Coriander/Kothamalli Pulao

This is a recipe of Mrs.Revathy Shanmugam,a great culinary expert of Tamilnadu.
It reminded me of the coriander rice which is served in Saravana Bhavan restaurant .The aroma of the pulao was appetising.

Ingredients:

Basmathi rice - 2 cups washed and soaked in water for 15 minutes

Onion - 1 finely chopped

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Oil - 2tbsp

Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Bay leaf - 1

Salt to taste

Water -  3 cups

To be ground into a smooth paste :

Coriander leaves - a big bunch washed thoroughly with the stalks removed


Coconut - a small piece

Ginger - 2 tsp grated

Garlic - 2 cloves

Green chillies - 4

Cinnamon - 1 inch piece

Cloves - 4

Star Anise - 2

Method :

Heat oil and ghee in a skillet.When hot add the fennel seeds,cumin seeds and bay leaf.
Then add the finely chopped onions.

When the onions turn slightly brown,add the ground paste and saute till the raw smell goes off.

Now add the basmathi rice and saute for 2 minutes.Add required amount of salt and water.Wait till the water starts to boil.Transfer the contents into a rice cooker and cook till done.

Alternately cook in a pressure cooker and cook for 1 whistle.

Serve hot with your favorite raita.

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Egg Biriyani

My poor blog has been neglected by me for almost a month because my kids fell sick and Ive been totally busy with them.Now that they have recovered,my hands have started to itch and here I am back to blogging with my egg biriyani post.

This dish was made by a guest blogger who is none other than......"drum roll please!!!!!!" my dear DH.In the coming weeks Iam gonna post a few dishes made by him.

He's a total foodie.He likes to try new dishes,though his favorite always remains the Tamil cuisine.He always tweaks a recipe and is very innovative.

This recipe was a mix and match of many recipes from the blogosphere.So I would like to give credits to all blogs who have blogged about egg biriyani.

First He made the egg masala.When the biriyani is almost cooked,he mixed the egg masala along with the rice and cooked it until it was done.

Ingredients for Egg masala:

Hard boiled eggs : 4

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Finely chopped onion - 1/2 cup

Oil - 2 Tbsp

Salt to taste

Method :

Heat oil in a pan.Add the onion and saute till light brown.Add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes off.Then add turmeric powder,chilli powder,required amount of salt and the boiled eggs and saute for 2 minutes.Egg masala is ready.If you want you can slice the eggs.

Ingredients for biriyani:

Chopped vegetables - 1 cup(carrot,beans,potatoes,peas)

Mint - a few leaves

Green chillies - 2 slit lengthwise

Onion- 1 finely chopped

Tomato- 1 finely chopped

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Basmati Rice - 1 cup (wash and soak in water for 15 minutes and drain completely)

Water - 1 1/2 cup

Finely chopped coriander leaves - 2tbsp

Ghee - 2tbsp

Oil - 2tbsp

Yoghurt - 2tbsp

Spices :

Cinnamon - 1 inch stick

Cloves - 2

Star anise - 1

Bay leaf - 1

Method :

Heat oil and ghee in the cooker/heavy bottomed vessel.When hot, add the spices.Then add the onions and saute till it becomes light brown in color.

Then add the ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes off.Now add the tomatoes and saute till it turns mushy and cooked.Now add turmeric powder,coriander powder.

Then add mint leaves and saute till they wilt.

Add all the chopped veggies and keep on sauteing till they are slightly cooked but still crunchy.

Now add basmathi rice and saute till aroma comes.Then add the yoghurt and mix well.Add the required quantity of salt,1 1/2 cups of water and when it starts boiling,simmer the flame and close with a lid.Keep on checking the rice and stir occasionally and when it is almost cooked add the egg masala and switch off when the rice is fully cooked and the grains are separate.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

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Curry sadham/Masala Vegetable Rice

This is my mom's recipe.We call it as curry sadham(rice mixed with vegetable curry).


My mom usually makes a curry with vegetables and a spice powder and mixes it with cooked rice.(sadham in tamil)


So that is how it got its name.It is so simple to make.We can also use left over rice.


Ingredients


For the spice powder:

Roast the following in 2 tsp of oil and grind it into a powder

Urad dal - 4tsp

Dry red chillies - 4

Coriander seeds - 2Tbsp

Cinnamon stick - 1 inch

cloves - 2

fennel seeds - 1 tsp



Other ingredients:

Rice - 1 1/2 cup

Water - 3 cups

Mixed vegetables - 1 cup(a combination of finely cut carrots,beans,cauliflower,peas and potato can be used)

Onion - 1 medium

Oil - 3tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

A sprig of curry leaves

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves for garnishing



Method:


Cook the rice with 3 cups of water in a pressure cooker.Seperate the rice grains and fluff with a fork.

In a pan,heat 3 Tbsp of oil.Add the onions and a half a teaspoon of turmeric powder.When they are slightly brown add carrots,beans,potatoes,peas and cauliflower.

Keep the heat in medium.Saute the vegetables.Add salt and keep on stirring till the vegetables become tender.

Now add the spice powder and stir for sometime.

Now add the cooked rice and check for salt and keep on stirring till the rice and the masala and the vegetables blend together.

Turn down the heat and garnish it with finely chopped coriander leaves.

Serve with a raita and papad.

Ive sent this recipe and my Puli pongal recipe to Ravishing Rice event hosted by Nags

This is actually a Monthly Mingle event started by Meeta

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