SIMPLE BRINJI RICE

This receipe can be prepared with limited ingredients and it comes under cook and serve category.  In this receipe, we wont use tomato and garam masala powder.

SIMPLE BRINJI RICE

INGREDIENTS:-
Basmati rice / Seeraga samba rice = 1 cup
Coconut milk = 1 cup (i used 1/4 coconut)
Ginger = 1/2 inch
Garlic = 6
Green chilly = 3 to 4 nos
Mixed vegetables = 1/2 cup (carrot, peas, cauliflower, beans, sweet corn)
Big onion = 1

Curd = 4 tbsp
Water = 3/4 to 1 cup
Salt = to taste

For seasoning:-
Cumin seeds -1/4 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
Bay leaf - 3
Cardomom - 2
Cinnomon - 1/2 inch
Black stone flower /kalpasu - 1/2 inch
Oil - 2 tbsp
Ghee - 2bsp
Cashews & Raisins - 10 each

METHOD:-
Wash & soak the rice for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a pressure cooker,  heat a tablespoon of ghee & fry cashews & raisins. Set aside. We will mix this, in the final stage.
Make a coarse paste of Ginger-Garlic-Green chilly.
Heat the remaining oil & ghee and fry the ingredients given under seasoning in low flame to avoid burnt.
Now, add the coarse paste and saute for a minute. Add onions , little salt and saute till it turns transculent. Then add mixed vegetables. Mix well. Sprinkle salt as required to enhance cooking.
Add 3/4 cup ( in case of basmati rice) or 1 cup ( in case of seeraga samba rice ) & coconut milk. Allow it to boil. Check for taste.
Add the soaked basmati rice & curd. Mix gently. Cover the cooker with lid  & gasket only. 
Keep it in low/sim mode, for 15 minutes. Now put weight/whistle for 2 minutes.
No whistles are taken into account. Switch off the flame. Let it rest in burner for 10 minutes.
Remove the whistle. Gently mix the rice and add the fried cashews & raisins.

RICE ROTI/ AKKI ROTI

A famous Karnataka breakfast recipe prepared with rice flour. Akki roti in Kannada means Rice bread. It can be done adding various vegetables of choice.

INGREDIENTS:
Rice flour - 1 cup
Cumin - 1 tsp
Onion - 1
Green chilly - 2
Coriander leaves - a handful
Curry leaves - a leaflet
Salt
Oil

METHOD:
1. Finely chop Onion, green chilly, coriander leaves and curry leaves.
1. In a bowl, add rice flour, cumin, onion, green chilly, coriander leaves and curry leaves along with required salt. Mix well.

2. Add needed water and prepare a dough of soft consistency.
3. Make balls of desired size and keep aside.
4. In a plantain leaf/butter paper, grease little oil and place a ball and flatten it using finger/palm. Grease little oil in hand to make flattening easier. Make hole in the center if necessary.
5. Heat a dosa tawa, remove the roti carefully and place it cook on medium flame.
6. Sprinkle oil around the roti and cook well on both sides until light brown.
7. Tasty Rice roti/Akki roti is ready to be served with any chutney or curd.

Note:

• If you have 2 dosa tawas, the flattening of roti can be directly done on the tawa by greasing little oil. Mean while, the other tawa can be used for spreading.
• After preparing one roti, allow it to cool before making another.
• Vegetables like carrot, cabbage etc., can be added along with onion.