For this past one month as the kids have school vacation, and even i too took a break from giving lunch box to my hubby. As the school is reopening tomorrow from the past 2 days i am slowly getting into my routine and today i was clueless what to give for his lunch box and suddenly this curry leaves rice came to mind. The recipe for karuveppilai sadam i read in a magazine long back and i managed to recollect that recipe and finally packed his lunch box with curry leaves rice.
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- Curry leaves rice (version 2)
- Chitranna recipe
INGREDIENTS:
TO ROAST AND GRIND:
| RED CHILLI | 3 NO |
| CURRY LEAVES | 1 HAND FUL |
| TAMARIND | A SMALL PIECE |
| ASAFOETIDA | 2 PINCHES |
| COCONUT | 2 TBLSP |
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
| BASMATI RICE | 1 CUP |
| OIL | 1 TBLSP |
| MUSTARD SEEDS | 1/4 TSP |
| PEANUTS | 2 TBLSP |
| URAD DAL | 1/2 TSP |
| SALT | AS NEEDED |
| GHEE | FEW DROPS(OPTIONAL) |
- Soak the rice for 20 minutes and cook it by adding salt and few drops of oil. Add 1 and 1/2 cup of water and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
- When done, allow this to cool in a wide bowl.
- Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds, peanuts , urad dal and roast till golden brown.
- Add this to the plain rice.
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- In the same pan add the ingredients mentioned in the roast and grind table, except coconut.
- Fry till the curry leaves becomes nice golden color.
- Be careful not to get any of the ingredient burnt.
- Switch off the flame and add coconut and mix well.
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- Grind this without adding water to this.
- This will be slightly coarse.
- Add this ground masala to the rice.
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- Mix gently. If adding ghee, add at this stage and mix evenly.
- Pack for lunch box with papad or raitha.
NOTE:
- A pod of garlic can be added for making the masala.
- Finely chopped onions can be sauted till golden brown and added to the rice.
- You can roast few cashew nuts to make it more rich.
- Sona masoori rice | raw rice can be used instead of basmati rice.
Very healthy & flavorful rice,Looks delicious!!
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Flavorful rice. Looks yum.
Looks very delicious Jeyashri. For us to get curry leaves is like winning some lottery. Finally got 3 packs..first time this year. I make it the similar way. With ghee it will be super good !!
looks delicious 🙂
very flavorful curry leaves rice…gud lunch box option
Simple n perfect recipe for lunch box. love it !!
Very flavorful rice and apt for lunch box. Tickling Palates
Looks good. And the flavour of the curry leaves all packed in a lunch box would be out of the world.
looks good and lovely shot Jey!
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Wat a flavourful and healthy rice na..My fav.
looks delicious and healthy rice!!
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full of flavor.. worth to give a try..
healthy n flavorful rice….
A very flavorful and delicious rice..perfect for the lunch box
Jeyashri the rice looks delicious.
so flavorful and yummy rice
Nice flavourful rice, healthy too!
Lovely picture..looks delicious!!
this is a very new rice recipe for me. looks wonderful.
fantastic..Looks yummy and beautiful..
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Looks very nice & healthy.
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Delicious rice, sounds so yummy n healthy.
looks so yummy and healthy lunch.. I liked your blog with very good collection of recipes.Happy to follow you dear.Visit my blog in your free time.
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one of my favorites! Nice pictures..
Delicious and healthy rice..
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this is amazing..would love to devour now..:)
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delicious dear
Tried this today.. My Hubby liked it 🙂 thanks very much..
I made it many a times JEY at last got a click today its Super recipe 🙂
Tried this and must say it was very good.. I made some extra chutney so that I reuse it.. :)Thanks for recipe..
I made this today and it came out really nice.. Thx for motivating every one to cook.
1 cup rice means 1/4kg??
Little less than that.
Tried this today was really very very tasty