Showing posts with label Awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Awards. Show all posts

Tuesday 8 March 2011

Lemon rice/Chitranna




Ingredients:
Rice-2cups
Water-4cups
Preparing rice:
1.Wash rice changing water until the water appears clear.
Soak the rice for 15minutes before cooking.
2.Boil the water in a pan when it comes to boil,reduce the heat to medium, add soaked rice and allow to cook until rice is tender and most of the water is evaporated,now reduce the heat to low,cover the lid and allow to fluff up for 5-6minutes. When you remove the lid steam will come and rice looks fluffier.Now keep it aside to cool.
Microwave Method:
In microwavable bowl add soaked rice and four glasses of water and keep in microwave for 20 minutes or until it is done.
For lemon rice
Ingredients:
2 tbsp-vegetable or sunflower+ oil extra oil for mixing
1/2 tsp- cumin seeds
1/2 tsp- mustard seeds
1/2 tsp- turmeric
2 -dried whole red chili(break them into 2 pieces)
1- green chili sliced in four long way
12 to 15 fresh curry leaves
1 tbsp- channa dal/bengal gram
1tbsp-urad dal/blackgram
1/4 cup unsalted roasted peanuts(store bought)
1/4cup-fresh coconut,grated
1 salt to taste
Lemon juice according to taste
Fresh coriander chopped
Method:
1.Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat,add mustard and cumin and allow them to splutter,now add both dals,make sure to keep an eye on the flame other wise it will burn the tempering,after the dals become lightly brown add green chillies,red chillies,curry leaves and turmeric and saute for 1minute,mix well and add salt and take out of the flame and keep aside to cool for 5 -10minutes.
For mixing:
Take a wide bowl and add all the rice,break the lumps very gently with wooden spatula(clean hand is better),now add the cooled tempering,chopped coriander,lemon juice,and 1 or 2tbsp of oil,roasted peanuts,grated fresh coconut on top of the rice.mix gently with wooden spatula ,making sure not to break the rice.If you find salt is less you can add and mix it along with other ingredients.Before serving garnish with fresh coriander,fresh grated coconut and fried peanuts and enjoy with pickles and
curd rice.


Thanks Chitra  for considering me for this wonderful Award!.I want to share this award with my lovely  fellow bloggers...
1.Vidya of Akshayapatre
2.Madhuri of Cook-curry nook
3.I am home chef of Cookery bits
4.Priya of Elaichii
5.Neha of Home made food
6.Suman of Incidental indian cooking
7.Kannada cusine
8.Akila of Learning to cook
9.Viju of Lets cook something
10.Vanamala hebbar of Malaskitchen
11.Ramya of Mane adige
12.Priya of Mharo rajsthan recipes
13.Vimitha of My culinary trial room
14.Sonu of Palate corner
15.Sushma of Savi-Ruchi
Rules:

1.Accept the award. Post it in your blog with the name of the blogger who has given u this award with a link to his/her blog.
2.Pass it on to 15 other blogger friends.... to keep the ball rolling.
3.Let the nominated blogger know about their award [leave a comment in their most recent post].



Tuesday 6 April 2010

My First Award Celebration!!

This the happy moment for me,cos i was not taken blogging this serious before as now,even i started 2years ago. Thank you so much for your love,support and appreciation  girls...I didn't expect this much love from you guys in such a less period of time...thank you so much once again...
                                                     
              


Thanks!!Pavitra for giving my first award.
This awards comes  with couple of  rules..1.Have to share with fellow bloggers,who you think they deserve.
2.you have to share 10 honest things about you

Ten things about me:
1.I  am simple person with little ambitions in a big world.
2.I believe praying God works, when things go wrong.
3.Cooking is become a passion for me after marriage
4.Love to travel around the world.
5.I used to bake,when i feel low and sad.
6.Good thing happen to me are my husband and my son.
7.Adventure  is not my cup of tea.i hate it.
8.I love to cook and entertain people around me.
9.I like to gossip about films.
10.I like to eat pakodas and feel cosy at home,when it is raining outside.

I like to share this award with...
Sonu of Palatecorner
Niveditha of Niveditha's kitchen
Nithu of  Nithubala.com
Radhika Vasanth of Foodfor7stagesoflife
Asha of oceanichope
Usha of Sizzling indian recipes,Plz check out their blogs,you will be amazed !!