514; Milagu Orai/Milaghu Satham/ Black Pepper Rice

. Black Pepper Rice is a spicy, flavorful and easy to make rice recipe prepared using very basic ingredients in less than 30 minutes. If you have left over rice, this recipe can be prepared in less than 10 minutes. It served as Naivedyam Prasadam in Perumal Kovils and  Madams.

Ingredients

Cooked Rice                    2 cups

Black Pepper                   1 Tablespoon

Chenna Dal                     2 Tablespoon

Urdh Dal                         1 Tablespoon

Cumin Seed                    1 Teaspoon

Curry Leaves                   Few Leaves

Red Chilli                        1 nos

Gingelly Oil                     1 Tablespoon

For Tadka/ Temper

Ghee                              1 Tablespoon

Mustard seeds                 1 Teaspoon

Chenna Dal                     1 Teaspoon

Curry Leaves                   few

Asafetida Powder             ½ Teaspoon

Method:

• Cook the rice to the right consistency – not too dry nor too well-done.

• In a small pan, add 1/2 tsp Gingelly oil and peppercorns , Urdh dhal. Chenna Dal, Curry Levees and Red Chili. Fry till you get a nice aroma. Switch off the stove. When cool Grind coarsely. Keep Aside.

• Mix this powder with cooked rice.
• Heat Ghee in a kadai, add mustard seeds, Chenna dal, Asafetida Powder and Curry eaves. Fry it in ghee.
• When it crackle, switch off the stove. Add to the rice and Mix well.
• Serve the Iyengar Style Black Pepper Rice hot with Elai Vadam Recipe (A Traditional South Indian Rice Papad) and Cucumber Raita to complete your meal.
• Other 30 Rice recipes that you can try are:
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513: Traditional Thirattipal

Thirattipal

A popular milk sweet from Tamil Nadu. Thirattipal is a rich and delicious dessert of thickened Milk with Jaggery, Ghee and flavored with cardamom powder. It is a Rich, Delicious, and is a perfect choice to your dears to make them Happier on Birthdays, Festivals and on all Occasion.

I always craved for the kind of Thirattipal my mom used to make when I was a child. This is a very simple recipe but need time to prepare.

Cooking Time         1 hour

Recipe type:           Sweet

Cuisine:                 South Indian

Serves:                 2-4 people

Ingredients  

Whole Milk                     1 ½ Lt/ ½ Gallon

Jaggery                         1 cup

Green Cardamom           8 no (Crushed)

Saffron                          a pinch for garnish (optional)

Ghee                             1 Tablespoon

Method:

• Heat milk in a heavy bottom deep Pan over a Medium flame.
• Bring to a boil. Add saffron in it.  Mix well. Simmer the stove heat.
• Stir it every 5 or 10 minutes and scrape the sides. Milk level will start reducing and the color will also change.
•  Simmer until it is reduced to 3/4ths. Keep stirring now. You need to keep stirring to avoid sticking at the bottom.
• In meantime powder the jaggery and crush the cardamoms.
• Now add the jaggery and crushed cardamoms to the milk mixture. Mix it very well.
• Keep stirring now. You need to keep stirring to avoid sticking at the bottom.
•  Now add Ghee in it.
• When all the liquid is absorbed and you get thick halwa like mixture, switch off the flame.
• Allow it to cool down and transfer it to the container.     
• Delicious Thirattipal is ready to Serve.

512:Homemade Navratna Idli Milaghai powder/ Healthy Spiced Chutney Powder

Navaratna Milaghai Podi

Idli Milaghai Powder is spicy, healthy and tasty condiment for idlis and Dosas. I use only homemade idli podi and make it in batches to use for couple of months. so, every two months once, I prepare a different variety and use it. This time as I add as much Dals, Lentils and Nuts from my pantry when I prepare this Podi, so I know that we have sufficient nutrients for the meal.  It takes some time to fry and grind the ingredients but its worth the time spent for the next few weeks. I am adding this recipe based on requests from some of my friends.

This is my own recipe and it turned out to be awesome. little spicy and we love it that way. if you do not want it spicy, then reduce the quantity of red chillies.

I have already posted idly milaghai podi and Flaxseed  Milaghai Podi  in my blog. This one is with Navratna dals. This powder is a good combo for idli, dosa and adai.

Course    :      South Indian

Prep Time  :   10 Mins

Cook Time   :  5 Minutes

Total Time:     15—20 Minutes

Servings :       20

 Ingredients

Urdh Dal(Black gram dhal)                  ½ Cup

Chenna Dal (Bengal gram dhal)           ½ Cup

Moong Dal                                         ½ Cup

Masoor Dal                                        ½ Cup

Jowar/ Cholam/ Sorghum                   ½ Cup      

Peanuts                                             ½ Cup

Pottukadalai/ Chutney Dal/roasted Dal ½ Cup

White Sesame seeds                          ½ Cup

Dry Red Chillies                                 15-20 no.. (According to your spice level)

Curry Leaves                                     ¼ Cup   (optional)

Asafetida powder                               1 Teaspoon.

Salt                                                  To Taste.

How to Make the Recipe:

• Measure and keep all ingredients ready. Clean all the Dals, Discard the debris.
• Heat a pan ,Fry all the dhals on low heat until they turn golden brown. Take care to fry the dhals separately as some dhals like moong dhal gets fried sooner compared to Chenna  dhal.Keep aside.
• Now dry roast the redchillies till crispy. Keep aside.
• To the same pan add the curry leaves and dry roast it and keep aside.
• Dry roast the sesame seeds till begins to splutter and keep aside.
• Cool the roasted ingredients.

 Make Navratna Idli Powder

• Take a blender jar, add Roosted Red Chillies  and curry leaves and grind it
• Now add the all roasted Ingredients, Asafetida(Hing) powder and Salt and blend to coarsely powder it.
•  Spread the powder in a plate, once cooled down store it in an airtight container
• Healthy and tasty Nutrients Enriched Navratna Idli Podi is ready.
• Enjoy with hot idlis and Dosas.

Tips:

• You can use this powder to stuffed Brinjals, and make Brinjals podi fry.

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Please Try my other Idli Podi Recipes. Link is Here

Healthy Flaxseed Milaghai Podi/ Flaxseed Gun powder

Mulaghai Podi / Spicy Gun Powder

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