Dil leaves Coconut Rice

Di leaves (Sabbassige or Sabsige soppu) and Coconut rice is a main dish and we can eat them at any time for the day like for breakfast, lunch or as snack or even dinner. We can even pack for lunch or when you going for a picnic or traveling.

Lets see some benefits of eating Dil Leaves:
Dil Leaves have significant amount of Vitamin A and Vitamin C and good amount of folate, iron and manganese.Dil leaves helps in digestion. They are good for relieving constipation. They are very good for people who are suffering from Insomnia and help the people to get good sleep at night. The calcium content in Dil leaves helps to keep bone strong. Calcium and other minerals are a key component helps in proper growth and development of bones and the repair of injured bones as well. Dil leaves are good for people who are suffering from diabetes. They also good for excess gas, hiccups and immune system.

Here is a recipe of Dil Leaves Coconut rice with Gooseberry Tokku . Its mild and all age group will surely enjoy.

Things Needed :

Dil Leaves : 1 bundle (Big)
Raw Rice : 2 Cups
Goose berry dry pickle (Tokku ) : 2 Table spoon
Oil : 1 Table spoon
Ghee : 1Table spoon
Curry leaves : 8 to 10
Coriander leaves : 2 Table spoons
Salt : according to the taste.
Mustard seeds :  1 Tea spoon
Urid Dal : 1 Tea spoon
Turmeric powder : a little

Method :

1. Wash and cook rice in a pressure cooker and leave it for cooling.
2. Wash and cut Dil leaves into small and leave it aside. Wash and cut coriander leaves, 1 green chilly and curry leaves.
3. Grate coconut and keep it aside.
4. Now keep a big pan on the fire, add oil and heat. Put mustard seeds and urid dal.

5. Let the mustard seeds splutter. .Add curry leaves and green chilly
6.. Add Dil leaves and fry it till they turn soft. Add turmeric powder.

7. Now add Gooseberry tokku and mix it well.

8. Add cooked rice and mix it well. Add grated coconut and mix it well. Add coriander leaves and ghee at the end stir once slowly and shift Dil leaves Coconut Rice to the serving bowl.

Note :

 Do not over cook rice.Using a tea spoon of oil while cooking rice helps to keep the rice grain separately. Add red chilly or green chilly if you want the dish to be spicy. You can use mustard seeds, red chilly ground mixture instead of Goose Berry Tokku.
Time :  40 miutes.
Serves : 4 to 5.
You can serve them with a cup of curd .

Rava Chakkuli

Rava Chakkuli or Chakli is a deep fried crispy snack and we can munch them any time of the day. Chaklis are made in different ways and using  differebt ingredients, like rice-urid, maida (all purpose flour), channa or besan flour, wheat flour and rava. These chakkuli is good to eat while having your coffee or tea. Any age group will fall love with Chakkuli. It will be crispy, tasty and you can not stop eating them once you start eating. This slogan goes very well with Chakkuli too.

Home Made Chakkulis are always safe. You know that what kind of oil is used and how good they are for eating. I am sure everyone will agree with my words. So time to know the recipe now. It is very easy to prepare. I have used Medium size Rava (Semolina) instead of thin (chiroti rava). I just wanted to try , thats it. It comes out super.

Here is a recipe of Rava-Rice Chakkuli. ...as I said before, you all love this I am sure.

Things Needed : 

Rava : Semolina :  1 Cup ( Upma Rava : Medium sized)
Rice flour : 2 Cups (Fine powder)
Salt : To taste
Water : 2 Cups
Chilly Powder : 1/2 Tea spoon
Sesame Seeds : 2 Table spoons
Oil : 2 Cups  (To fry).
Bitter : 1 Table spoon full

Method :

1. Keep a pan on the fire . Put water. Add salt. When it starts to boil add rava and mix it well. Let it dissolve and thicken.

 2. Now put off the fire and remove the pan from the fire.

 3. Add rice powder, sesame seeds and mix it well with rava. If needed add water and prepare the dough. It should not be too thick or too loose. Kneed the dough well.

4. Now keep a pan on the fire and put oil and heat.
5. Prepare chakkuli using chakkuli mould and fry those chakkuli in the hot   oil. Let the oil be on medium flame.

7. You can also prepare kodubale (another snack item) using the same dough.

Chakkuli and Kodubale- Ready to Serve

Note :

The consistency should be correct to prepare crispy chakkulis. Do not add water if not necessary. Add them little by little while kneeding the dough. Add little more chilly powder and ingh if preparing Kodubali. It taste better. Fry kodubale on low flame to make them crispy. Better use it within a week.

Time : 40 minutes.
25 to 30 Chakkulis can be prepared.

Ready to Serve Chakkuli

Medium Size Rava (Semolina )