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Easy & Quick Corn Pulao - Lunch Ideas



Ingredients

Cooked Basmati Rice                                 : 1 cup
Boiled Sweet corn                                      : 3/4 cup
Chopped Onion                                          : 1/4 cup
Ginger & Garlic paste                                : 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds                                               : 1/2 tsp
Cloves                                                         : 4 -5
Cinnamon                                                    : 2 sticks
Cardamom                                                   : 2 nos
Bay leaves                                                    : 2
Salt                                                               : as needed
Ghee                                                            : 1 to  1&1/2 tbsps 
Corinder leaves                                           : few
Mint leaves                                                 : few

Method

Wash , & soak basmati rice for 10 minutes and cook with little salt .
Cook the sweet corn with little salt for 5 minutes or until tender.
Heat ghee in a pan, add bay leaves, cloves, cardamom , cinnamon , cumin seeds one by one and fry.
Add chopped onion now and fry.
Add ginger & garlic paste and mix.
Now add the corn and mix well.
Let it cook for few minutes.
Now add the boiled rice , mix everything well.
Add coriander leaves , mint leaves , mix , cover the pan and cook on low flame .
Remove from flame and serve hot..


Tomato Rasam Without Dal / Easy Tomato Rasam



Ingredients

Tomato                    : 2 nos
Whole Pepper         : 1 tsp
Cumin seeds           : 1 tsp + 1 tbp
Red chilly               :2
Mustard seeds        : 1/2 tsp
Ghee                      : 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves          : few
Coriander leaves    : few

Salt                         : as needed 

Method

Grind tomato , pepper, cumin seeds , grind to a smooth paste.
Add 1/2 cup water to the tomato mixture ,add salt and let it boil for 3-4 minutes.
Add 1/2 cup water again , put coriander leaves, curry leaves , mix and let it boil on low flame till  frothy.
Remove from flame and cover with a lid.
In a small pan ,add ghee , splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilly and pour it to the rasam.
Mix & serve hot.
Enjoy...

Chana Sundal / கொண்டைக்கடலை சுண்டல் - Navarathri Recipes





Ingredients

White Chana                   : 1 cup
Grated Coconut               : 1/4 cup
Red chillies                      : 2
Curry leaves                     : few
Mustard seeds                   : 1 tsp
Urad dal                            : 1 tsp
Asafoetida                         : 1/4 tsp
Oil                                      : 1 tbsp
Salt                                     : to taste 




Method

Wash & soak Chana overnight.
Pressure cook it with little salt for 5 whistles.
Heat oil in a kadai,add mustard seeds, urad dal .
When mustard start to crackle,add Red chillies , curry leaves, and asafoetida.
Now add cooked Chana ,salt, mix well , cover & cook for 3-4 minutes.
Finally add grated coconut and stir for few minutes.
Serve..


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Paasi Payaru Sweet Sundal / Sweet Sundal / பாசிபயறு வெல்ல சுண்டல் - Navarathri Recipes



Ingredients

Green moong dal                 : 1 cup
Jaggery                                : 1/2 cup
Grated Coconut                   : 2 tbsps
Cardamom powder              : 1/4 tsp
Water                                   : 1/2 cup


Method

Soak gree nmoong dal  in water for 5 hours , pressure cook for 5 whistles .
Take a pan , add water , jaggery and let it boil.
Remove from flame , strain & boil again for 2 minutes.
Add cooked dal and mix well
Add grated coconut now , let it cook till the jaggery water gets incorporated well with the sundal.
Add cardamom powder , mix and remove from flame.
Serve..