Aloo BhindiAloo and Bhindi are favourite veggies for most of us and when they r cooked together the make a good combination.I had this recipe in a marriage party when I was in India and was too young to know how it is cooked MASALA RICEMasala Rice...very simple and easy to cook...its all adding some spices to our normal rice n have it in a different way...I loved flavoured rice rather than ordinary white rice...so tried this..here is the recipe..I Tomato Curd RiceCurd Rice/Dhadojanam is one of the popular offerings to god in many festivals,this dish is very similar to our curd rice but we add little tadka to give an extra flavor to the simple curd rice.Many like me n my hubby dont like to have curd rice/dhadojanam...Dal MakhaniINGREDIENTS: 1 cup Black Urad dal 1 cup Red kidney beans ¼ cup Chana dal 1 Onion 4 Garlic cloves 1 tbsp Ginger, finely chopped 2 Tomatoes 1 tsp Red chili powder 1 tsp Turmeric 1 tsp Coriander powder 3 Green chilies Salt to taste ½ cup Butter or vegetable.Lemon Rice / Nimmakaya PulihoraSo all you need to make it is :Rice : cooked 200 gmsLemon juice : of one whole lemonSalt : depending on how much you would want to useTurmeric : half table spoonGreen chillies : 2-5 long ones, slit into half along the lengthCurry leaves : 8Chana dal...

Ingredients

• Tomatoes : 3-4
• Rice : 1 small cup would serve one person
• Onions : 1 large one cut into thin long pieces
• Green chillies : 2 ( makes it not too spicy )
• Curry leaves : quite a few
• Urad dal, Chana dal, Cumin seeds, Mustard seeds : half teaspoon each
• Asafoetida : about a pinch
• Garam masala : half teaspoon
• Oil : for seasoning ( depends on how you use regularly )
• Salt : to taste
• Turmeric : half teaspoon
• Red chilliy powder : half teaspoon ( optional but I would suggest adding it )
• Coriander : chopped, for garnishing.

Procedure

• Cook the rice and keep aside.
• Heat the oil in a pan and all the ingredients for seasoning i.e chana dal, urad dal, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, asafoetida in that order.
• After the dals turn golden brown, add chopped onions, green chillies and curry leaves.
• After the onions are cooked, add chopped tomatoes and let it cook soft.
• Now add salt, turmeric, red chilly powder, garam masala powder and let the whole mixture cook for 2 minutes.
• Now add rice and mix well. Add the chopped coriander before taking the tomato rice off the stove.