Oondi (Rice Balls)
Aug23

Oondi (Rice Balls)

Ingredients • Idli rice rawa  – 2 cups • Grated coconut – 1 cup • Oil – 1 tbsp • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp • Urad dal – 1 tsp • Green chilli  – 2 chopped • Red chilli – 2 chopped • Curry leaves – 4 to 5 chopped • Salt to taste Preparation 1. Wash rice rawa. Drain water n keep aside. 2. Grind grated coconut with 1 cup water coarsely. 3. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan. 4. Add mustard, urad...

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Toasted Coconut Rice
Jul30

Toasted Coconut Rice

If you have a piece of fresh coconut in your refrigerator, try this recipe. It is quick, easy and delightful. The rice is cooked with whole sweet spices, and golden-fried coconut strips are folded in along with the chaunk (spices cooked in ghee or coconut oil), which adds to the flavor. Finally, the dish is garnished with more coconut strips. This is a most attractive rice dish, with a slightly crunchy texture and faintly sweet,...

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Sahai Uppama
Jul26

Sahai Uppama

Ingredients • Cream of wheat – 2 cup • Butter-milk – 2 cup • Coconut milk – 1 ½ cup • Green chilies, chopped – 6 • Urad dal – 2 tbsp • Curry leaf – 5 – 6 • Sugar – 2 tsp • Cashew-nut – 10 -12 • Ghee – 3 tbsp • Oil – 4 tbsp • Asafetida – ½ tsp • Salt – as required Preparation 1. Sift cream of wheat. 2. Roast cream of wheat in 1 tsp Ghee...

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Nasilamah – Malasian Rice
Jul24

Nasilamah – Malasian Rice

Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Salad oil – 2 tbsp • Coconut extract – 2 cups • Salt – as required • Fresh pineapple – ¼ cup diced • Grated carrots – 2 tbsp • Grated cucumber – 2 Tbsp • Grated raw mango – 2 Tbsp Grind: Red chilies -7 Preparation 1. Soak rice for 10 minutes. 2. Grind red chilies to a smooth paste and mix with coconut extract. 3. Pressure cook rice in this coconut...

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Mustard Rice
Jul19

Mustard Rice

Ingredients • Rice – I cup • Ground nuts – 1 ½ tbsp (Without skin. roasted) • Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp • Ghee – 1 ½ tbsp • Oil – 2 tbsp • Salt -as required • Finely Cut Coriander Leaves – few For Seasoning: • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp. • Black gram dhal – 1 tsp. • Bengal gram dhal – 1 tsp. • Red chilies – few Grind together: • Grated fresh coconut – ¼ cup • chilies – 3-4...

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