Puliyogare Rice

 Preparation time: None (If we have cooked rice), if not 25 minutes to cook rice.

 Cook Time: 5 minutes

 Ingredients:

 1 cup rice

 1 teaspoon of oil

 3 teaspoons of MTR Puliyogare paste

 Tempering:3 curry leaves, 1 teaspoon of peanuts

 2 teaspoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice

 Pinch of salt

Steps to prepare:

• In a pan, put a teaspoon of oil, Add all the tempering ingredients.
• Add 3 teaspoons of Puliyogare paste
• Sauté for 2 minutes
• Add a pinch of salt. switch off the flame.
• Now, add the mixture into Rice and mix well.
• Serve Puliyogare rice with your favorite papad. 
• Since, I make this for my kids Lunch box, I add their favorite colorful crisp's.

                                       

 

  

 

Spinach Mint rice

 Preparation Time: 5 minutes

 Cook Time: 30 minutes

 Ingredients:

 4 cups of chopped spinach

 1 cup of Chopped Mint

 2 cups of rice (Sona Masoori or Basmati Rice)

 5 green chilies

3 teaspoons of oil

 Tempering: 3 Cardamom pods, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 bay leaf, 3 flower pods, 1 teaspoon of Jeera

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 slice of ginger

3 garlic pods

 salt as needed

 Steps to Prepare:

• In a large pan, put oil and all the tempering ingredients. Add Chopped spinach/mint/Ginger/Garlic pods and fry well.
• Keep the fried ingredients on a side. Let them cool for 2-3 minutes and blend them. Keep the paste aside.
• In the same pan, put oil. Add 1/2 cup of chopped onions.
• Add split green chilies.
• Add Spinach/mint paste. Sauté for 2-3 minutes. As the spinach is already cooked, we would not need more cook time.
• Now, if we would like to prepare this in a pressure cooker, instead of Pan we can directly Saute it in pressure cooker. I generally use instant pot to prepare this, so I either Saute directly in instant pot or transfer the fried spinach/mint paste to instant pot pan.
• Now, in the instant pot pan, for every cup of rice add 2 cups of water. Here I am adding 4 cups of water for 2 cups of rice.
• Allow the water to boil.
• Now, add salt and pressure cook.
• Spinach Mint Rice is ready to serve.
• Serve it with Yogurt Raita and papad.

                         

Yogurt Rice

 Preparation Time: None (Provided we have cooked rice and Yogurt)

Cook Time:  10 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked rice

1 cup yogurt

2 teaspoons of oil

Tempering: Jeera, mustard seeds, curry leaves

2 green chillies

1 red cilli

1 teaspoon grated ginger

Salt as needed

Steps to prepare:

• In a bowl, mix yogurt and cooked rice. Add salt and keep it on side.
• In a pan, heat oil and add all the tempering ingredients
• Add red chili
• Add 2 green chilies
• 1 teaspoon of grated ginger.
• Add it to Rice bowl and mix well. Serve it with your favorite pickle.

                              

Mango Rice

 Mangoes are rich in Vitamin C. Mango rice is a quick lunch box recipe for those Busy mornings.

Preparation time: 10 minutes (Provided we already have boiled rice)

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups of Rice

1 cup grated mango

3 sliced green chilies

3 teaspoons of peanut oil

Tempering: Hing, Jeera, Mustard seeds, curry leaves

10 peanuts

5 cashew nuts

salt as needed

Preparation:

1) If we have cooked rice, it would be easier, else Cook 2 cups of white rice and allow the rice to cool

2) In a pan, add 3 teaspoons of oil and add all the ingredients specified under tempering section

3) Add green chilies

4) Add peanuts and cashew nuts

5) In a separate Bowl, Mix cooled rice with grated mango

6) Now, Add all the fried ingredients to rice. Mix well. Serve

Lemon Rice

 This is a quick lunch box recipe.

Preparation time: not needed, if we have boiled rice 

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups boiled rice

2 teaspoons oil

1/4 cup lemon juice

Tempering Ingredients: Hing, curry leaves, Jeera, mustard seeds, peanuts, chana dal, 1 red chili

3 split green chili

1 teaspoon Turmeric

salt as needed

coriander leaves

Steps to prepare:

1) Add Lemon juice, salt to Boiled rice and keep it aside.

2) In a pan, heat oil, add all the tempering ingredients, then add green chilies. Allow them to fry.  

3) Add turmeric powder.

4) Add sautéed ingredients to rice and mix well.

Notes: Grate a carrot and add to rice for more nutrition.

Egg Fried Rice

 Fried Rice Recipe:

 My kids love to eat Fried rice and so I also enjoy making it.

Ingredients: 

3 cups cooked rice

1/4 cup yellow squash

1/4 cup carrots

1/4 cup peas

1/4 cup Broccoli

1/4 cup spring onions

2 eggs

5 tea spoons olive oil

soya sauce 1 table spoons

Hot sauce 2 table spoons

1/2 table spoon Vinegar

Grounded pepper 1 tea spoon.

Salt as needed

Steps to Prepare:

1) On a frying pan, put 1 Teaspoon oil and eggs. Scramble eggs and put some salt and pepper.  Keep it aside

2) In the same pan, put 4 table spoons of oil and add Broccoli/Carrots. Saute for few minutes

3) Add rest of the vegetables. Allow all the vegetables to cook. Now add some salt.

4) Add Rice to vegetables and then soy sauce, hot sauce, vinegar and grounded pepper/salt. Mix well.

5) Add spring onions and serve.