Tomato Rice

This delicious rice recipe is not only tasty but procedure is very very simple,when you are in hurry
do try this one pot meal.

Ingredients:

• Rice-1cup
• Tomato-3 big (chopped)
• Onion-1chopped
• Ginger garlic paste-1tbsp
• Green Chilli-1(finely chopped)
• Mustard seed-1/4tsp
• Cumin seed-1/4tsp
• Red chilli-1/4tsp
• Salt- to taste
• Oil-1tbsp
• Curry leaves-1sprig
• Chana /urad dal-1/4tsp each

Preparation:

Wash and soak rice for 10 minutes. Cook in rice cooker or pressure cook for 2 whistles

On medium heat with 2 cups of water.

Heat oil in pan add cumin seed, mustard seed let it crackle add chana and urad dal

After few seconds add chopped onion and curry leave, fry till golden brown.

Add green Chilli & ginger garlic paste sauté till raw smell goes.

Add chopped tomato fry till mushy or oil separates.

Add red Chilli powder, salt and mix well.

Now add this mixture on cooked rice, mix it gently.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Serve with any raita or pickle.

Enjoy!!!

Note:

You can use leftover rice for this recipe.

You may add green peas and potato also, it gives extra flavor.
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Cabbage Capsicum Rice

This is very tasty and flavorful rice recipe. It takes very less time to prepare and tastes too good.

Healthy one pot meal relished with any raita or curd.

Ingredients:

• Cooked Rice-2cup
• Capsicum-1cup( all colors cut it into lengthwise)
• Cabbage-1cup(finely chopped)
• Ginger garlic paste-1tbsp
• Cumin Seed-1/4tsp
• Black Pepper-6-7
• Green chilli-2(finely chopped)
• coriander leaves- for garnishing
• Oil-1tbsp
• salt to taste

Preparation:

Heat oil in pan add cumin and black pepper sauté for few seconds.

Add green Chilli and ginger garlic paste cook till raw smell goes.

Add chopped cabbage and capsicum sauté for 4 to 5 minutes.Don't over cook.

Add salt and cook for another 1 minute.

Now add cooked rice mix properly. Turn off the heat.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Enjoy your healthy rice with curd or raita.

 Note:You can also add onions for more flavor.

Tahari(Rice Recipe)

This is one of my and my hubby’s favorite rice dish.my mom-in-law

Taught me this simple rice dish and can be make without much effort.

You can add other veggies of your choice like potato,peas,carrots etc.

 

ingridents:

• Rice-1cup
• Cauliflower (florets)-1/2 cup
• Onion -1cut into slices
• Cumin seed-1/4 tsp
• Mustard seed-1/4 tsp 
• Fenugreek( Methi) seed-1/4tsp
• Asafetida (hing)-pinch
• Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
• Tamarind pulp-1tbsp
• oil-1tbsp

For Ground Masala:

•  Methi (Fenugreek seed)-8-10 seeds
• Whole coriander seed-1tbsp
• chana dal(gram dal)-1tbsp
• whole red chilli-2

preparation:

First dry roast coriander seed,chana dal, methi and dry red Chilli.

Roast till nice fragrant comes.

Once they cool, grind coarse grind.

Wash rice and drain the water and keep aside.

Heat oil in pressure cooker add mustard seed, cumin seed,hing sauté for few seconds.

Add onions and cook till turn little golden brown.

Add cauliflower and turmeric powder, salt and mix it well.

Now add washed rice and coarsely ground masala cook for 1-2 minutes.

Add 2cups of water and tamarind pulp. Once its start boiling give a nice

Stir otherwise veggie and rice will stuck in the bottom.

Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook till one whistle comes.

Turn off the heat. Let the pressure go on by itself.

Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with any raita.
Enjoy!!!

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