Bisibelabath | Sambar Sadam Recipe

I usually call this Bisibelabath or sambar sadam as somberi sapadu which means lazy people’s food. Cos, when we make rice separately we need to make sambar, rasam and poriyal to accompany it. And sometimes we need appalam to compliment all this. But making bisibelabath is such an easy task where rice and sambar are already mixed together with a bunch of vegetables. So it is like a one-pot meal which has carbo, protein along with all the vegetables. TH don’t need anything as a side dish for this rice and my work goes simple.

I still remember the taste of Bisibelabath which is served in Rathna Café, Chennai. That is the best according to me. Ghee, the major ingredient which enhances the flavor for this rice and in rathna café they make the rice completely with ghee. Don’t mind to taste there once if you get a chance and don’t mind for the extra calories you are gonna get after that.

This rice is made with freshly ground spices and here I used my sambar powder to make the work simple.  It would be good if the sambar powder are fresh and in good condition. Click on the highlighted link to get the sambar powder recipe.

This can be served alone with appalam or chips or vaadam. GarlicPotato fry and raw banana fry are the best combination for this rice.

Preparation time: 15-20mins (soaking time)

Cooking time: 20-30 mins

How to make Schezwan Sauce | Schezwan Vegetable Fried Rice Recipe | Indo-Chinese Recipes

I’m a great fan of Siracha Chilli sauces and I use it in all my Indochinese recipes for sure and that highlights the dish very good. Now, I find their sauces very rarely in the markets because of their shut down issues. So I thought of making it at home and gave a try in making schezwan sauce. It was a big hit. I dint use any preservatives or vinegar for longer storage, so used it on the same day by making Gobi Manchurian. Serving Schezwan fried rice along with Gobi Manchurian was a great idea though.

Here I have the recipe for How to make Schezwan sauce and also how to make Schezwan Fried rice. I used the same recipe as like Chicken Fried rice and the only difference is using Home-made Schezwan Sauces.

Follow Egg fried rice recipe for how to cook rice for making Fried rice. I do have some Step wise pictures in the link to follow. Try this and let me know about the comments and suggestions. 

Broccoli Rice Recipe | Easy One-pot Meal | Simple Lunch Box Recipe

I was not a fan of this broccolis and I hated it to the core and never tried or attempted to cook. After knowing the health benefits of it, I wanted to give a try. I tried making biryani with broccoli and it was not that great and TH doesn’t like the flavors. I don’t wanna give up trying again and again. When I saw this recipe in a cookery show, I got excited!!!

The technique I found from that show is, crushing the broccoli and adding to the rice gives a different taste and it neva make us to think that we are eating broccolis. I found it interesting and grabbed the idea and implemented with some of my thoughts. Adding mint leaves enhances the flavors and green peas give a crunchy feel in between. You can even try adding corns. Am damn sure this could be a one-pot meal and can be added to the lunch box menus. I served it with pappad and TH liked to have raitha for this. Let me know ur reviews about this recipes…

Preparation time: 5mins

Cooking time: 15-20mins

Raw Mango Rice | Mangai Sadham Recipe

I never bought or tried raw mangoes before. I always have a hatred for that. Don’t ask me for reasons and all… on the other hand TH loves it. He loves the raw mangoes when it is made into a pickle. I bought just one mango from store and tried Raw mango Pickle (recipe coming soon) and also this Rice with the raw mangoes. I loved to temper the rice with lots of peanuts and cashews which gives a crunchy effect. And also I used both red and green chillies, it depends on ur wish to add either of it or try both as like me. Now straight to the recipe!!!

Preparation time: 5 mins

Cooking time: 5 mins

Puliyogare - Potato Peas Fry

This post was sleeping in my folders for months and I wanted to post it at least now. This is a ready-to-pack lunch recipe. Puliyogare/puliohare is something which is made out of tamarind paste. We can store the paste for weeks and there is no need to refrigerate it. I love the puliyogare which is prepared by Iyengars. The one, which is made in Triplicane Parthasarthy temple, is such a divinely food.

Amma makes it for most of the picnic we go, since it don’t get spoil very easily. The combination for this rice is definitely potato fry which most of u will accept. I just wanted to share both these on-the-go recipe and here it goes.

Coconut Rice | Thengai Sadham Recipe

Vangi Bath - Brinjal Rice

Vangi Bath - Brinjal Rice

My very first recipe which I learnt from my MIL. Before marriage I never tried this recipe out. Amma never used to make this recipe. I dono wat was the reason. But TH loves it and in my in-laws place they used to make it very often. It’s actually an easy recipe for making in a hurry-burry morning. My MIL used to make stuffed-brinjal dry curry in the same way. All these recipes are very new to me and I feel it sucks too much of oil in it. So I have reduced the frequency of making it.

Here I have used big-sized purple colored aubergine. To my opinion, green-colored small brinjal tastes too good for this recipe. 

Preparation time: 5 mins

Cooking time: 20-25 mins

Potato Rice Recipe

Potato Rice Recipe

This is not a post for people who are very particular about dieting. I have never seen a person hating potatoes and am one among them. I always have a love towards potatoes especially when it is fried Yummm yummm...

This recipe has a short story. Yes!!! When I was in my college days, one of my fren used to bring this for her lunch and no doubt on dat day we used to exchange the boxes. One day I cald up her mom asking for the recipe and wrote it to my mom and started pestering her to make for me atleast a week. Now I wanted to share that recipe in my blog and I wanna thank gayathri’s amma for this recipe. 

Lemon Rice

Lemon Rice

Another post for a easy and quick lunch box recipe. This is one of my favorite dish since it consumes less time. It goes well with any side dish, some times it doesn't need anything to compliment with. 

Beetroot Rice Recipe | How to make Beetroot Rice | Quick Lunch Box Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups of cooked rice

BeetRoot- 1

Tomatoes- 2

Green chillies- 1

1/2 tsp chilli powder (adjust to taste)

1/4 tsp coriander powder

1/4 tsp garam masala

Salt
Coriander leaves

For Tempering

Mustard Seeds- 1 tsp

Cumin seeds- ½ tsp

Preparation time: 5mins

Cooking time: 10-20 mins