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Carrot Rice

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Ingredients: 1.  Rice - 2 cup (cooked)- preferably white rice 2.  Grated carrot - 1 cup( u can also replace carrot with Beetroot and radish or any other vegetable) 3.  Peas - 1 cup (boiled) 4.  Onion - 1 chopped (medium size) 5.  Green chillies - 5-according to the spice required 6.  Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp 7.  Mustard seeds - ¼ tsp 8.  Urad dal - ½ tsp 9.  Channa dal - ½ tsp 10. Cashew nuts - 7 11. Curry leaves - few 12. Red chilli powder - ¼ tsp 13. Salt – to taste Method: Heat a pan with 1 tsp of oil. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, cashew nuts and curry leaves. When the nuts colour change to light brown colour add chopped onions and green chillies. Fry till the onion colour changes to golden brown colour. Now add turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and grated carrot. Mix well and close the pan with a lid and cook on low flame till the carrot is cooked. Then add the boiled peas and mix well. Now add the cooked rice and mix gently. Finall

Vendakka pachadi...

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Ingredients : Ladies Finger- 4-5 Finely chopped Yogurt-2 cups Curry leaves- few Mustard-¼ tsp Kaayam- A small pinch Coconut oil- 1 1/2 tsp Salt- 1/2 tsp Method : Fry mustard, Kayam, curry leaves, and lady's finger in oil, until Lady's finger becomes brown. Put salt and combine this with yogurt.