Orange Pulao /Pilaf / Pulav

Ingredients 

Basmati Rice - 1 cup,

Orange juice – 1 cup

Coconut milk - 1/2 cup

Cardamom - 2

Bay leaf - 1

Cinnamon - 1 

Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Onion ( chopped) - 1 cup

Green chily - 4

Ginger - Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Scrapped Orange Zest - 1 tsp
Oil
Salt
Coriander leaves


Method 

Wash and soak the rice for 10 mins.
Heat oil in pan, fry cardamom, bay leaf, cinnamon,Chopped onion, Chopped green chillies.
Add ginger - Garlic paste and stir.
Add soaked rice and saute for few mins.
Now add coconut milk ,orange juice, salt and mix well.
Cook till done and Garnish with fried cashews, scrapped orange zest and coriander leaves. 
Serve with any raita.  

Flax Seed & Oats Adai with Broken/Cracked Wheat

Ingredients 

Broken/Cracked wheat  : 1 cup
Oats                              : 1 cup
Flax seed powder          :  4 tbsps
Green chillies                 : 5 nos
Grated coconut             : 1/2 cup
Curry leaves                 
Salt 
Oil   

Method 

Soak broken/cracked wheat and oats separately for an hour.
Grind along with green chillies and salt to a coarse paste.

Add grated coconut, curry leaves, flax seed powder and mix well.
Heat a tawa ,pour the batter on the tawa and quickly spread it.
Pour some oil, when done on one side ,turn the adai and cook the other side too.
Serve hot with any chutney..

Makhana Curry ( Lotus seed curry)

 

Ingredients 

Makhana     : 2 cups
Chopped onion  : 1 cup
Tomato Puree : 1/2 cup
Cashewnut Paste      : 2 tbsps
Garam masala Powder   : 1/2 tsp
Ginger - Garlic Paste  : 1 tsp
Red chilly powder      : 1 tsp
Coriander powder     : 1 tsp
Salt
Oil

Method

Heat oil in a kadai add chopped onions and saute till they turn light brown in colour.
Add ginger - garlic paste and fry.
Add red chilly powder,coriander powder, cashewnut paste, tomato puree, salt and garam masala powder one by one and stir.
Finally add the makhanas, mix well and allow it to cook till the gravy becomes thick..
Garnish with coriander leaves and curry leaves and serve..

Kuzha Puttu

Ingredients

Puttu flour      : 2 cups
Grated coconut   : 1 cup
Salt                     : a pinch
Water                 : just to sprinkle  

Puttu Flour Method

Soak raw rice for 1 hour , strain and spread in a clean cloth for 15 mins.( it should be little wet) Grind into a fine powder .Roast the rice flour for few mins.. cool it and store.

Method

Take 2 cups of flour in a bowl, mix with a pinch of salt.
Sprinkle enough water little by little and mix well.
Now take the puttu maker add handful of grated coconut , then rice flour and add another handful of coconut and repeat it till you fill the puttu maker.
Steam cook for 5 to 7 mins .
Once done remove gently and serve hot with bananas and sugar..