CARROT PEAS PULAV FOR JFI

This recipe is my own creation. This is my entry to Sharmi's JFI - Rice event. The theme is Rice. This is for the month of September. Indira of Mahanandi started Jihva For Ingredients. Thanks Indira and Sharmi for hosting. Really its very simple and easy rice dish to prepare. I prepared this pulav with leftover carrots and green peas with basmati rice. Here is my recipe:

Carrot Peas Pulav:
Prep time : 30 minutes (to soak the rice)
Cooking time : 45 minutes
Serves : 4
Cuisine : Andhra


Ingredients:
2 cups basmati rice
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp clarified ghee or butter
2 Elachi
2 Lavangi
1" piece dalchini
2 bay leaves
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
4 green chillies (slit them into length wise)
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
few curry leaves (optional)
1 cup chopped carrots
1/2 cup green peas
salt as per taste
3.5 cups of water
finely chopped coriander leaves for garnish (optional)
chopped pudina for garnish (optional)

Method :
1. Soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes.

2. Heat oil and butter in a kadai, Once heat, add lavangi, elachi, bay leaves and dalchini, saute for few seconds, add green chillies, curry leaves and ginger garlic paste, again saute for few more seconds on low heat.

3. Now add chopped carrots and green peas, mix, fry for 5 minutes on low heat.

4. Add soaked basmati rice, mix gently, fry for 2 minutes, add water, coriander leaves, mint leaves and salt, mix, cook until Rice cooks completely, stirring once or twice between.


5. Serve with basic gravy or Cucumber Raita.

Note : 1) I prepared this rice in electric rice cooker.
2) Here i didn't use coriander leaves and pudina leaves. If we use, then we can get extra flavors.
3) You can use chopped onions also. You have to fry onions after spices.

Talimpu Rice For Sumeer Express Cooking Event

This is my entry to Mallugirl's Summer Express Cooking Event. This event is all about good food and speed. A meal to be made in anywhere from 10-30 minutes, start to finish. You can use semi- homemade products, such as ready made rotis and tortillas, frozen veggies, or precooked chicken or left over rice. Thanks Mallugirl. For that I prepared this simple, delicious and quick rice dish with left over rice. Its my favourite rice item. Simple ingredients and simple process to follow but yummy taste.


Talimpu Rice:
Prep time : 5 minutes
Cooking time : 15 minutes (See the method)
Serves : 2
Cuisine : Andhra

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked and leftover rice
Red chilli powder : 1/2 tsp
Salt as per taste
1 medium size chopped onion
1 green chilli (chopped)
1 dry red chilli (cut into 2 pieces)
few chopped curry leaves
1/2 tsp jeera
1/2 tsp mustards
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp urid dal(minappappu)
1 tbsp chana dal (shanagapappu)
3 tbsp groundnuts
a pinch of turmeric powder

Method : First 5 minutes for Preparation:

1. Chopp onion, 1 green chilli, red dry chilli and few curry leaves and keep aside.

2. Divide each rice grain. Mix red chilli powder and salt to rice and keep aside.

3. Keep groundnuts, chanadal and urid dal into a plate.

Cooking time : Next 15 minutes

4. Heat oil in wide vessel, once heat, add jeera and mustards; let them pop, add urid dal, chana dal and ground nuts, roast them for 2 minutes (don't burn them) on low heat.

5. Next add chopped onions, green chillies, red chilli and curry leaves. Fry them till onions become lightly golden colour. Lastly add the turmeric powder, mix well.

6. Then add mixed rice to above tempering, mix well, cover with a lid, stirring between, let the rice becomes desired hot, then turn off the heat.

7. Yummy talimpu rice is ready. Its looks in yellow colour with superb taste.


Note: 1. While doing this talimpu rice, you should take care about the roasting groundnuts. They should roast correctly otherwise they may burn. It will change complete taste of talimpu rice.

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