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Karuveppilai podi rice

Nov-18-2017
Prema Vaidyanthan
120 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
4 People
Serves
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ABOUT Karuveppilai podi rice RECIPE

Flavorful curry leaves full of health benefits make an interesting addition to rice varieties when combined with simple ingredients used for Everyday cooking.I have added couple of vegetables to make it a more wholesome and healthier lunch box option

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Easy
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Roasting
  • Pressure Cook
  • Sauteeing
  • Condiments
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 4

  1. For the podi(powder) :
  2. Curry leaves. 2 cups
  3. Urad dal. 2 tablespoons
  4. Channa dal. 1 tablespoon
  5. Red chillies. 8
  6. Pepper. 1 teaspoon
  7. Cumin seeds. 1 teaspoon
  8. Salt
  9. For the rice :
  10. Cooked rice. 2 cups
  11. Potatoes. (medium sized) 2
  12. Onion. sliced. 1
  13. Green chilly. optional. 1
  14. Salt
  15. Tadka:
  16. Gingelly oil. 1 tablespoon
  17. Urad dal. 2 teaspoons
  18. Peanuts or cashewnuts. 2 tablespoons

Instructions

  1. Wash and wipe dry curry leaves
  2. Spread on a cloth and let dry completely.
  3. Heat pan, dry roast urad dal and chana dal till golden
  4. Add pepper, roast till aromatic
  5. Add cumin and roast
  6. Remove and keep aside to cool
  7. Heat pan again
  8. Add the dry curry leaves
  9. Roast till crisp
  10. Put off gas
  11. Let the curry leaves remain in the pan to become crispier.
  12. Cool and grind with other roasted ingredients after adding required salt
  13. Grind to a slightly coarse powder
  14. Heat the pan again
  15. Add oil, heat.
  16. Add green chilly, sauté
  17. Add urad dal, roast till golden
  18. Add peanuts/ cashews and roast till golden.
  19. Add sliced onion and sauté
  20. Add boiled and cubed potatoes
  21. Add required salt
  22. Remove and keep aside.
  23. Assembling the rice:
  24. Spread cooked rice on a plate drizzling some oil over it. This is to prevent the rice from becoming clumpy.
  25. Add the tadka along with potatoes and onions
  26. Add 3 tablespoons of the curry leaves powder
  27. Mix gently without breaking the rice.
  28. Add more powder if necessary
  29. Serve immediately or pack in a box for school or office
  30. Will taste good with a raisin/date and walnut raita or the South Indian morekuzhambhu
  31. Chips and fried papad is a good accompaniment too.
  32. The left over podi can be stored in clean, dry, airtight container
  33. Will keep well for months.

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