Tomato rice is the easiest recipe to prepare.I prepare this recipe most of the time.
- Prepared Time.......15 minutes
- Cook Time..............20 min
- Serve ......................5
Ingredients
- Cooked Rice....................4cups
- Turmeric Powder,..............1/2 tsp
- Tomato.............................2
- Green Chili.......................5
- Red Chili Powder............. 1tsp
- Asafoetida..........................1tsp
- Corinader Leaves...............little
- Sambar Powder................1/2 tsp
- Mustard Seeds...................1tsp
- Chana Dhal........................2tsp
Salt to taste
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| Tomato Rice |
Method
- Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds and chana dhal.
- When it crackles add chopped tomatoes, green chili,
- Add turmeric, red chili powder and sambar powder.
- When the tomatoes cooked add the rice, salt and mix.
- Sprinkle coriander leaves.
- serve with vadam/ pappadams.
Black Eyed Peas Patties
Ingredients
- Cooked Black Eyed Peas ............1cup
- Chopped Onion.......................... 1/4 cup
- Green Chili(Chopped)................. 1.tsp
- Scallion. (Chopped).................... 2tbsp.
- Red chili Powder....................... .1/2tsp
- Coriander Powder .......................1/4 tsp
- Maida ..........................................4tbsp
- Salt to Taste
Method
- Mix above all ingredients and mash nicely with spoon or fork.
- Mix all together make patties. Add little water to the maida and make a batter.
- Dip the patties on the batter and put them on the hot oiled pan and cook both sides till they become brown.(Use these as burgers for sandwich)
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| Lord nataraja |
Thiruvathirai or Arudra darishanam is a festival dedicated to Lord Shiva9Nataraja)All the shiva temple have special event on this occasion.It comes in the month of Margazhi at thiruvathira star/ poorami
There are rudrabhishekam for Lord Shiva in early morning.Onthis day unmarried women and girls take bath early in the mroning, wear new clothes sit near the vilakku. We prepare Kali and thalakam with all vegetables, banana, beetle leaves coconut do the naivedyam and seek lord Shivas blessing.
In Kerala they dance thiruvthira kaikottu kali.
Thiruvathira Kali
