Tasty Fried Rice

Fried rice is always a choice for the quick brunch (breakfast + launch) or dinner.  It can be prepared quick and easily. People normally use soya sauce for fried rice. But I have not added any sauce here. Simply fried vegetables and basmati rice with little butter. Adding some spices will add to the taste.

I have used some vegetables like beans, carrots and little coriander leaves.
It can be for one pot meal or kitty parites. Good for long journeys since there is no coconut used. You can also pack for lunch box for office goers and kids.
Lets see the recipe now.

Ingredients:

Rice: 2 cup (Used Basmati rice)
Carrot: 2
Beans: 1/4 Kg
Green chilly : 1
Black Pepper: 4 to 6 seeds
Cummin seeds: 1/2 Tea spoon
Cloves:  4 to 6
Cineman: 2 to 3 small piece
Cardamom : 2
Salt: to taste
Butter: 2 Tablespoons
Ginger: a small piece
Water : 4 Cups

Method:

1. Wash rice and drain all the water and keep the rice aside. (Let it rest for 10 minutes).

2. Cut all the vegetables according to your wish. Cut green chillies and ginger and keep it aside.

3. Keep a frying pan on the fire and heat. Put butter, Let it melt slightly.
4. Add jeera, clove, cinneman, whole pepper, cardamom pods and fry for 10 seconds.
5. Add cut ginger and green chilly, cut beans and carrots.

6. Fry it nicely for 2 to 3 minutes. Add washed rice and fry nicely for along with vegetables.
7. Now shift the fried vegetable rice mixture to a pressure cooker. Add 2 to 2 1/2 cups of water.
8. Add salt and wash and cut coriander leaves. Add a pinch of turmeric powder or fresh saffaron flakes.(2 to 3). (Optional).
9. Now close the pressure cooker lid. Keep it on the fire. Let it boil for a while. Then place the weight on the top.
10. Cook for at least 8 to 10 minutes. Put off the fire and let it cool.
11. Now remove the pressure cooker lid and mix the fried rice nicely and put it in a serving dish.

12. Serve with a cup of curd, papad and pickle.

Note :

You can add more vegetables like peas, cauliflower and potatoes etc. Adding butter is optional. You can use any cooking oil instead of butter. Adding any sauce is optional. Soya, tomato sauce can be added. You can also use powdered pepper instead of pods. Use of onions and garlic is optional.
 Remember the water quantity should be
Basmati rice 1 = 2 , Sona Masoori - 1 cup rice = 3 cups of water. One should use raw rice to get tasty fried rice.
Time : 30 minutes.
Serves : 3 to 4. 

Jut pat Spicy Baby Potatoes

Baby potatoes are loved by all age group . Here I have used "Coriander Leaves Chutney" and baby potatoes are spicy and yummy. I also have put these Spicy baby potatoes with tube shaped Noodles and the plateful of noodles taste simply yummy.

JatPat Spicy Baby Potatoes are yummy to eat, goes well with plain rice or curd rice. These baby potatoes fits into all main dishes and I can say because of the Wow taste is really worth it.
Potatoes are liked by all the age group people. The dishes prepared with potatoes are really  yemmy. The baby potatoes prepared with little spices can be eaten with hot rice or chapatis or rotis. You can also serve these baby potatoes as snack during the parties.

Ingredients:

Baby Potatoes : 8 to 10
Chilly powder : 1 Tea spoon
Garam Masaala powder : 1/4 Tea spoon
Coriander Chutney  : 1 Tablespoon
Jeera Powder : 1/2 Teaspoon
Pepper Powder : 1/4 Teaspoon
Salt : to taste
Oil : 2 Tabl spoons
Coriander leaves : 2 to 4 sticks
Turmeric powder : a pinch
Ginger : grated ginger 1/2 tea spoon
Jeera : 1 Tea spoons

Method :

1. Boil Baby Potatoes in a pressure cooker for 5 minutes and allow it to cool. Remove the outer skin when it is cooled.
2.Wash and cut coriander leaves.
3.Keep a frying pan on the fire put 2 table spoons of oil and heat. Add jeera and fry for 10 seconds

4. Add boiled potatoes and fry for 2 minutes.
5. Add chilli powder, coriander chutney, pepper powder and garam masaala powder and fry on slow fire. Let it cook for 2 to 3 minutes on low flame. Stir in between.

6. Add ginger and salt. Fry for 2 minutes. Add coriander leaves chutney and mix it well.

 7. Stir on low flame slowly. And shift the ready Jat Pat Spicy Baby Potaoes to a serving dish

 I have Added " Jat Pat Spicy Baby Potatoes to Penne and it was just yummy.

Please note:

You can use normal potatoes instead of baby potatoes. ( Boil potatoes and cut in to
pieces according to your wish and then fry ).
Adding any spice is optional. You can add chat masala, pepper and jeera, garam masala, pav bhaji masala etc.

Chat Masaala powder can be sprinkled before serving the potatoes.
Time : 20 Minutes
Serves : 2 to 3
Link to Coriander Leaves Chutney:
http://nsomayaji.blogspot.in/2016/03/coriander-leaves-chutney.html