South Indian Flavoured Rice

South Indian Flavoured Rice is a light rice delicacy, enriched with nutrients of curd and south Indian spices. This dish is simple with the infusion of spices like curry leaves and mustard seeds. The flavour intensifies with the use of curd and the thus the taste is great.

Ingredients:

• Rice: 1 cup(cooked/leftover)
• Curd/Dahi- ½ cup
• Dry Red Chilli- 4
• Oil : 2 tblsp
• Turmeric powder/Haldi : ½ tsp
• Red chilli powder : 1-2 tsp.
• Salt to taste
• Curry leaves : 5-6
• Asafoetida/ Hing- a pinch
• Grated Coconut: - 4 tbsp
• Mustard seeds/Rai/Sarso: - 1 tsp.

Method :

1. Clean, wash and soak rice in three cups of water for twenty minutes. Drain and cook in three cups of salted boiling water till done, taking care that the rice grains remain separate.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add asafoetida, mustard seeds, curry leaves and dry red chilli.
3. Add turmeric and red chilli powder into curd and mix well.
4. When seeds start to splutter add the curd mixture in it and mix for 2 minutes. Then add the cooked rice. Mix well.
5. Garnish with coconut.

Serve with curry or chutney.        

Patties From Leftover Rice

Do you have leftover rice and do not know how to use it? Whether it's white rice or brown, don’t throw it away! Turn leftover rice into easy starter. You'll be surprised, because you won't even recognize it as leftovers. I made patties/dumplings using leftover rice and it turned out to be awesome. 

Ingredients:

·1 cup cooked rice(Chawal)

·1/2 cup chickpea flour (besan)

·1 tbsp ground peanut (moongfali)

·A pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)

·1/2 tsp green chili paste or adjust to your taste

·1/4 tsp garlic paste(Lasan)

·1/4 tsp ginger paste(Adrak)

·5 tbsp oil

·Salt if needed only as rice is cooked with salt

·1 tbsp finely chopped cilantro (dhaniya)

·1 tsp finely chopped curry leaves

·1 tbsp lime juice

·A pinch of sugar

Method:

1.Take a bowl and combine all ingredients in it (add only 2 tbsp oil)

2.Sprinkle water (if needed only) and mix all well. Keep mashing rice while mixing.

3.Make small balls or patties of the shape and size you desire.

4.Heat remaining oil in non stick pan and cook them on medium heat on both sides till golden brown.

5.Crispy ,Tasty rice patties is ready.

Serve hot with tomato-garlic chutney or mint-chilli chutney

Linking this for Leftover Makeover And Giveaway event at Cutchi Kitchen

Simplest Dal

Nutritious and flavorful, Dal is the quick choice for any meal. Dal is one of the principal foods of the India which is used for soup, starters to dessert. All states have their own way of making dal, what I have made here is simplest form of  Dal (Tuar Dal). I will be soon  posting various forms of daal.Check my snack time daal.

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Ingredients:

• 2 cups Yellow Lentils (Tuar Dal)
• 4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons oil (Any)
• 2 whole red chilli
• 1 tsp cumin (Jeera) 
• 1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes
• 1/3 cup chopped cilantro/coriander
• 1 tsp turmeric (Haldi)
• ½ tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 1 tsp Red chilli powder (Lal Mirch)
• Salt to taste 

Method:

1. Wash lentils and drain well. 
2. In a pressure cook, cook rice with 4 cups of water, salt and turmeric till 4 whistles.
3. Heat oil in a pan on medium heat. Add cumin, asafoetida and whole red chilli.
4. Then add chopped tomatoes with red chilli powder and keep stiring. Cook till tomatoes are soft.
5. Lastly add cooked lenthils and bring to boil.
6. Garnish with chopped cilantro/coriander.

Serve hot with Rice or bread.