Showing posts with label Rice Dishes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rice Dishes. Show all posts

Monday, September 7, 2015

Urad Dal Rice Recipe-Ulundhu Sadham with Ellu Thuvaiyal

Urad Dal Rice Recipe-Ulundhu Sadham with Ellu Thuvaiyal



Uluntham Paruppu Sadam and ellu thuvaiyal is very popular in Tirunelveli district. I prepare this often for dinner at home as I love urad dal very much. Black gram is known as urad dal in Hindi, minappappu in Telugu and uzhunnu parippu in Malayalam. In India, it is commonly used in cooking to make dals. Urad dal is rich in  protein and vitamin B and is also a good source of  iron, folic acid,

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Karuveppilai Sadam-Curry Leaves Rice Recipe

Karuveppilai Sadam-Curry Leaves Rice Recipe

Karuveppilai Sadam/Curry Leaf Rice is one of our family's favorite and I love preparing it with fresh curry leaves from my garden. It is very flavorful, delicious and very simple to prepare. It can be had for lunch or packed for lunch or for travel (without coconut). When I have karuveppilai podi at home, I mix that with rice and make curry leaves rice otherwise I stick to this method. This is a

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Tindora Rice-Ivy Gourd Rice-Dondakaya Annam-Kovakkai Sadam

Tindora Rice-Ivy Gourd Rice-Dondakaya Annam-Kovakkai Sadam



This is a very simple and delicious rice dish prepared with Ivy gourd. Ivy Gourd is known as kovakkai in Tamil, dondakaya in Telugu and kundroo/tendli in Hindi, tondekayi in Kannada and kovaykka in Malayalam. Ivy gourd is rich in beta-carotene and fiber. You can make a variety of dishes using kovakkai. You can make tindora fry, tindora curry, chutney and even sambar with tindora. Today we will

Sunday, May 24, 2015

 Panchratna Dal Khichdi Recipe-Simple Khichdi in Pressure Cooker

Panchratna Dal Khichdi Recipe-Simple Khichdi in Pressure Cooker



I love khichdi not only because it is my comfort food but also it is very easy to prepare. This recipe is specially for people who say they don't have time to cook healthy meals. I am taking the simple dal khichdi to the next level by using panchratna dal and brown rice to prepare the khichdi. It is wholesome, nutritious and delicious. I have discussed about Panchratna dal in my earlier post.

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Red Rice Dosa-Sivappu Arisi Dosai-Healthy Breakfast Recipes

Red Rice Dosa-Sivappu Arisi Dosai-Healthy Breakfast Recipes



According to Wikipedia - Red rice is a special variety of rice that is red in color. It derives its rich red colour from an antioxidant called anthocyanins. This antioxidant is beneficial to reduce symptoms of inflammation, cancer prevention and weight loss management. Red rice is generally unhulled or partially hulled rice which has a red husk, rather than the much more common brown. Red rice

Monday, April 6, 2015

Dal Khichdi Recipe-How to make Khichdi-Khichdi Recipes

Dal Khichdi Recipe-How to make Khichdi-Khichdi Recipes



Khichdi is a simple and comforting food prepared with dal (lentils) and rice. It is wholesome, nutritious, easy to digest and also very easy to prepare. Dal khichdi can be prepared with a single dal or a combination of 2 or more dals (lentils).  I have used a mix of tur dal and moong dal to prepare this dal khichdi. As I have already posted a spicy version of moong dal khichdi, I have made this

Monday, March 2, 2015

Egg Biryani Recipe-Muttai Biryani Indian Style-Anda Biryani

Egg Biryani Recipe-Muttai Biryani Indian Style-Anda Biryani



This egg biryani is a great treat for egg lovers. It is very easy to make and does not take much time once you are familiar with the recipe. Apart from hard boiled eggs, I have also added scrambled eggs to this biryani, which makes it even more delicious. Though I am not very fond of egg dishes (except omelets and egg scramble) my kids love eggs and I love to make it for them. Today we will