421 : Chitrannam - Variety Of Mixed Rices

Chitrannam or the rice cooked in different flavors, colors and ingredients. It is prepared by cooking rice and by mixing it with various condiments. Chitrannam varieties improve the taste of food and are mainly indicated in Anorexia.

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VARIETY OF MIXED RICES 

Puliyodharai (Puli Sadam)                   Lemon Rice                          Coconut Rice
 
       


Kathamba Sadam                            Raw Mango Rice                         Dhadiyonnam 
         


Arisi Paruppu Sadam                           Spicy Tomato Rice                     Sarkarai Pongal          
        
 
     Kothamali Rice                          Bisi Bela Bath                           KalKandu Satham
         

Venn Pongal                                   Capsicum Rice                               Pudina Rice 
          

420: Kabuli Chana Ki Chat - Chick Pea Salad

Snacks on your mind? Want to keep them healthy and tasty? Try this healthy and delicious chat.

Ingredients

Boiled Chickpeas                     2 cups

Finely chopped Cucumber        1 cup

Chopped cherry tomatoes        ½ cup

Finely chopped green chilies    3 no.

Lemon Juice                           1 Tablespoon

Masalas

Black Salt (Kala Namak)          a Pinch

Salt                                       To Taste

Chat Masala Powder                ½ Tsp.

Red chili Powder                      a Pinch.

Decoration.

Chopped Coriander leaves        1 Tablespoon.

Method: 

• Soak the Kabuli chana (chick pea) overnight for 6-8 hours.
• Boil it in a pressure cooker with 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp turmeric powder. Wait till 3 whistles. Allow the boiled Kabuli chana to cool.
• Take a big bowl and add above ingredients, except coriander.
• Add all Masala and lemon juice. Decorate with Coriander leaves
• Mix well , serve  immediately.
• Enjoy the healthy snack.

Tips: 

• You can use tinned Garbanzos also.
• You can add, tamarind and green chutney.
• You can add boiled peanuts and boiled potato also.

Kabuli Channa Chat

Kabuli Channa Chat

419: Kalkandu Sadam/ Rock Sugar candy Rice

Festivity always ushers in a variety of lip smacking traditional goodies. This

Kalkandu satham is generally served as Prasadam in many Vishnu temples along with puliyotharai. And what better can you enjoy other than steamy sweet Kalkandu Sadam dripping with ghee and served on a plantain leaf.

Ingredients

Basmati Rice                                  1 cup

Moong dhal                                    1 tbsp.

Whole milk                                     2 cup

Water                                            1 cup

Powdered Sugar candy                      1 ¼ cup

Saffron                                           a pinch

Crushed Elachi powder                      1 tbsp.

Crushed cloves                                ¼ tsp.

Nutmeg powder                               a pinch

pachai katpuram (edible camphor) -    a pinch

Ghee                                              2 tbsp.

Cashews & Raisins                           2 tbsp. 

Method:

• Wash the rice and dhal  and drain it.
• Cook the rice with milk, water,1 tsp of crushed elachi and saffron till it get mushy. Mash it finely while it hot. Keep aside.
• Take a pan add  2 tbsp. of water with powdered sugar candy. Make a little thick syrup of the rock candy and add it to the cooked rice.
• Add crushed cardamom, cloves, pachai katpuram,netmeg powder to the rice mixture. Cook the rice for some more minute.
• After the rice is cooked, fry the cashew and raisins in ghee and added to the rice.
• Kalkandu Sadam is ready. Served hot.

Note: 

• Kalkandu Sadam is usually served hot and tastes very good. When cooled it tends to become dry.·
• You can reduce or add the sugar as per your individual taste.