LEMON RICE MADE BY JEERA RICE / CORN RICE

Lemon rice is a normal / common dish in every home , but have you ever tried it using jeera rice and corns ? it tastes really nice and you can feel the aroma of jeera rice too. Kids will like this more as corns are added , if i send this dish to my son then he will surely makes the lunch box empty , as he likes corns in every dish . So do try this simple recipe and  make your kids happy ......

Ingredients :-

1. Jeera rice                     2 t-cups
2. Water                           4 t-cups  (little less dan 4) 
3. Onions chopped           2 big 
4. Chilly  chopped           2-4 (according to ur spice level)
5. Frozen corns               1 small bowl
6. Peas                            1/2  bowl
7. Curry leaves                6-8
8. Mustard seeds              1 tsp
9. Cumin seeds               1 tsp
10. Urad dal                     1 tsp
11. Chana daal                  2 tsp
12. Ginger -garlic paste   1 tsp full     
13. Oil                              1/4 cup   
14. Salt  (to ur taste )        1 & 1/2 tsp     
15. Lemon                          1 small   
16. Chopped coriander      1/4 cup    (optional)

Method :-  

In a cooker add jeera rice and wash 2-3 times then add water , 2-3 drops of oil   and close the lid , keep on low medium flame . Turn  off after 1 vishal.

Keep a kadai / pan , add oil heat it for 2 min on medium flame , add mustard seeds and cumin seeds when they crackle add curry leaves , urad dal , chana dal and saute well till their colour turn light brown , now add chopped chilly , onions and fry for 2 min now again add green peas  , ginger- garlic paste and corns and saute well , let it be cooked for 5-6 min on low flame . Saute in between , add 1/2 tsp of salt to it and mix well  , finally turn off the flame.

Now add cooked rice to kadai , spread 1 tsp of salt and lemon mix well , garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot hot .

      

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PONGAL

Pongal is a Thamilnadu dish , a different rice dish with the taste of moongdal . This is very common dish in Thamilnadu . They do different verities of pongal . I know 2 types this one and other is sweet pongal. I will post sweet pongal later . Pongal is a easy dish and can be done in short time.

Ingredients:-

1. Normal rice                             1 cup
2. Moong dal                               1 cup
3. Dry coconut flakes                  1 bowl
4. Curry leaves                            8-10
5. Red chilly /green chilly           4- 6 (optional)
6. Jeera / cumin seeds                  1&1/2 tsp
7. Ginger paste / chopped finely 2 inch
8. black pepper                           15-20
9. Ghee                                       3 tsp
10. Salt  (according to ur taste)    1&1/2 tsp
11. Cashews                                 12 -15
12. water                                      5 cups
13. Turmeric powder                  2 pinch (optional)

Preparation time : 10 min

Cooking time    : 15 min

Serves              :  3 - 4

Method:-

Roast the moong dal and rice in a kadai / pan for 3-4 min in low medium flame , and keep it aside . After it cools wash with water and keep.

Keep a cooker on stove  add 2 tsp of ghee , keep medium flame after 1 min add cashews fry till u get light brown colour , remove the cashews to a plate . Now add  jeera , black pepper fry for a min , now add curry leaves and red chilly (break into half) & ginger paste or chopped ginger and saute them for 2 min.

Next add washed rice ,moong dal , water, salt , turmeric powder, coconut flakes and mix well , close the cooker , keep medium flame , turn off it after 2  vishals .

Let it cool for some time (10 min) , now open the cooker mix well again , while serving add 1 tsp of ghee on each plate and garnish with cashews , eat hot hot .
Pongal tastes good with coconut chutney / sambar .

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