Coconut Veg Fried Rice

Ingredients

• Whole garam masala - as shown in d picture
• Onion - 2 (sliced )
• Cooking oil - 3/4 tbsps
• Rice - 1/2 kg
• Kaju - optional
• Veggies - as shown in the pic.

Blend all below four ingredents to a paste.

• Coconut - 1/2 
• Pudina - hand full 
• Salt - as per taste
• Ginger & Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• Green Chillies- 4/5

Method

• In a pan, heat oil and add whole garam masala, sliced onion and kaju. Fry till slightly brown. 
• Add veggies and fry for 3/4 mins. 
•  Now add coconut paste, mix well for 5 mins. 
• Add this above mixture to the rice, with 4 glasses of water and salt as per taste. ( Add two sps of ghee, - optional ) 
• You can either cook it in a rice cooker or in a pan. 
•  Delicious and healthy coconut vegetable rice is ready to serve.

Mushroom Fried Rice

Ingredients

• Mushroom - 1 cup ( washed & sliced )
• Rice - 2 cups ( boiled 3/4 )
• Pudina leaves - 1/2 cup
• Onion - 2 medium ( chopped finely )
• Tomatoes - 3 medium ( chopped finely )
• Red chilli powder - 2 sps
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 sp
• Whole garam masala - 2/3 each
• Cooking oil - 3/4 tsps
• Salt to taste  

Method 

1. In a pan/kadai heat oil, add whole garam masala, chopped onion & tomatoes & pudina leaves. Fry till the tomatoes cook.
2. Now add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder & mushrooms. Fry for not more than 2mins.
3. Now add your cooked rice & mix well.
4. Cover the pan with a lid on low flame for 10mins.
5. Tasty mushroom fried rice is ready to serve.

Cucumber and Onion Raitha

Ingredients:

1. Thick curd – 1 cup
2. Kakidi/keera/cucumber – 3 (grated)
3. Onion – 2 (chopped finely)
4. Tomatoes – 1 big (chopped finely)
5. Sugar – 2 sps
6. Roasted groundnut powder – 2 tbsps
7. Fresh coriander leaves
8. Salt to taste

Method:

1. In a bowl mix cucumber, onion, tomatoes, groundnut powder, sugar and salt.
2. Beat curd into smooth paste and mix with the above mixture.
3. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and keep it a side for 15 to 20 mins.
4. Goes well with jeera rice/ fried rice/ pulav/biryani (veg/non-veg).

Palak Puri

Ingredients:

1. Palak puree – 1 cup (boil palak in water for 2 to 3mins and blend with salt, ½ sp of jeera and green chilli). Alternatively if you have some palak paneer’s left over gravy, the same can be utilized for the puree. 
2. Wheat flour – 1 ½ cup or a bit more according to ur palak’s paste.
3. Cooking oil for deep fry

Method:

1. Mix palak puree and wheat flour adding 1 or 2 sps of cooking oil. Blend into puri dough. (as shown)
2. Roll them into puri’s and deep fry them. (as shown)
3. That’s it palak puri is ready to serve.