NAVARATHRI SPECIAL
Navarathri is the festival celebrated for 9 days. Final day of navarathri is celebrated as vijayadasami. People keep kolu in their house and do pooja everyday and do some prasadam for god. They invite all their relatives and friends on each day and give gifts for everyone.
GOLU
Wait for the different types of prasadams going to be shared in upcoming posts
Do follow suruthy's cookbook for navarathri special prasadams
Prasadam receipe coming soon
CAPSICUM RICE
Capsicum rice is one of very simple and easy dish for kids lunch box and very helpful in busy mornings. It is very tasty and healthy dish.
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INGREDIENTS
Capsicum - 2
Onions(medium) - 1
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Cooked rice - 1 cup
TO GRIND
Channa dhal - 1 tsp
Jeera seeds - 1 tsp
Fennel seeds(sombu) - 1 tsp
Cloves - 4 to 5
Cinnamom stick - 1
Star anise - 1
Cashew - 4 to 5
Red chilli - 3
Coconut (grated) - 2 tbsp
PROCEDURE
- Cook the rice and allow it to cool
- In a kadai add all TO GRIND ingredients and dry roast till the fragrance comes out
- Grind it into a coarse powder
- In a kadai add in oil
- Add in chopped onions and saute till it gets cooked well
- Add in chopped capsicum and cook till becomes soft
- Add in salt and grinded masala and saute well
- Add in cooked rice and mix well
- Add in turmeric powder and mix well
- Add in lemon juice and mix well
- Serve hot with appalam, chips or vathal
STEP BY STEP PICTURES
Take all the TO GRIND ingredients
In a kadai add all TO GRIND ingredients except coconut saute for 2 to 3 mins
Add in grated coconuts
Saute till raw smell goes
Grind to coarse powder
Allow the rice to cool down
In a kadai add in oil
Add in chopped onions and saute till gets cooked
Add in chopped capsicum and saute till soft
Add in salt and saute
Saute well till it cooks well
Add in grinded masala powder
Mix everything evenly
Add in cooked rice
Mix everything well
Add in turmeric powder
Add in lemon juice and mix well
Serve hot with potato chips
TIPS
- Instead of capsicum you can use carrots also
- Cook the rice and cool down nicely otherwise it will be mushy
- You can also even use basmati rice
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PANNER ROAST
Panner is one of the protein rich food it is good for health. Especially for vegetarians panner is very healthy one as it contains proteins calcium and good fat. Usually i try lot of dishes using panner. Panner roast is one of the dry sidedish which goes well with chapathi and poori
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INGREDIENTS
Panner - 200 gms
Ghee - 3 tbsp
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Jeera seeds - 1 tsp
Coriander seeds - 2 tsp
Red chillies - 2
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Cloves (krambu) - 4 to 5
Tamarind juice (thick) - 1 tbsp
Curd - 1/2 cup
Garlic - 3 pods
Salt - to taste
Onions(finely chopped) - 2 tbsp
Jaggery - one small piece
Coriander leaves (finely chopped) - one handfull
PROCEDURE
- Dry roast redchilli, coriander seeds, pepper, cloves, jeera seeds, fennel seeds
- Once cool down add it in a mixie jar and also add in garlic pods,tamarind juice, salt, curd and grind to a smooth paste.
- In a kadai add in 1 tbsp of ghee and add diced panner and saute till it becomes golden brown and remove it in a plate
- In a same kadai add remaining ghee add in chopped onions and saute well
- Add in grinded paste, jaggery and saute till oil seperates the sides
- Add in roasted panner
- Saute everything together till water evaporates.
- Add in chopped coriander leaves and give a good mix
- Serve hot with chapathi, poori, parathas, etc.,
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