Monday, July 20, 2009

Mint rice minnie

This kind of variety rice are famous in south India especially during occasions, so happy that i learned to make it.




Ingredients

1 tsp - fennnel seeds
3 no - bay leaves
3 nos - G.chillies(increase or decrease)
1 inch - ginger
6 pods - garlic
1 no - onion(small)
2 nos - sambar onion(optional)
1 cup - mint leaves(cleaned and washed)
2 tsp - oil
salt to taste

Instructions

Step1.First grind g.chili,garlic,ginger and onion in a mixer.
Step2. then grind the mint leaves separately..
Step3. In a wide pan add 2 tsp oil when it turns hot add funnel seeds and bay leaves.
Step4. Now add the firs grind ed paste and fry for sometimes until the raw aroma are gone.
Step5. After few minutes add the second grinded mint and cook for few minutes.



Step6. Wash the rice and keep aside.
Step7. Now mix the cooked mint and onion paste to the rice and add salt as per your taste.
Step8. Then cook rice in pressure cooker for 3 whistle or rice cooker it...as u do for ordinary pilaf...

Source
My sister

Lassi

A good yogurt makes a delicious lassi....the first time i tasted the good lassi is when we were in honeymoon in delhi....no secret behind any recipe rather than its quality...a good quality yogurt makes delicious lassi wherever you are.

Ingredinets

6 T - Yogurt
1/4 cup - Water
2 T - Sugar(increase or decrease as per taste)
3Nos - Ice cubes


Instructions

Step1. Grind yogurt in a mixer without any pulp.
Step2. Add water and sugar check for the taste if want additional sugar put.
Step3. Finally crush the ice and serve cold....