How to make Oggrane rice/Seasoned rice.

This is the most simple rice to prepare .Normally ,left over rice is the rare thing to happen.Our elders prepare exact amount of rice of what we require,but it 's not possible for us.How ever accidents will happen.so,at that time this is the most simple rice to prepare.We can never say no to this rice.

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Ingredients:

• Left over Cooked rice:3 cups.


• Oil:1 1/2  or 2 tbsp.


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Jeera :1/2 tsp.


• Curry leaves:5-6 nos.


• Salt:adjust to your taste.


• Red chilli powder:1 tbsp.(adjust to your spice level).


• Lemon juice:1 tbsp.


• Urad dal:1/2 tsp.

Procedure:

• Heat oil in a big kadai.


• Crackle mustard seeds and add  jeera,curry leaves.


• Now add Urad dal and fry until it turn brown in color.


• Now add rice and mix it well and add salt,red chilli powder and mix it well.


• Now add lemon juice and turn off the stove.


• Now again give a stir.


• Now garnish it with coriander leaves.

Note:

• I do not add vegetables or grated coconut because i feel they over power the seasoning.

 

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How to prepare Coconut Rice

This is very simple to prepare.Its very tasty.This is my lunch box favorite.

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Ingredients:

• Rice:1 cup.


• Fresh Grated coconut:1/2 cup.


• Urad dal:1/4 cup.


• Ghee:1 tbsp.


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Jeera:1/2 tsp.


• Curry leaves:5-6.


• Coriander(chopped):1 tbsp.


• Cashew:5-6(optional).


• oil:1tbsp.


• Green chillies:5-6(adjust to your spice level).


• Salt:adjut to your taste.


• Water:13/4 cup.


• Chana dal:1 1/2 tbsp.

Procedure:

• Cook the rice for upto 3-4  whistles and add ghee ,required salt and fluff the rice.


• Soak the urad dal just before one hour


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  Dry roast the urad dal just it turns light brown color or until good aroma comes.Roast in a medium to low flame.


• Heat oil in a wok and cracle mustard seeds.


• Add jeera,Curry leave,Chana dal,Green chillies and fry until it turns brown in color.


• Add cashew and fry for less than one minute.


• Now add grated coconut,urad and stir for 1 min.


• Now add it to the rice and stir it well.


• Now add chopped coriander on top of it.

Note:

• Don't over roast the urad dal.


• Fry the cashew with low flame because the cashew will turn black so fastly.

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Gongura Pappu(Dal)(Basic Andhra Style)

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Ingredients:

• ToorDal:1 cup.


• Onion:1(medium sized).


• Garlic Pods:5-6.


• Gongura(Mesta) leaves:1/2 cup.


• Turmeric :2 pinch.


• Tomato:1 (small sized).


• Tamarind pulp:1 tsp.


• Red chillies:2-3.


• Green chillies:7-8(adjust to your spice level).


• Salt:adjust to your taste.


• Mustard and cumin seeds:1tsp.


• oil:1 -2 tbsp.


• Bay leaves:3-4.

Procedure:

• Wash the dal and keep aside.


• Cut the tomato,onion into  pieces.


• Keep onion,3-4 garlic pods,tomato,Green chillies,Gongura leaves,turmeric and add required quantity of water to boil.


• At last add tamarind pulp and salt and pressure cook upto 2-3 whistles.


• Now remove the lid add coriander leaves and in low flame  let it boil for another 2-3 min.


• Now remove the cooker from flame and remove excess water and mash it with the help of ladle.


• Now add the excess water and give a nice stir.


• Now lightly mash the remaing garlic pods.


• Now heat the kadai and cracle mustard seeds and add jeera.


• Now add Red chillies,lightly crashed garlic pods ,bay leaves  and fry until  the garlic pods lightly change the color.


• Now add this to the mashed dal  and immediately close the lid so that the flavour remains like that.


• At last give a nice stir.

Note:

• Add less amount of tamarind because we are adding red sorrel leaves.

 

Please leave the comments below to improvise my blog.

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Vermicelli Upma(Uppittu)

It is very easy to prepare and it is one of the fastest making breakfasts.It looks soo yummy and very tasty to have this breakfasts

[caption id="attachment_183" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Semiya Upma[/caption]

Ingredients:

• Vermicelli :1 cup.


• Oil :3 tbsp.


• Curry leaves:3-4.


• Red chillies:4-5(adjust according to your spice level).


• Tomato:1(medium sized).


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Jeera:1/2 tsp.


• Salt:Adjust to taste.


• Water:1 and half cup.

Procedure:

• Roast the vermicelli by adding 1 or 2 tsp of oil for 3-4 min in a medium flame.(until they lightly change the colour).


• Remove and keep aside.


• Now heat oil in a kadai and cracle mustard seeds.


• Now add jeera,curry leaves,Red chillies  and fry for one minute.


• Now add onion and fry until they turn light brown in color.


• Now add tomato pieces and fry until it becomes soft.


• Now add water and close the lid.


• After it starts boiling add salt and vermicelli.


• Now close the lid and allow it to cook on a medium flame.


• Now give a stir once and turn off the flame.

Note:

• Dont over roast the vermicelli.


• Instead of using red chillies, we can use green chillies.

 

 

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Simple Potato Fry

Ingredients:

• Potatoes:4 medium sized.


• Oil:2 tbsp.


• Onion: 1medium sized.


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• jeera:1/2 tsp.


• Bay leaves:4-5.


• Coriander leaves(chopped):1 tbsp.


• Red chilli powder:1 tbsp.


• Green chillies(slit):2.


• Garam masala powder:1/2 tsp.


• Turmeric powder:1 or 2 pinches.

procedure:

• Wash the potatoes  cleanly and peel off the outer skin.


• Cut the potato into pieces of required size.


• Cut the onion into pieces.


• Heat the oil in a kadai and crackle the mustard seeds.


• Add jeera,onion pieces and fry until they turn into golden brown colour.


• Add bay leaves,turmeric powder,green chilllies and fry for another one minute.


• Now add potato pieces and close the lid and let it half boil  with low  flame.\


• Now remove the lid and add red chilli powder and stir once.


• Now allow it to boil completely on occasional stirring.


• Now add garam masala powder on top of it and stir to mix it.


• Now switch off the flame and add chopped coriander leaves.

 

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Beans Fry

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Ingredients:

• Beans:1/2 kg(prefer tender one).


• Onion:1 medium size.


• Grated coconut:2 tbsp.


• Fresh coriander leave(chopped)s:2 tbsp


• Curry Leave:7-8.


• Mustard seeds:1 tsp.


• Cumin seedss:1 tsp.


• Turmeric powder:1/2 tsp.


• Chana dal:1 tbsp.


• Green chillies:4-5.


• Salt:adjust to taste.


• Garlic:3 pods.


• Oil:2 tbsp.

Procedure:

• Clean the beans and cut it into required size(i prefer small size).so,it looks nice after cooking.


• Pressure cook the beans pieces and chana dal  with the sufficient water by adding the salt which is sufficient for only beans pieces for 2 -3 whistles .


• Grind tha green chillies,grated coconut,garlic pods into a fine powder.


• Now heat the oil in a frying pan and cracle the mustard seeds and then add jeera,curry leaves.


• Add Onion pieces and fry until it turns into light brown color.


• Add Ground mixture(Grren chillies,grated coconut,garlic pods) into the frying pan and fry until the garlic raw smell goes off.


• Now add boiled beans and chana dal and fry for 2 min and add required salt(if necessary).


• Finally garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

This will be good combination for chapatis,rotis and side dish for rice.

Note:

• Always remember that take the tender one to get the good taste.


• Don't over boil the beans.


• Be careful while adding the salt while boiling the beans.(don't add more).


• Add only the required quantity of salt which is sufficient to beans pieces.

I will be thankful if you comment below.

Your comments may be helpful for improving my recipe presentation.

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Pepper chicken

Ingredients:

• Chicken: 1/2 kg.


• Turmeric powder:1 tsp.


• Pepper:15 to 20.


• Tomato pieces:1/2 cup.


• Onion pieces:1/4 cup.


• Coriander Powder:2 tsp.


• Cloves:3.


• Curry leaves:5.


• Garlic paste:1 tsp.


• Oil:2 tbsp.


• Salt:adjust to taste.

Procedure:

• First clean the chicken and keep it aside.


• Grind the pepper into pieces(not into powder).


• Mix the pepper,salt,turmeric powder thoroughly and add chicken and mix the chicken pieces with pepper,turmeric powder,salt and keep it aside for 30 minutes.


• Now add oil in a kadai and heat it.


• After heating the oil add cloves,onion pieces and fry until it turns into brown color.


• now add chicken pieces and curry leaves and fry it for 1 -2 min.


• Now add 1/4 cup water and close the lid and allow it to boil.


• Now garnish it with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.

Sweet corn sweet Fritters

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Ingredients:

• Sweet corn:250 gm.


• Jaggery:       150 gm.


• A pinch of cardamom powder.


• Oil:Take the quantity to deep fry.

Procedure:

• Take the sweet corn,jaggery,cardamom powder and grind it in a mixer until it become smooth.


• Heat the oil in a kadai.


• Take that ground batter and make it into small pieces as the gulab jamoon into the round shape or make it into the shape of fritter on the banana leaf.


• Now check whether the oil is heated.(we can check this by dropping the small amount of batter into the oil,if it comes  slowly up then the oil is ready to fry)


• Now fry all the fritters in the oil until it turn to the golden brown color.


• Now the crispy sweet fritters are ready.