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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Fried Rice

Ingredient:
1 cup Basmathi Rice
oil
ghee
salt

Vegetables:
1 potato
1 carrot
1 capsicum
6 french beans
5 garlic pods
1 green chilli

Masala:
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp jeera
2 cloves
1/4 cinammon
1 cardamom

Method:
1.Cut the vegetables in length wise.
2.Crush the masala item .
3.Soak rice for 10 to 15 minutes in water.
4.Heat a pressure cooker, add oil and ghee.Add masala item, garlic and green chilli, saute for sometime, add vegetables saute it, rice and then add 2 cup of water.when it starts boiling(dancing rice), close the lid and put weight, simmer the stove for 7 minutes without any whistle.Switch of the stove.
5.Open the cooker, when it is completely cool.


Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Ven Pongal


Ingredient:
1 cup rice
1/4 cup moong dal
1/4 tsp black pepper corn or powder
1 tsp cumin seed
8 no finely chopped cashewnut
7 no curry leaves
1/4 tsp finely chopped ginger
1 cup milk
5 cup water
ghee
salt

Method:
1.Heat a kadai and dry roast moong dal and keep aside.
2.Rinse the rice for 2 times and remove the water. Take a pressure cooker, add rice, moong dal, salt, water and milk. Cook until 5 whistle.
3.Heat ghee in a kadai,add cumin seed,pepper powder,when they starts splutter,add cashew nut and curry leaves,ginger ,saute for sometime.
4.Add this into rice and mix well.
5.Serve with sambar and coconut chutney.