Jeera Rice | Cumin Fried Rice

Simple variety rice recipe in a pressure cooker.

Ingredients:-

Basmati rice - 1 cup

Cumin seed (jeera) - 1 teaspoon

Cloves - 3

Cinnamon - a small piece

Cashews - 10

Yogurt- 1/4 cup

Oil - 2 tablespoons

Ghee - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Method:-

Heat oil & ghee in a pressure cooker.

Add the cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon & cashews. 

When it starts to splutter, add the washed rice and yogurt and saute for a minute.

Pour 1 1/2 cups water. Mix well and add adequate salt.

Cover the lid and pressure cook for one whistle in a medium flame.

Serve with any kurma and raitha.

Moong dal Murukku | Easy Murukku Recipe

Ingredients:-

Rice powder - 1 cup

Moong dal - 1/2 cup

Cumin seed - 1/2 teaspoon

Sesame seed - 1 teaspoon

Asafoetida - 1 pinch

Oil - for frying

Water - for kneading

Salt _ to taste

Method:-

Pressure cook moong dal and mash it smooth with a spoon. 

Add rice flour, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, salt, and asafoetida in it and make a soft dough with adequate water and one spoon oil or ghee.

Place one handful of dough in a murukku press and make round murukkus in plastic sheets.

Heat enough oil in a frying pan, and add the murukkus one by one and deep fry till golden colour.

Crispy, crunchy murukku is ready.

Sarkarai Pongal | Sweet Pongal Recipe

This is a famous festival sweet recipe in Tamil Nadu.

Ingredients:-

Raw Rice (White rice) - 1 cup

Moong dal - 1/4 cup

Jaggery - 1 3/4 cup

Cardamom (crushed) - 5 Nos

Cashew nuts - 10 Nos

Raisins- 15 Nos

Coconut pieces - 2 tablespoon (optional)

Grated ginger - 1/2 teaspoon

Ghee - 3 tablespoons

Water - 2 1/2 cups

Method:-

Clean the rice and dry roast moong dal. Wash it twice and pressure cook with 3 cups of water.

Melt the jaggery in a cup of water and strain the syrup.

Mash the cooked rice, dal mixture together and pour the jaggery syrup.

Add ginger, crushed cardamom to the rice jaggery mixture. 

Mix well and cook for 8 to 10 minutes in low flame.

Fry cashews, coconut pieces, and raisins in a teaspoon of ghee and add to the pongal.

Add the remaining ghee and turn off the flame.

Traditional Sweet Pongal is ready!