Simple Raitha

This is one very simple side dish for many varieties. 

Here's what you need :

Mix all of these well  :)

Curd (not too thick)

Onion - finely chopped

Pepper powder or green chillies (i like the pepper powder though:))

Cucumber - chopped (optional)

Tomato - chopped (optional)

Carrot scrapped

Cilantro finely chopped

Salt

Lemon Rice/Nimmakaya Pulihora

This is one food i used to hate.. but eventually started loving it. This is also very easy to  make. Actually this reminds me of the prasadams we used to get in the Temples back in India ;)

You will need :

Rice - 2 cups (soaked and cooked and let it cool down)Tip: add some oil while cooking.. this helps in the grains not sticking to eachother :)

Lemons - 1-2 medium sized squeezed (or more if you like it more sour)

Green Chillies - 6-7 slit

Dried Red Chillies - 4-5

Groundnuts

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Cumin seeds - 1tsp

Channa dal - 1tbsp

Curry Leaves

Hing

Turmeric Powder - about 1tsp

Salt 

Oil

You will need to do :

1. To the cooked rice, add salt and lemon juice and keep aside.

2. In a small kadai or pan heat some oil and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, channa dal, dry red chillies, green chillies, curry leaves, groundnuts, hing and turmeric powder and fry well. (Make sure you don't burn them).

3. Add this seasoning to the rice and mix well.

Enjoy it with pappad and you will really love it :)

Cheers!!!

Mint Rice/Pudhina Rice

Here is one more easy and tasty recipe. Mint.. mmm the name itself sounds refreshing.. so here we go...

You will need :

Mint leaves - 2 bunches

Rice - 2 cups (soaked in water for atleast 30 min)

Green Chillies - 4-5

Cumin seeds - about 1tbs

Cashew Nuts (optional)

Green Peas (optional)

Salt

Oil

To be done like this :

1. Grind the mint leaves, green chillies and some cumin seeds (add as little water as possible) and keep aside.

2. In a pressure cooker, heat oil and add cumin seeds and fry.

3. Add the mint paste and fry well for about 2 min an o low flame.

4. Add salt and add the soaked rice and mix well and fry for about 2 more min.

5. Add water (Measure : for 2 cups of rice add 3 cups of water including the mint paste).

6. Pressure cook on high for about 3 whistles.

7. Mix well and serve hot.

This one tastes really good with a raitha.


P.S I'm sorry I will be unable to post the pictures because I happened to misplace my camera charger :(