செவ்வாய், 28 ஏப்ரல், 2009

Lemon Rice

LEMON RICE
Ingredients:

2cups boiled Rice, 1/3rd cup Lemon juice, 6Tbsp Olive Oil


1/2tsp Black Mustard seeds, 1tbs urad dal, 1tbs split dal, Few curry leaves


3 green chilies or 3 red chilies, Salt to taste, 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder, 1/4th cup peanuts and Handful cashews.



How to make lemon rice:



Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, allow to splutter.


Add urad dal and split dal, then turmeric powder and peanuts, Cashews fry till brown.


Now add green chilies, curry leaves, salt and fry for 2 minutes.


Take it off from the flame and add lemon juice and mix well.


Now add this to the boiled rice and mix well.Lemon rice is ready to be served.

mmmmmmmmmm.....Sooooo Good to eat!

INDIAN RICE RECIPES

   <>Carrot Rice<>

Ingredients:-

2 cup rice,2 onion,5 carrot,2 tsp fried groundnuts, 2 tsp oil, a small piece of cinnamon

1 tsp broken block gram, 2 nos cloves, 1 tsp mustard,1 tsp bengal gram


a few sprigs curry leaves, Cashew one hand full, Raisin one hand full, Salt as per taste.

For Masala:
1 1/2 tsp coriander seeds, 3/4 tsp cumin seeds, 2 tsp grated coconut
4 nos red chillies


How to make carrot rice:-
Heat the pan, pour the 1 tsp oil. Add red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds and fry till it turns brown.



Add grated coconuts and remove from the heat. Grind it after it cools down.


Grind seperately, the fried groundnuts coarsely.


Cook the rice and let it cool.


Wash the carrots in warm water. Grate it after peeling the skin.


Heat oil in a pan. Add cloves, cinnamon, mustard, broken block gram and Bengal gram. Fry them.

Add Cashews and raisins fry 10 sec.

Add curry leaves and chopped onions. Once the onion is cooked, add the grated carrots. Fry till the carrots are cooked.


Add rice and fry in a low flame. Add salt and the ground masala powder. Mix it well with the rice.


Finally add groundnut powder and remove from the flame. Serve hot.
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        <>Carrot Rice - 2<>

Ingredients:-
Basmati Rice Cooked 2 cup , Grated carrot 1 cup

Thinly sliced onions 1 medium size, Thinly sliced green chilli 2

Mustard seeds 1 tsp. , Cumin seeds 1 tsp. Cashews and Raisins Hand full

Bay leaf 1-2, Curry leaves 8-10, Red chilli powder 1 tsp.

Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp.,  Garam Masala Powder 1/2 tsp

Chopped Coriander leaves 2 tbsp, Salt to taste

Vegetable oil 2 tbsp.
Easy steps to cook:



1. Heat oil in a deep frying pan or kadhai.

2. Add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds start crackling add cumin seeds and bay leaf. Add thinly sliced onions, green chillies and fry till pink. Keep this aside.

3. Add Cashews and Raisins and fry few sec, and add sliced onions, green chillies and fry till pink.

4. Add grated carrot and curry leaves. Saute for a while and then add salt, chili powder, turmeric powder and garam masala.

5. Add cooked rice and gently mix well. Cover the pan and cook on a low flame for about 3-4 minutes.

Carrot Rice is ready to serve. Decorate with chopped green coriander leaves.

Instead of carrots you can use Mango(Not ripe)