Pepper (Brown) Rice

I m Excited to join Blogging Marathon #3!!!! This time Srivalli has organized it as two Groups. I m in Group-2, and running with 12 other blogger buddies on this Theme Based 7 Day Marathon!!!!! I have decided on the Theme Rice Dishes!!! Planning to post some Quick n Easy Rice Recipes. Please Check out my fellow Marathoner's Divya Vikram , Harini, Jay, Kamalika, lla, Padma Rekha, Pavani, Priya Mahadavan, Priya Suresh, Suma Gandlur, Vatsala, Veena Krishnakumar 

Ingredients

1 Cup Brown Rice, Cooked

1 - 2 tsp Ghee/Gingely Oil

1/2 tsp Mustard

1/4 gram dal

1 pod Garlic, thinly sliced

1 tsp Grounded Black Pepper

few Curry leaves

Salt to taste

Toasted Almonds, Coriander Leaves for Garnishing

Method

Heat a Kadai, first dry roast the curry leaves. Add a tsp of Ghee/Oil, Splutter Mustard seeds, add Gram Dal, let it brown. Add Thinly sliced Garlic, fry them. When the garlic turns brown, Add Pepper Powder, Fry it for few seconds, Add Cooked Brown Rice, Crushed Curry leaves and Mix Well. If the Rice mix is Still dry, add another tsp of Ghee/Oil. Add Salt and Combine well. Garnish with Toasted Almonds and Coriander Leaves. Serve Hot with Pappad. We actually had it as such. Brings great relieve to Sore Throat!!!!!! 
I have made this using Brown Rice, you can make it White Rice also!!!!! For Health Reason's and to keep my guilt feeling off!!!! i will be using mostly Brown Rice for all my Rice Recipes!!!!!

Thai Red Curry

Whenever we decide to go out for a formal-dining, we would first prefer Thai cuisine. I love Thai food for not only its similarities with Indian food but also the divergence of it. The array of colorful veggies and exotic coconut flavor is also a clearly scoring factor. Trying to search for recipe for Thai curry online, I landed on Aipi's USMasala. For this month's Tried & Tasted event the

Mixed Vegetable Rice Made Simple

Today we have potluck at Anush's school and I had to sign up for a dish. I know I need to make something that everyone would eat and made it healthy and simple too, cos I didn't want to get the leftovers. :-)

So I thought of this recipe that is hearty with all these veggies and topped it with toasted almonds.

Ingredients:

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1 pod of Garlic chopped finely

1 medium yellow Onion

1/4 cup Yellow Pepper chopped

1/4 cup Green Pepper chopped

1 big Zucchini

1 cup mixed Vegetables (fresh or frozen - I used the frozen with beans, carrot, corn and peas)

salt to taste

1 tsp of White Pepper powder

1/4 tsp Red Pepper fakes

2 tbsp Butter

1tbsp Olive Oil

1/4 cup of Almond flakes toasted

2 cups Cooker Long Grain Rice (I used Basmati Rice)

Method:

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1. In a sauce pan add butter and olive oil, when it's medium hot add the garlic and onions and saute it until the onions are translucent.

2. Now add the zucchini and saute it for about 5-6 mins.

3. In the meantime in a bowl add the frozen vegetables and bit water and cook in the microwave for about 2 mins. (Note: If you are using fresh veggies then you need to cook them along with zucchini)

4. Once the zucchini is done cooking add the peppers and saute it for about a min, add salt white pepper powder and red pepper flakes.

5. Now add the cooked rice and mix all the ingredients properly until incorporated.

6. Transfer this into the serving bowl and top it with the toasted almonds or with your choice of chopped and toasted nuts.