Brown Rice Venpongal

Today was a tough day. Dear Hubby was down with fever, i had some problem with my eyes, So I was running between the Medical Centre and Home. At last, got some time to the post, while still hogging my hot, hot, pongal!!!! :)

Ingredients
1 cup Brown Rice
1/4 cup Moong Dal
1 green chilli
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1/2 tsp Peppercorns
1 tsp Cumin-Pepper Powder
2 Sprigs of Curry Leaves
2-3 tsp oil
1 tbsp Ghee
Broken Almonds for Garnishing
Ginger juliennes for garnishing

Method

Wash Brown Rice Twice. Pressure cook Brown Rice and Moong dal together with enough water for 3-4 Whistles. Heat Oil in a Pan, Add Cumin seeds, then add Slitted Green Chilli, Add curry leaves, let them fry for a minute or two. Now add peppercorn. Once the pepper crackles, add Pressure-cooked Rice-dal mixture, Give it a good mix. 

Cook in a Simmer Flame for 4-5 minutes. Switch off the Stove, transfer it to another bowl. Heat ghee in a pan, fry the almonds and add to the Venpongal and Garnish it with Ginger Juliennes. 

Sending this Delicious Pongal to Pongal Feast Event Happening @ Kurinji Kathambam. Check out my other Marathon Buddies Srivalli, Priya Suresh, Jay, Monika, Reva, PJ, Azeema

Tomato Rice / Thakkali sadham | Indian Rice Recipes

Everyone would have their own version of tomato rice. This is my version which has a ground paste to be added instead of the regular addition of spice powders. I was going over my posts and realised that I had not posted any rice recipes yet. And so here it comes, my first rice recipe on my blog.





Ingredients:
Rice - 1 1/2 cups
Tomato - 3 big and ripe
Onion - 2 cups thinly sliced
Cloves - 2

Kathal Sabzi / Raw Jackfruit Curry

Raw Jack fruit is a very famous vegetable that is predominantly used in the tropical coastal places. It is very rich in fiber content and rich in vitamins. It is also rich in protein, iron and calcium content. The health benefits include boosted immunity and improvement in overall health. I happened to locate this wonderful vegetable cum fruit at a local Asian grocery store and immediately got them. I just tried making this dish with some ingredients I had in my pantry and the result was a very rich and a flavorful curry.

Ingredients:

Raw Jack fruit - 1 can
Coconut milk - 1 cup
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
Chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - A pinch
Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Cilantro - To garnish
Curry Leaves - A few
Salt - To taste

Method:

• Rinse the canned jack fruit in cold water and drain them well.

• Make bite sized pieces of the raw jack fruit and keep it aside.

• In a pan heat oil and add the mustard seeds,cumin seeds and curry leaves and allow the mustard seeds to splutter.

• Then add the raw jack fruit pieces and saute till the raw jack fruit pieces get a slight golden crust on top.

• Once the jack fruit pieces are cooked, add the dry spices - cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, chili powder and salt.

• Mix all the dry spices well and then add the coconut milk. 

• Let it simmer and cook on low heat for 15-20 minutes.

• Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with white rice or Rotis.

Notes:

• While making pieces if the jack fruit,make sure that the hard core is intact in all pieces so that the fiber's don't loosen out.

• Raw Jack fruit can also be oven roasted by coating them with oil and placing it on a baking sheet at 300⁰F for 5- 10 min.