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Tomato rice and Curd rice combo will perfectly suit for picnic's, lunch boxes.

it is also very easy to make..along with potato chips or something crispy..it will be fulfilling.


Ingredients for Tomato Rice:

1. Ripe Tomatoes-6

2.Garlic-15 cloves

3.Mustard-1/4 spoon

4.Fenugreek-8 seeds

5.Red chilli-4-5

6.Urad dal-1/2 spoon

7.Chana dal-1/2 spoon

8.Curry leaves-8

9.Corriander leaves-to garnish

10.Oil-10tsp

11.Salt

12.Chilli powder-1 tsp

13.Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp

Method:

Coconut Rice:

When making coconut rice/tomato rice/tamarind rice, spread the hot rice on a plate and leave some oil and mix it. let them cool for few minutes. this process makes the rice seperable from each other.

For Curd Rice:

When preapring it earlier(atleast by 6 hrs earlier). add milk to it when you are preparing.
so that it wont get soured. you can add 1/2 a cup of milk , if you are adding one cup of curd. or the consistency you require.

Ingredients For Coconut Rice:

1.Grated coconut - 5 spoons
2.Rice- 1 cup
3.Green Chilli-1
4.urad dal -1/2 spoon
5.Channa dal -1/2 spoon
6.mustard -1/4 spoon
7.curry leaves -8
8.corriander leaves- to garnish
9.oil -2 spoons
10.salt to taste

Method:

have one cup of boiled rice. now take a kadai and have two spoons of oil. when it is heated add mustard,curry leaves,channa dal, urad dal, green chilli-sliced vertically. when the dal turn golden color, add grated coconut and fry it for one minute, now add required salt. now add rice to the kadai and mix the mixture well with the rice. garnish it with corriander leaves.

serve hot with pappads or vathal.

Curd Rice:

Ingredients:

1.Rice-1 cup
2.Ginger-inch size
3.Green chilli-1
4.mustard seeds-1/4 spoon
5.curry leaves -8
6.Curd-1 cup
7.Milk-1/2 cup
8.salt
9.oil for seasoning

Method:

Heat a pan. add a spoon of oil,heat it and add mustard when it crackle's add curry leaves,ginger and green chillis. no w add with the rice and mix it well with the curd. add salt accordingly.

I Think this would also be great to pack them when we travel. thus it goes for Travel Food Festival an event by easy crafts of http://simpleindianfood.blogspot.com/2008/01/travel-food-festival.html

Required Items:

1.Corriander leaves of 5 stems atleast
2.Grated coconut 1/2 cup
3.Green chilli- 2
4.Roasted gram-3 tbsp
5.salt as required
6.oil
7.curry leaves
8.mustard seeds
9. water

Method:

Take a pan. fry the corriander leaves and grated coconut without leaving oil for few seconds. now grind fried corriander leaves,grated coconut,roasted gram,green chilli, salt,5 curry leaves by adding little water.now do thalippu with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
iam sure it will tempt you to do again and again. try it out.
this corriander chutney goes well with idly,dosa,vadai, pongal.