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COCONUT MILK RICE 2 cup basmati rice 1 cup coconut milk 1 cup water 4 tsp ghee 2 green cardamom 1 piece cinnamon 2-3 cloves 1 samll bay leaves salt 1 tsp sugar 3-4 of saffron (soak in 2-3 tsp milk) 6-8 Cashewnuts and raisins METHOD Wash rice gently and remove all the water . Heat 2 tsp ghee fry cashwanut and raisins take it out and remind ghee fry the rice gently few minutes. Heat ghee in a deep heavy pan add cinnamon,bay leaves,cloves, sugar and salt fry few minutes and add the coconut milk and 1 cup water bring to boil when boil point add the rick cook for simmer 5-10 minutes still the rice cooked ,do not over Cook, Sprinking the saffron on the rice when it cool ad cashwnuts and raisin mix gently Serve with mutton fry. HOW TO MAKE COCONUT MILK; 1 coconut Grated the fresh coconut . 1 cup grater coconut you need 1 1/12 cup water .use warm water.or soak the coconut in the water for 5 - 10 minutes .Grind in a mixie using warm water or soak on the same water .Grind it few minutes,strain t...

VENN PONGAL(MUNGDAL RICE) Ingredients 1 cup rice 1/4 cup moong dal (washed) 1/4 tsp pepper corn 1/4 tsp jeera seeds 1 green chilli 1 small size ginger 6-8 cashewnuts 4 tsp ghee and 2 tsp dalda 1 tsp salt or salt to taste a pinch of turmeric powder 5-6 cup water and 1 cup milk METHOD Heat a pan roasted the dal little while it get light Brown ,remove and clean rice and fried dal and soak in a little water Add little ghee in the pan fry the cashewnutes in it little golden brown ,keep aside Heat pan in a oil (ghee,dalda)add pepper corn,jeera ,chopped ginger,and green chilli ,and curry leaves fry for few minutes ,keep aside Bring to boil the water in a large pan add the rice ,dal,a pinch of turmeric powder,when half done add salt and the friyed season pepper ginger mixture ,simmer on low fire for few minutes when the rice and dal cooked well, add the milk and keep on another few minutes in simmer till the pongal cooked well remove and sprinkle fried cashew nuts and ghee mix well serve hot ...

COCONUT RICE Ingredients; 1cup basmati rice 1/2 cup fresh Grated coconuts 1 cup coconut milk 1 cup water 1 cinnamon stick 1 small fresh ginger(1 tsp) 1/4 t sanufe 1 small onion 2 cloves 2-3 t ghee 1 small bay leaves few curry leaves 2-3 green chilli 4-5 cashewnuts salt to taste METHOD Clean and wash the rice and soak few minutes in water and remove the water and keep aside Chop the onion ,and ginger very fine piece and slice the Green chilli long wise . Heat ghee add saunfe ,cinnamon stick,cloves,and bay leaves fry few minutes Add green chilli ,chopped onion fry the onion get brown in colour and add curry leaves and chopped ginger Now add the fresh Grated coconuts fry few minutes add little ghee and salt and a pinch of sugar and soaked rice fry few minutes and keep aside . Pour 1 cup water and 1cup coconut milk into pressures cooker and bring to boil the water and add the rice mixture ,Bring to full pressure on high heat the steam comes put whistle and Reduce heat and cook 1 whistle Re...

TAMARIND RICE Ingredients 1 cup rice 1 lemon size tamarind 1/4 small piece of asafoetide 1/2 t fenugreek seeds 1 t urad dal 1 t channa dal 1/2 t muster seeds 3-4 cashwnuts 4-6 peanutes 5-6 dry red chilli whole 1/4 t turmeric powder few curry leaves 1/4 t small Asafoetida salt to taste 1 t ghee 2-3 t til oil(gingelly oil ,sesame oil) METHOD Add 2 drop of til oil and salt to the rice and prepare rice as for boiled rice and keep aside Soak tamarind in 1 /2 cup water and Extract juice.and add a pinch of turmeric and salt keep aside Heat little ghee fry the cashwnuts and peanuts golden brown .remove and keep for garnishing ,In the same oil roast fenugreekseeds,asafoetide,channa dal and uraddal fry for few minutes and remove from fire and powdered it .keep aside Heat 1 t til oil fry 1/4 t channadal,5 red chill whole it get golden colour add turmeric powder and curry leaves fry few minutes .remove and pour this seasoning over the rice and mix well Heat remaining til oil add mustard seeds whe...

LEMON RICE Ingredients 1 cup Basmati rice water double the amount of rice by volume 1 Lemon 1/4 t turmeric powder(haldi) 1 whole dry red chilli 1 green chilli whole 2-3 t peanuts 1/2 t mustard seeds 1/4 t urad dal 1/4 t channa dal ginger (optional) 1/2 t mathi seeds(fenugreek seeds) few curry leaves 1 t oil salt to taste METHOD Prepare rice as for boiled rice and cool roasted the fenugeek seeds in little oil and powdered it keep aside take a bowl add lemon juice,salt and turmeric powder mix well keep aside heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds ,when they splutter add urad dal,channadal,brokened whole red chilli and chopped green chilli and fry for few minutes and add curry leaves fry for few minutes and add peanuts fry for 2 minutes .remove from fire and add the lemon juice and boiled rice mix well ,and sprinkle the fenugreekseeds powder,cover and keep over a hot tawa for few minutes for simmer fire (if you want ginger taste add chopped 1 t ginger ) cool and add 1/4 t lemon juice ,mix...

CURD RICE Ingredients 1 cup rice 1 cup curd 1 cup milk 2 pinch of Asafoetida (HING) 1/4 t mustard seeds 1 green chilli whole 1- 3 t chop mango piece 1 dry red chilli whole 1/4 t chop ginger small pieces few curry and coriander leaves 2 1/2 cup water salt to taste 1 t til oil 1/2 t channa dal 1/2 t urad dal METHOD Cook the rice with 2 1/2 cup water and mash and remove add hot 1 cup milk and a pinch of asafoetida and salt, and keep in simmer few minutes,cook and stirring constantly until smooth and slightly thickened. remove and cool and add curd mix well heat til oil and add mustard seeds ,when they splutter add a pinch of asafoetide,urad dal,channadal,,chopped greenchilli,chopped ginger and broken whole red chilli fry for few minutes and add curry leaves pour the seasoning over the rice,mix well. garnish with chopped mango pieces and coriander leaves. If used the curd rice any picnic or travel are to be eaten later ,reduce the amount of curd and use more milk to the rice and only a...

Capsicum Peas Rice Ingredients 1 cup Rice 2 -3 Tomato 3-4 Capsicum 1-2 spring onion 1/2 cup mutter( peas) 1 Stem celery 1/2 t pepper powder 1-2 ghee salt to taste METHOD Clean,wash and soak rice . Chop onion,capsicum,spring onion,tomatoes and celery. Retain few strip capsicum and tomatoes for garnishing. Heat ghee saute onion fry for few minutes add capsicum,and celery. Add peas and tomatoes fry few minutes.saute well. Add the soaked rice ,sprinkle pepper and salt ,fry few minutes .Pour double amount of water and cook till done. serve hot garnish with long strip capsicum and tomatoes.

Bisibela bath Ingredients 1 cup rice 1/2 cup Arhar dal 1 t channa dal 1/4 t Fennugreek seeds 1 t coriander seeds 1 cinnamon 2 cloves 5- 6 red chilli whole 1/4 t Asafoetide 2- 3 t dry coconut 1/4 t mustard seeds 2 potatoes 1 small lemon size tamarind salt to taste METHOD Peel skin and cut the potato in to large cubes. Heat 1 t oil in a pan roast the channa dal,coriander seeds, 2 t arhar dal,1 cinnamon,2 cloves,fenugreek seeds,Asafoetide,and red chiili whole,fry for a few minutes and add the coconutes fry few minutes and grind above the masala powder . Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup of water and Extract tamarind juice in 1/2 cup water .keep aside Pick and wash arhar dal and rice .add salt ,turmeric powder and cook with water till rice and dal is soft .Add the chopped potatoes and cook for few minutes till the potato cooked . Add the tamarind juice cook for few minutes , when it boiled add the masala powder.simmer the fire and continue cooking in simmer ,cook until well mixed and adjust consist...