ZUCCHINI RICE | RICE VARIETIES

Here is a easy and very tasty rice variety Zucchini rice. An ideal lunch box recipe. This requires less of ingredients, yet tastes so good. Lets straight away go for the recipe....

MULAI KEERAI SADAM / GREENS RICE

Normally we make keerai masiyal or keerai sambhar or keerai poriyal, I wanted to try something different at the same time healthy and tasty too,  so tried this recipe and it came out very well. In this recipe I have used Mulai keerai / Amaranth Leaves , you can use any type of Keerai/greens. Here is the recipe of Mulai keerai rice / Amaranth leaves rice.....

Dal Bhat

Here is a recipe which is mildly spiced and good for health. Dal / lentil is rich in protein. 
So here goes my version of paruppu sadam aka dal bhat ......

Coriander Rice / Kothamalli Sadam

I learnt this recipe from my sister, she is a wonderful cook. She experiments lot of recipes. Which ever recipe comes out good, she shares it with me, this is one such recipe.  It can be made in just 10 minutes, with left over rice. Can you believe it ??? yes !!! It is that easy. Normally I used to make lemon rice or curd rice with the left over rice, but my sister told me to try this recipe, and I simply loved it.  It's a very simple, quick & tasty rice variety. Here goes the recipe.....

Zesty Mango Rice

Ingredients :

Raw Rice - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 Teaspoon
Ghee - 2 Teaspoon
Salt - As per taste


To Saute and grind :


Grated Raw Mango (Sour tasting) - 1/2 cup
Green chilies - 5 Nos
Garlic - 3 Pearls
Grated Coconut - 1 Table Spoon
Coriander Leaves - 1 Teaspoon (Finely Chopped)
Asafoetida - A Pinch
Oil - 2 Teaspoon


To Temper :


Mustard Seeds - 1/2 Teaspoon
Urad Dal - 1 Teaspoon
Curry leaves - 4 or 5 leaves
Oil - 2 Teaspoon


Method :


Cook rice with enough water, salt and turmeric powder. Heat oil in a pan, add green chilies, garlic, grated coconut, asafetida and sauté for 2 minutes, then add grated mango. Again sauté for 3 more minutes, allow it cool and grind it to a coarse paste. Again heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal, add ground paste, ghee, curry leaves , lastly add cooked rice, and mix well. Tangy and Flavorful rice is ready to eat. You can serve this hot or cold :-)