Mango rice

Ingredients:
Raw Mango 1
Green chili 8
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds 1 tsp
Asafoetida powder 1/2 tsp
oil
Rice 1 cup
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Urad dal 1 tsp
salt

Method:
Boil the rice separately and keep aside.
Remove the skin of the mango and grate the rest.
In a  pan, dry roast fenugreek seeds and asafoetida and make it into a powder and set aside.
In the same pan add oil and after sometime add mustard seeds. Allow it to splatter.
Add Uradal and allow it to turn light brown.
Add curry leaves and vertically split green chilies to it.
Add the grated mango and stir well.
Add turmeric powder and salt.
Cook till it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan.
Add the powdered fenugreek and asafoetida powder and mix well.
Add cooked rice and mix well. serve hot with Raita or mourkuzhambhu.

Lemon Rice

Ingredients:
Lemon 1
Green chilli  chopped 2 -3
Ginger finelly chopped
roasted peanut 2 tbsp
Oil
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Black gram dal 1 tbsp
Chana dal 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Curry leaves 1 strand
Coriander leaves  finelly chopped 1 tbsp
Ing 1 tsp
Boiled rice 3 cups
salt to taste

Method:
Squeeze the lemon and take the juice. Add some salt and keep aside.
In a pan, for seasoning, Add 1 tb sp of oil. Add Mustard seeds and allow it to splatter. Add Urad dal and Chana dal and let it turn light brown.
Add Curry leaves, ing. Add green chillis, ginger and fry it. Add peanuts to it. Add turmeric powder to it.
Add the cooked rice to it and mix well.. 
Remove the pan from heat. Add lemon juice with required salt and mix well.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
Note. To enhance the flavour 1 tsp roasted ground fenugreek seeds powder can be added.

Coconut Rice

serves 4

Ingredients:
Grated Coconut 1
Urad dal 1 tsp
Chana Dal 1 tsp
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Green chilli 2
Ginger 1 inch
Red Chilli 1-2
Ground nut 2 tb sp
Curry leaves handful
Cooked Rice 250g
Oil 2 tbsp
salt to taste

Method:
Take a pan. Add oil to it, add mustard seeds and allow it to splatter.
Add chana dal and urad dal to it, and fry it till golden brown.
Add curryleaves, green chilli, red chilli and ginger to it and fry it.
Add groundnuts to it and fry it till light brown.
Add the grated coconut to it and fry it till light brown.
Add salt to it.
Add cooked rice and mix well. Serve hot with chips.

Note. Instead of fresh coconut , dry dessicated coconut can be also used.  Fry it till light brown.

Healthy Rice Kichidi

4 persons

Ingredients:
 1/2 cup whole moong dal
2 cup Rice
2 Tomatoes
1 Potato
2 Carrot
1 Onion (optional)
2 Garlic pearls (optional)
100g Beans
100g Spinach
100g Cauliflower
100g Peas
2 tbsp Fenugreek leaves
2 tbsp Coriander leaves
1 Lemon
1 inch Ginger
1 tb sp Cumin powder
2 Green chillis
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tb sp of oil
Salt to taste

Method:
Take  a pan. Add oil to it. Add cumin seeds and fry it till it splatters.
Add ginger and Chillis to it and saute for 2 minutes.
Add all the vegetables, spinach , fenugreek leaves and coriander leaves, and saute for 5 minutes.
Add cumin powder, turmeric powder, Salt  to it.
Add the rice and moongdal to it. Saute for 2 Minutes.
Transfer the whole mixture to a pressure cooker or a rice cooker.
Add 9-10 cups of water to it and allow it to cook for three whistles.
Mix it well and add lemon juice to it and serve hot with raita.
Note: When onion used saute it after adding cumin seeds for few minutes and then add all the vegetables.
Garlic can be added with rest of the vegetables.