Beans Rice

I usually try this simple rice for lunch box, whenever I feel lazy to cook 2-3 dishes. Its wholesome to have it with vegetables. Can try the same recipe with carrot, beetroot, cabbage, potato, etc.

Ingredients:

Cooked rice - 6 cups

Beans - 3 cups, finely chopped

Onions - 1, medium sized, chopped

Curry leaves - few

Green chillies - 3-4, cut into small pieces

Fennel seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

Ginger paste - 1/2 teaspoon

Garlic paste - 1/2 teaspoon

Salt to taste

Ghee - 2 tablespoons

Method:

Heat oil in a pan. Add ghee, fennel seeds, onions and fry for 3 minutes.

Then add ginger and garlic paste, curry leaves, green chillies and fry until onions turn golden brown.

Once it is done, add chopped beans and cook until beans are soft. Add cooked rice, salt and mix well.

Serve it hot with papad.

Cooking time : 20 minutes

Serves 2-3 persons

Kuzhi Paniyaram

This is one of the famous snack from Chettinad cuisine. It can be prepared easily from Idli batter either sweet or salty. I tried it salty and spicy. Check it out!


Ingredients:
Idli batter - 3 cups (check the recipe below)

Onions - 1, medium sized, finely chopped

Green chillies - 2-3, cut into small pieces

Curry leaves - few

Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

Urad dal - 1 teaspoon

Asafoetida powder - a pinch

Coriander leaves - few

Oil - 1 tablespoon

Method:

Heat oil in a pan. Allow mustard seeds to splitter in it.

Add urad dal, curry leaves, onions, green chillies, asafoetida powder and fry for few minutes until all onions turn golden brown.

Then mix this and coriander leaves with the batter.

Heat the paniyaram pan(I missed to take a picture, will add it later) and apply little oil in each of the holes.

Once it is hot, pour the dough and allow it to cook on both sides.

Serve hot with coconut chutney.

Cooking time : 20 minutes

Serves 4-5 persons

Idli batter:

Ingredients:

Boiled Rice - 4 cups

Urad dal - 1 cup

Salt to taste

Method:

Soak rice in water for 2-3 hours and dal in water for 45 mintues, before you are ready to grind.

Grind them seperately and mix them with salt and water, if required.

Ferment it for 8 hours or leave the dough overnite, so that it is perfect for the mornings.

Capsicum Fried rice

Very easy to make and tasty to eat. Try it out.

Ingredients:
Capsicum (Bell peppers) - 1-2 cups, chopped into pieces
(Combine red / green / yellow, so that rice looks colourful)
Cooked long grain rice or fragnant rice - 3-4 cups
Garlic - 2-3 cloves, finely chopped
Green chillies - 2-3, cut into small pieces
Onions - 2, medium sized, finely chopped
Dried basil leaves (powdered) - 1 teaspoon
Light soya sauce - 1 tablespoon
Coriander leaves - few for garnishing
Salt to taste
Olive oil - 2 tablespoons

Method:
Heat olive oil in a large pan. Add chopped garlic and green chillies.

Fry for 2 minutes and add chopped onions. Saute until onions turn golden brown.

Add capsicum, basil leaves, salt to taste and fry until they are cooked.

Then add soya sauce and mix well. Add cooked rice and mix well. Add little salt if required.

Fry for 5-10 minutes and serve hot with vinegar chillies.


Cooking time : 15-20 minutes
Serves 2 persons.