Vegetable pulav

My comfort dish & the best way of adding the vegetable intake in the daily routine.   Very quick & simple to make.  I use store bought coconut milk for this preparation, so I diluted the thick milk to thin consistency by adding little water to it.  Green chillies brings the spicy taste to the dish.  I like to serve it with raita &  kuruma.  Any kind of seasonal vegetables can be used for this dish.  It taste yum :)

Ingredients :

1. Basmati Rice - 1 cup
2. Oil - 1 tbsp
3. Ghee - 1 tbsp
4. Cinnamon stick - 1 no
5. Cloves - 3 nos
6. Cardamom - 2 no
7. Bay leaf - 1 no
8. Onion - 2 nos
9. Green chillies - 4 to 5 nos
10. Mint leaves - 1/4 cup
11. Corriander leaves - 1/4 cup
12. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
13. Vegetables (Carrot, beans, cauliflower, potato, green peas) - 1/2 cup
14. Salt to taste
15. Coconut milk - 11/2 cup
16. Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
17. Cashewnuts (roasted) for garnishing

Direction to cook :

1.   Heat 1 tbsp of ghee & roast the basmati rice slightly.  Keep aside.

2.   Heat oil in the heavy bottomed pan, add cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf, green chillies & chopped onions.  Saute till tender.

3.    Add ginger garlic paste, mint leaves & corriander leaves.

4.    Add chopped vegetables & salt to taste.  Cook till tender.

5.   Add  coconut milk, lemon juice & the basmati rice.  Cook till done.

6.   Garnish with roasted cashewnuts.

Serve with raita.

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Vegetable kuruma

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During the weekends, I always find some vegetables left over in my fridge. I either make vegetable curry or spicy vegetable kuruma. This is one of my comfort dish, which taste great with coconut rice and dosas as well. Addition of lotz of vegetables & coconut makes this dish rich and healthy. And this is one among of few dishes where any kind of vegetables can be added in any proportions. Great dish for the lazy weekends :)

Ingredients :

1. Vegetables ( carrot, beans, cauliflower, capsicum, green peas, turnip, potato & ur favourite) - 1 cup
2. Onion - 1 large sized
3. Tomato - 1 large sized
4. Chilly powder - 2 tsp
5. Mint leaves - 1 tbsp
6. Cinnamom stick - 1 no
7. Cloves - 3 nos
8. Cardamom - 1 no
9. Bay leaf - 1 no
10. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
11. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
12. Coconut paste - 2 tbsp
13. Water - 1 cup
14. Salt to taste
15. Oil - 1 tbsp
16. Corriander leaves for garnishing

Directions to cook :

# Cut the vegetables evenly & keep aside.

# Heat oil in the pan, add cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom, bay leaves & finely chopped onions. Saute till golden brown color.

# Add ginger garlic paste & mint leaves. Saute it for 3 mins.

# Add finely chopped tomatoes, chilly powder, turmeric powder & salt to taste. Saute it for 4 mins.

# Add the vegetables & water. Cover and cook till tender.

# Add coconut paste & cook for 5 min on low-medium flame.

Garnish with corriander leaves & serve with rice or rotis too.

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Cauliflower Manchorian

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When I see the fresh cauliflower in the market, the first dish which strikes my mind is this delicious cauliflower manchorian. This recipe is the combination of Indian & chinese cuisine. Especially, when I make fried rice, coconut rice or jeera rice predominately this would be the side dish I serve. Taste of soyasauce with minced garlic and ginger give unique flavour to this dish. It taste yum :)

Ingredients :

1. Cauliflower - 1 medium sized
2. Besan - 2 tbsp
3. Corn flour - 2 tbsp
4. Salt to taste
5. Soya sauce - 1 tsp
6. Chilly powder - 2 tsp
7. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
8. Salt to taste
9. Water
10. Onion - 2 nos
11. A pinch of ajinomoto
12. Garlic - 4 pods
13. Ginger - 1 inch size
14. Green chillies - 3 nos
15. Oil

Directions to cook :

# Add turmeric powder & salt to the boiling water. Switch off. Meanwhile cut the cauliflower florets & put them in the boiled water for 10 min. (helps in removing the inserts if any)

# Strain the cauliflower & add besan, cornflour, 1/2 tsp soyasauce, salt, chilly powder & turmeric powder. Do not add water.

# Heat the oil in the frying pan, deep fry the cauliflower mixture till crispy. Keep aside.

# Heat 1/2 tsp of oil in the another pan, add ajinomoto, finely chopped garlic & ginger. Saute for 2 min.

# Add finely chopped onions & green chillies. Saute it for 5 mins.

# Add 1/2 tsp of soyasauce & finely add the fried cauliflower. Cover and cook.

Serve warm.

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