VARIETY RICE

COCUNUT RICE:

Ingredients:

Cooked rice      -    1 cup
Coconut            -     1/2 cup
Red chilly          -      2 nos
Urad dal            -     1 spoon
Mustard seed     -     1 spoon
curry leaves        -      6
Oil                      -       2 spoons

Procedure :

In a pan add oil and mustard seeds,after splutter, add red chilly,curry leaves and urad dal .
Add coconut and  fry it, when aroma comes out add rice and fry it for a minute.

TOMATO RICE

Ingredients:

Cooked rice                -       1 cup
Onion                          -       1/2 medium size
Tomato                       -        3
Green chilly                 -        2
Turmaric powder         -        1 spoon
Cinnamon                    -        1 inch piece
Clove                          -        2 no's
Fennal seeds                -        1/2 spoon
Mustard seeds             -         1  spoon
urad dal                       -         1 spoon
channa dal                   -         1/2 spoon
Curry leaves                -         1 arc
Coriander leaves          -        For garnishing.
Oil                               -        3 spoons

Procedure:

In a pan ,heat oil and add mustard seeds,urad dal,curry leaves,cinnamon,clove,fennal and allow it to splutter.
Add onion,tomato and green chillies and turmaric powder. fry until it shrinks.
Add rice into that gravy and mix it well.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

TAMARIND RICE:

Ingredients:

Cooked rice             -    1 cup
Tamarind                  -    1 lemon size
Turmeric powder      -    1 spoon
Red chilly (dry)         -     6 no's
Mustard seed           -     1 spoon
Channa dal               -     3 spoons
Curry leaves             -     2 arc
Salt                           -     required
Oil                            -     6 spoons

Procedure:

In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds after splutter add channa dal and curry leaves and red chilly.
Add thick tamarind extract , turmeric powder and salt.
Allow it to cook until oil comes out.
Then mix this gravy and rice.

CARROT RICE

Ingredients:

Cooked rice        -     1 cup
Carrot                 -     3
Onion                  -     1/2
Oil                      -      2 spoons
Mustard seed      -      1 spoon
Urad dal             -       1 spoon
Curry leaves       -       1 arc
Cinnamon           -      1 inch
Clove                 -       2

Procedure:

In a pan heat oil, add mustard seeds,urad dal,green chilly,cinnamon ,clove,curry leaves.
Add onion,shredded carrots and fry it
Add rice and mix it well.
Tasty carrot rice is ready to serve.

IVY RICE / KOVAKKAAI RICE

Ingredients:

Cooked rice            -    1 cup                                                               www.tasteaspoon.blogspot.in
Kovakaai                 -  10 or 15
pepper powder        -  2 spoons
Coriander powder   -   2 spoons
Garam masala          -  1/2 spoon
Turmeric powder      -   1/2 spoon
Green chilly               -  2
Salt                           -  to taste.
Lemon juice              -   1 spoon

For Sprinkling:

Cloves                     -   2
Bay leaves               -   1
Oil                           -   7 spoons
Mustard seeds         -   1 spoon
Curry leaves            -    6 or 7.
Cumin seeds            -    1 spoon.

Procedure:

Cut kovakaai into length wise or round shape.
In a pan add oil and other sprinkling items one by one.
In the same pan add kovakaai pieces and fry it deeply.
Add pepper powder,coriander powder,garam masala,turmeric powder,green chilly and salt.
When kovakkaai is shrinked then add cooked rice.    add lemon juice.
Mix it well .garnish it with coriander leaves and roasted cashews.

EGG FRIED RICE

Ingredients:

Cooked rice    -     1 cup

Egg                 -     2

Carrot             -     1

Beans              -     5

Onion              -     1 medium size

Peas                -     15 

Lemon juice      -     1 spoon

For sprinkling:

Oil                   -     2 spoons

Mustard seed   -     1 spoon

Cumin seed      -     1 spoon

Cloves             -      2

Fennel              -     1/2 spoon

Coriander leaf   -     garnishing.

Procedure:

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Heat the pan , add oil and other sprinkling items.

After splutter, add finely chopped vegetables .

Once the vegetables are cooked add salt and cooked rice.

Add scrambled eggs in pan and fry it well.

After remove the pan from flame add two spoons of lime juice.

Note:

If we add soya sauce it gives special taste to it.

CAPSICUM RICE / BELL PEPPER RICE

Ingredients:

Capsicum               -    1
Cooked rice           -    1 cup
Green chilly            -     1 or 2
Turmeric powder    -     1 pinch

For grinding:

coriander seeds      -   1 tbsp
pea nuts                  -   1 tbsp
urad dal                  -    1 tbsp
Red chilly                -    1

For seasoning:

oil  - 2tbsp
Mustard seeds    -  1 spoon
cumin seeds        -   1 spoon
curry leaves        -    1 arch
coriander leaves  -   for garnishing

Procedure:

In a sauce pan add oil and seasoning items after it pops add sliced capsicum,green chilly and turmeric powder.
After the capsicum is shrink,Add grinding powder into to sauce pan and mix it well.
Now add cooked rice and garnish it with coriander leaves.

PEPPER RICE

Ingredients:

Cooked rice        -  1 cup
Black pepper       -   3 spoons
channa dal            -  1 tbsp
Cocunut gratings   - 1 tbsp
Ghee                    -  2 tbsp
coriander leaves    -  for garnishing

Procedure:

In a pan add ghee,then add black pepper,channa dal fry it into golden brown.
In the same pan add grated cocunut and mix it with dal and pepper.
Grind it coarsely.
Add this into the same pan and mix it with cooked rice and garnish it with coriander leaves.

ELLU SAADHAM / SESAME SEED RICE

Ingredients:

Cooked rice     -    1 cup

White til seeds  -    2 spoons

Black til seeds  -    1 spoon
Red chilly         -    3 no's
Channa dal       -    2 spoons
Asafotida          -    1 pinch
Gingelly oil        -    3 spoons
Salt                   -    1 spoon

Procedure:

Dry roast til seeds ,in the same pan add a teaspoon of oil,channa dal,red chilly cool and grind it with til seeds.
In a pan add oil ,add curry leaves,mustard seeds and cooked rice.
Add the til powder,and  mix it with rice. and add salt.