Jan 3, 2015

Brinjal rice


Made few variations to Kavitha's Brinjal rice . 


Ingredients:

  • Cooked rice - 2 cups
  • Gongura pickle(Priya brand) - 2 tsp. 
  • Brinjal - 6
  • Small onions - 10
  • Curry leaves - 1 string
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.
  • Urid dhal  - 1/2 tsp.
  • Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp.
  • Groundnuts - 10
  • Cashews - 5
  • Salt
  • Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
  • Gingelly Oil
  • Chili powder - see recipe below
To grind :
  • Dried red chili - 3
  • Whole pepper 3
  • Dhaniya seeds 
  • Chana dhal / kadalai paruppu
  • Whole urad dhal
  • Grated coconut 


Method :

             Heat a kadai and dry fry ingredients given in to grind list and allow it cool and grind it into fine powder and set aside. Pressure cook rice and keep it ready . Peel skin of small onions and chop brinjal lengthwise and immerse it in bowl of water . 

Heat a kadai and add ginglley oil + mustard seeds + urid dhal + methi seeds + cashews+ groundnuts +  small onions + curry leaves and fry till done then add brinjal + salt and cook well to this add the grounded powder + turmeric powder and mix it well + gongura pickle + Salt and cook till done . 


Take a bowl and add the cooked rice to this add brinjal + onion mix and mix it well serve with Potato curry or chips 

Jan 2, 2015

Dates and Nuts Burfi


Ingredients :
  • Dates - 20
  • Cashew - 10
  • Badam - 10
  • Poppy seeds - little 
  • Ghee - little
  • Elachi powder (optional)
You can also add Figs, pista or any nuts..



Method :

             Chop dates roughly and grind it in mixer (use whip button) ...you will get coarse paste..chop badam , cashews ...take a pan add ghee and once hot add poppy seeds and fry for few minutes to this add ground dates and cook for few mins. to this add chopped nuts + elachi powder and mix it well and then switch off the flame ...and once it gets slight cool roll it in cylindrical shape and cover it with kitchen plastic wrap and keep it in fridge for 30 minutes. then cut it in circular shape and enjoy dates and nuts burfi ....Healthy sweet for kids .


Wishing all our friends and blog followers a very Happy New year 

Kavitha & Gayathri.


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