Rajma / Red kidney beans Pulao / Pilaf / Pulav

Ingredients

Cooked rice : 1 cup
Cooked rajma  : 1/2 cup ( overnight soaked & cooked with little salt)
Chopped onion : 2 tbsps
Green chilly : 2 nos
Red chilly powder : 1/2 tsp
Ginger - Garlic paste : 1 tsp
Garam masala powder : 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
Salt
Oil
Coriander leaves 

Method

Heat oil in a kadai, add cumin seeds.

Add chopped green chillies,onion,ginger-garlic paste and fry.

Add the cooked rajma now and stir.

Add salt and mix and let it cook for few minutes.

Put garam masala powder,red chilly powder and stir.

Add cooked and cooled rice now and mix gently.

Cover and cook for few minutes.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with any raita.

Kanda poha or Poha with aloo/ Potato- Breakfast recipes

Ingredients

Thick Red Poha     : 1 cup
Boiled potato   :  1 
Green chilly     : 1
Red chilly        : 2 
Mustard seeds
Asafoetida
Curry leaves
Peanuts / cashewnut    : 1 tbsp 
Lemon juice                 : 1/4 tsp
Oil
Salt

Method

Wash and soak poha in water with required salt for 1/2 an hour.
Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds , chopped green chilly, broken red chilly and stir.
Add cashewnuts and fry.

Add cubed potato,turmeric powder,curry leaves,asafoetida , little salt and mix.

Add soaked poha to it and mix everything well
Switch off the flame, add lemon juice and mix .

Serve hot

Enjoy..

Note 

 This recipe is cooked without onion , but if you like you can add sliced / chopped onion..

Easy Palkova recipe / Microwave condensed milk Palkova

Ingredients

Condensed milk  : 1 tin
Curd / Yogurt      : 1 1/2 tbsp

Method

Pour the condensed milk in micro safe bowl.
Microwave for 40 seconds
Add 3/4 tbsp yogurt to the condensed milk , mix and cook in the microwave for 1 minute.
Remove from mw ,mix, add the remaining yogurt,  mix and cook again for 4 minutes.( stir in between)
By this time the condensed milk would have curdled well.
Cook  until the palkova forms .
Remove from mw when it is slighly loose consistency. 
It will get thick when cooled down.
Serve and enjoy.

Ulundu kozhukattai recipe / Uppu kozhukattai / Ammini kozhukattai / உளுந்து கொழுக்கட்டை

Ingredients for Kozhukattai Maavu

Raw rice : 1 cup
Oil
Salt

Method

Soak raw rice in water for 1 hour.
Drain the rice and spread it in a clean cloth for 10 minutes.
Grind the rice to a fine powder.
Sieve twice and keep aside.
Boil 1/2 cup Water in a pan with little salt and 1/2 tsp oil.
When the water starts to boil, add 1/2 cup rice flour,mix well and remove from fire.
Knead it well and cover it.

Pinch out small dough and roll as a ball.

Steam cook the balls for 10 minutes.

Ingredients for urad dal filling

Urad dal            : 1 cup
Toor dal             : 2 tbsp
Red chillies        : 7
Green chilly       : 2
Salt
Asafoetida
Curry leaves
Oil

Method

Wash and soak urad dal & toor dal  for 1/2 an hour.
Grind with 5 red chillies, 2 green chillies and salt to a coarse consistency.
Steam cook the paste in a greased idli plate for 10 minutes.
Let it cool and crumble / grate  it.
In a heavy bottomed kadai, heat 2 tsp oil and season with mustard seeds,asafoetida and curry leaves,
Now add the crumbled mixture, mix well and cook in low flame until dry.
Add the steamed kozhukattai balls , mix well and remove from flame.
Serve hot .
Enjoy..