Thursday, April 10, 2008

Lunch Box Item 3 - Bajji Molaga(Hungarian wax) MoreKozhambu Rice with Beetroot Curry


Ingredients:
Boiled rice according to the need
Bajji Molaga(sliced across) - 5(These chillies are not very spicy but give a nice flavour, so we add 5)
Red chilli - 1
One Cup of Butter milk(kept outside the previous night to get the sourness)
Coconut - One hemisphere, cut into pieces in order to grind
Jeera - 1 tsp (to grind with coconut)
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
Tumeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste

Method:
Grind the coconut and jeera and keep them aside.
Heat oil in a vessel, add mustard seeds and red chilli and let them splutter.
Then add fenugreek seeds and saute until golden colour.
Add the sliced chillies and fry for 5-8 minutes till it is cooked.
Add turmeric powder and salt.
Add the coco-jeera paste and buttermilk.
Medium heat for 5 min and put off.
Mix it with rice and serve.

Beetroot Curry
Ingredients:
Beetroot - 2
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Red chilli - 1
Tumeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste

Method:
Chop beetroot into small pieces.
Heat oil in a vessel, add mustard seeds and red chilli and let them splutter.
Add beetroot,turmeric powder and salt.
Cook for ten minutes in medium heat and put off.

Enjoy morekozhambu rice with beetroot curry

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