RICE FLAKES CORN UPPUMA

RICE FLAKES CORN UPPUMA
[aval cholam uppuma]

With rice flakes[aval], we can prepare tasty breakfast dishes. This one is with frozen corns which gives a very delicious taste to this dish.

Ingredients:
Finely sliced onion-1
Big tomato [finely chopped]-1
Finely chopped green chillies-2
Finely chopped coriander leaves-2 tbsp
Asafetida- half tsp
Turmeric powder-half sp
Oil- 2 tbsp
Rice flakes [aval]-1 cup
Frozen corn- 1 cup
Salt to taste
Mustard seeds- half sp
Black gram- half sp

Procedure:

Wash the rice flakes thrice, drain the water completely and keep it away.
Heat a pan and pour the oil.
Add the mustard seeds and when they splutter, add the black gram with the asafetida powder and fry for a few seconds.
Then add the onion with the green chillies and fry them for a few minutes to golden brown.
Add the tomato with the turmeric powder and fry them until they are mashed well and the oil floats on top.
Add the corn with a little salt and cook for a few minutes.
Now add the rice flakes with salt and cook on slow fire until it is mixed well and cooked. Lastly add the coriander leaves and cook for a few seconds.

CHICKEN BRIYANI

I am beginning this blog with a tasty Briyani recipe.



Ingredients:

Chicken pieces-750gms
Briyani rice-2 ½ cups
Ginger paste-1 tbsp
Garlic paste- 1 tbsp
Chilli powder- half sp
Turmeric powder- half sp
Salt to taste
Ghee-half cup
Finely sliced onion-3
Finely crushed tomato-2
Slit Green chillies- 5
Chopped coriander-1 cup
Chopped mint leaves- 1 cup
Curd-3 tbsp

Powder coarsely the following ingredients:

Cinnamon-1” piece, cloves-3, cardamom-3. fennel seeds- half sp

Grind the following ingredients to a fine paste:

Cashew nuts-5, poppy seeds-1 sp, shredded coconut-4 tbsp
Lemon juice-1 ½ tbsp

Procedure:

Wash the rice and soak in enough water.
Heat a vessel and pour the ghee. Add the onion and fry it to golden brown.
Add the ginger garlic pastes and fry them well.
Add the ground powder and fry for a few seconds.
Then add the tomatoes with the turmeric powder and fry them until the tomatoes are well mashed and the ghee floats on top.
Add the washed chicken pieces with enough salt and cook on medium fire.
Add the curd, greens and the chilli powder.
Cook the chicken until it is done and all the water is evaporated..
Lastly add the lime juice and cook for a few seconds.
Add 5 cups of water with the rice.
When the rice is half done add enough salt.
When all the water is evaporated keep the briyani in dhum for 20 minutes in the gas oven.
Pour ghee around the sides in intervals.
Serve hot with onion curd salad.