
12.Add rice, salt, garam masala powder with 3cup of water.
13.Close the lid &cook &leave for 2 whistle.
14.Garnish with fried cashew nuts &raisins.
NOTE
If you use electric rice cooker first cook the chicken   with other ingredients in different pan &change into rice cooker.
MUTTON BIRIYANI
Same method of chicken biriyani, but when you cook mutton add 1/2cup of water &leave for 1 whistle, then add rice &cook.