Kaju-Gongura Rice

All these rice items are prepared very easily  and it will take very less time.Especially now a days I am looking for these rice items because both my darlings my daughter and my hubby started to take lunch boxes.This is a very nice Lunch box recipe.For the first time I prepared and it came very perfect.I like the tangyness which Gongura have naturally and if we take this gongura atleast once in a week it is very good for health as it contains more amount of Iron.I used pepper in this because in this winter season it is very good for our health.

Now here comes the recipe.


 Kaju-Gongura Rice

Ingredients:

• Kaju: 1/2 cup.


• Gongura paste:1/2 cup.


• Basmathi Rice:1 cup.


• oil:2 tbsp.


• Green chillies:3.


• Jeera:1/2 tsp.


• Curry leaves:2 springs.


• Coriander powder:1 tsp.


• Pepper powder:1 1/2 tsp.

Procedure:

• Boil basmathi rice and allow it cool.


• Grind Gongura into a fine paste in a mixer and slit the green chillies.


• In a pan heat oil and fry curry leaves and take them outside.


• In the remaining oil add jeera,Green chillies,Kaju and fry until kaju turns golden brown colour.


• Now add Gongura paste until raw smell goes.


• Now add Turmeric powder,salt,coriander powder,pepper powder and fry for only 1/2 min.


• Now add rice and mix it well and keep in low flame for five min.


• Now add fried curry leaves on top.


• Now the Tangy kaju-Gongura rice is ready.

Note:

• We can use Coriander leaves instead of Gongura an d this coriander leaves gives good flavour.


• While frying Cashew Fry in low flame because kaju will turn brown very quickly.


• Even we can use left over rice instead of  Basmathi rice.


• Be careful  with rice the grains must be separate so,that it gives good texture.

Please give your suggestions and comments below.

How to prepare Tomato pulao/Tomato Rice

I usually prepare Tomato rice in two ways.One is pulao and another one tomato Baath which is prepared by leftover rice.

Normally these two recipes are very easy to prepare and which can be easily prepared as lunch box recipes.This dish is mostly prepared in south India.

Now i am posting Tomato Pulao recipe which is a bit spicier than tomato Baath.

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Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice:1 cup.


• Tomatoes:4(Riped).


• Onion:2 (Medium sized).


• Cloves:2.


• Ginger-garlic paste:1 tsp.


• Cinnamon stick:1 inch.


• Mint leaves:1/2 cup.


• Green chillies:2-3.


• Red chillipowder:1 tsp(adjust to your spice level).


• oil:1 1/2 tbsp.


• salt:adjust to taste.


• coriander powder:1/2 tsp.

Procedure:

• Soak Basmati rice for 20 min.


• Cut the onion into thin slices and cut the tomato into small pieces.


• Now heat the oil in a pressure cooker and add cloves,Cinnamon stick and fry for 1/2 min.


• Now add ginger garlic paste and fry until raw smell goes.


• Now add Mint leaves until it decreases the volume.


• Now add Green chillies and onion and fry until they turn into translucent.


• Now add soaked rice and fry for 1 min.


• Now add 2 cups of water and salt,red chilli powder and close the lid of pressure cooker.


• Now the cooker starts whistling(3 whistles) and simmer for 3-4 min and turn off the flame.


• After cooker cools down add chopped coriander on top of it.

Note:

• You can use Ghee instead of oil.


• If you use full ripe juicy tomatoes gives more taste.


• We can use only Green chillies with out using Red chilli powder but the color will not be good.so,instead of using artificial colors i used red chilli powder.

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