JEERA RICE

Ingredients:

Basmati rice /long grain rice - 1 cup
cumin seeds - 1tsp
butter/ghee - 1tbsp
oil - 1tbsp
salt to taste
water - 1 and 1/2 cup

Method:

Soak the rice for 30 minutes and drain the rice and set aside.
Heat the oil and ghee over medium heat and fry the cumin seeds until they are brown. Add the rice and salt, stir and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the water and bring to the boil. Cover the pan and cook for 20 minutes. Serve with any masala gravies and raita.

COCONUT CHUTNEY

Ingredients:

2 cups - scraped coconut
5-6 greenchillies or to taste
1 inch ginger piece
4 garlic cloves

small marble size tamarind
2tbsps fried channadal(putani)
1/2 tsp -jeera
few curry leaves
few coriander leaves
salt to taste

Method:

Grind the all ingredients in a small grinder. chutney is ready.
Temper with little oil,urdadal and curry leaves(optional).

JEERA SHARABAT

Ingredients:

Lemon juice - 1tbsp
cumin seeds/jeera - 2 tbsps
red chillies - 1-2
few mint leaves, chopped
salt - 1/4tsp
sugar-1tsp

Method:

Heat a pan and dry roast the cumin seeds until they are light brown, and crush them lightly.
Put the water in a saucepan and bring it to the boil. Add the crushed cumin, red chillies, mint, salt and sugar. Cover the pan and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Stir in the lemon juice and remove from heat. Allow the drink to cool and serve to drink.

GREEN GRAM CHAPATHI

Ingredients:

Green gram ( hesaru kaalu) - 1 cup
Chapathi flour/wheat flour - 2 cups
jeera powder - 1tsp
salt to taste
oil - 2tbsps

Method:

Soak green gram ( hesaru kaalu) for 24 hours. Cook in cooker and paste and mix with wheat flour, salt & jeera powder and make a dough. Roll chapathi and roast. Serve with coconut chutney or any curry.

RAITA

CUCUMBER RAITA:

Ingredients:
1 small cucumber
1tsp cuminseeds
150g or 1cup thick curd or yogurt
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp paprika or red chilli powder
few coriander leaves finely chopped

Method:

Peel the cucumber and cut lengthwise into two halves. Slice each half finely.
Heat a small pan over low heat and dry roast the cumin seeds until they turn a light darker. keep it aside, then crush the cuminseeds.
Beat the yogurt or curds until smooth,stir in the cumin along with the salt.
add cucumber to yogurt and mix well. Put the raita into a serving bowl, then arrange some plain cucumber slice on top and sprinkle the paprika evenly on the sliced cucumber. Garnish with coriander leaves. serve with any dish.

WATERMELON JUICE:

Ingredients:

Watermelon pieces
sugar to taste
a pinch of salt
a pinch of pepper powder
cold water
Cardamom powder(optional)

Method:

Blend all the above ingredients. And serve immediately.