Coconut Rice( Thenga Satham)

South Indian Coconut Rice(Thenga Satham)

This rice is very easy to prepare and tasty to eat. Adi pathinettam perukku, we make different types of rice. This coconut rice is one of them.

Coconut Rice

Ingredients

• Rice.....................2 cups
• Grated Coconut...1 cup
• Urad Dhal..............2 tsp
• Mustard seeds......1 tsp
• Red Chili...............1
• Curry leaves.........few
• Roasted peanuts....1/4 cup
• Salt to taste

Method

• Soak the rice for about 15 minutes and cook.Left over rice work great too.
• Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds,once it starts spluttering, add urad dhal, red chili and curry leaves and coconut.
• Fry  for 4/5 minutes add the cooked rice, salt and roasted peanuts(Use cashew nuts also).
• Mix well  together.Serve hot.

Chinese Noodles

Chinese noodles is favourite among  everybody.

Ingredients

• Chinese Noodles...............................1 packet
• Sesame Oil......................................2 tsp
• Minced Garlic..................................2 tbsp
• Minced ginger..................................2 tbsp
• Shredded Cabbage..........................1 cup
• Corn................................................1/4 cup
• Soy Sauce.....................................1 tbsp
• Black Pepper..................................1 tsp
• Chili Sauce to taste
• Onions cut.....................................1 cup
• Carrot cut in match sticks................1 cup
• White Vinegar.................................1 tbsp
• Chinese Sauce to taste
• Chili sauce to taste
• Soy Sauce
• Bell Pepper cut.............................1 cup

Chinese Noodles

Method

• Boil the water adding little oil and salt.Put off the flame. 
• Then add the noodle and cover it.
• After some time remove the water and keep
• Heat  a large wok with 1tsp oil add ginger/garlic, onion, carrots, bell pepper,cabbage and baby corn.
• Toss them well. Add black pepper and noodles, white vinegar, chili sauce, 
• Chinese sauce and salt. Mix them nicely so that all together mixed well.
• Turn off  the flame sprinkle some spring onions.

Palak Paneer

Ingredients

Palak Panneer

• Palak.............................2 bunches
• Onion.............................2
• Green Chili......................2
• Cumin Seeds...................1 tsp
• Paneer............................1 cup
• Tomatoes........................2
• Chili Powder...................1tsp
• Coriander Seed Powder...1tsp
• Garam Masala.................1/2tsp
• Fresh Cream...................2tsp
• Salt to taste

Method

• Wash and chop the palak.Cook the palak with little water.
• Remove the water and keep.
• Slice the onion and tomatoes.Heat pan with oil add onion and tomatoes and fry.
• Grind all together with palak.
• Heat a pan with oil add cumin seed(you can use garlic too),slit red chili,chopped onion and fry them.
• Add chili powder ,salt, coriander seed powder and garam masala .When fired add ground paste, add the palak water into the mixture.Allow it to boil.
• Mix the paneer cubes..
• Remove from the fir add cream.(add grated cheese too) .Serve with rice/chapathi.

Mudira Chutney (Horsegram Chutney)

Mudira is very good for health. we make mudira puzhukku for kanji. Here I am giving the mudira chutney.

Ingredients

• Mudira.........................1/4 cup
• Red Chili......................6
• Urad Dhal....................2 tsp
• Asafoetida...................1/4 tsp
• Tamarind Paste............1 tsp
• Mustard Seeds............1 tsp
• Curry Leaves...............few
• Grated Coconut.........1 cup

Method

• Roast the mudira till it becomes brown. Fry the chili and  dhal.Grind mudira ,dhal and chili. 
• Then add tamarind, curry leaves salt, asafoetida and coconut. 
• Mix well and transfer to a bowl.Heat  a pan with oil add mustard seeds.
• When it splutters add to the chutney. 
• This mudira chutney goes with rice, dosa,idli and chapathi