Onion Bhath - a mixed rice recipe

 This is a tasty and easy to make recipe.We can use the left over rice, refrigerated, of the previous day  or the one cooked in the morning can be used.  Raw rice would be better suited for this recipe.
You can serve this rice with any of the veg or non veg spicy curries  as a side dish. It would taste just as good.

Ingredients needed for Onion Bhath
3 cups rice
4 onions
4 red chillies
4 cloves
4 green  chillies
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
2 cinnamon sticks
4 tbsp coriander seeds
3 tsps bengal gram dal
3 tbsps oil
1 ball tamarind lime sized / 2 tsps of the tamarind paste
1/2 bunch coriander leaves
few curry leaves
salt to taste

How to prepare Onion Bhath
Heat oil in a frying pan. Fry the ingredients cinnamon, cloves, red chilles, coriander seeds, bengal gram dal to a golden colour, powder and keep aside.
Cook the rice separately and keep aside. Extract pulp from the tamarind, it should come about half a cup.
Slice onions and green chillies fine and keep aside.
Chop coriander leaves and curry leaves, keep aside.
Heat oil in a wide botomed fry pan or a wok.
Splutter mustard seeds, then add green chillies, coriander and curry leaves  as well as the sliced onions.
Fry till the onions turn transparent. Add turmeric powder, salt to taste and the tamarind pulp.
Bring it to boil and cook till the gravy turns golden brown. Add the powder masala and blend all the ingredients nicely.
Now add the cooked and cooled rice , stir well so the gravy mixes well with the rice.

Dal ka Parantha

We always have left over dals which we do not know what to do about. This is a nice and tasty food dish which can be served as dinner recipe or can also be packed as lunch in the tiffin boxes.


Ingredients needed for Dal ka Paratha 
2 cups Whole Wheat flour (Atta)
1/2 cup Leftover Dal (cooked)
1/2 Cup Besan
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 tsp. grated ginger
2 Green chilies, finely chopped
2 tbsps Coriander leaves, finely chopped
1 tbsp. oil
1/2 tsp. Cumin Seeds
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder to taste
Garam masala as per taste
Butter / Oil for cooking the paratha

How to prepare Dal ka Paratha 
Mix all the ingredients, atta, dal, grated ginger, onion, besan, breen chillies, coriander leaves, cumin seeds, oil, red chilli powder, salt and garam masala powder for tatste. Add water if needed and knead to a stiff  and smooth dough.
Keep covered for about 15 minutes.
Shape into  small balls and then roll into paranthas
Heat a tava and fry these paranthas applying a little oil.
Serve hot with Raita, Pickles and Chutney.

Cumin / Jeera Rice Recipe

Cumin / Jeera Rice  is a tasty rice dish  which can accompany any spicy gravy and salad.   I have added garlic  in this recipe but then you can make without garlic to use as an onion and garlic less fasting dish. The rice will taste  just as nice without garlic too.


Ingredients needed forCumin / Jeera Rice Recipe:
1 cup Rice (can also use cooked and left over rice)
10 flakes garlic( sliced fine)
1 1/2 tsps cumin seeds
1 tsp peppercorns
4-5 red chillies
Salt to taste
Oil / ghee as needed

How to prepare Cumin / Jeera Rice:
Cook the rice and spread it on a plate to cool. If you are using the left over rice of the previous day , then you can miss this step.
Add half a teaspoon ghee to the rice and mix well.
Roast cumin and pepper corns a little and then pound coarsely.
Heat ghee / oil in a non stick fry pan, add garlic pieces and fry till they are golden.
Add broken chilles and fry till they get crispy.
Add the powder and fry till a nice aroma comes.
Mix in the rice and add salt to taste.
Serve hot with any spicy vegetarian or non vegetarian gravy as a side dish.

Points to note while preparing Cumin / Jeera Rice:
You can add More Milagai or Curd chillies fried as a garnish instead ofadding  red chillies in the Cumin / Jeera Rice recipe.

Cabbage Fried Rice

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of cooked rice
1 onion chopped finely
1 cup finely chopped cabbage,
2 green chillies chopped
1 capsicum chopped
1/2 tsp pepper powder
2 tsps butter
Salt to taste
2 tbsp grated cheese

Method:
Heat butter in a chinese wok or a non-stick fry pan.
Saute the chopped onion and green chillies, till they are transparent.
Add chopped cabbage and capsicum.
Saute for a minute or two till they get half cooked.
Add salt and pepper powder.
Mix in the cooked rice. Stir well till the rice and the vegetables blend well. Sprinkle grated cheese on top .
Serve hot with pickle and papad or some spicy curry.