Sago Rice Kheer, Sago Curd Rice, Seasoned Curd Rice with Pomagranate ~ Navratri Special Dishes

For the last day of Navratri, the prasadams have to be in white and I decided to go with Sago. So I made Sago payasam, curd rice with Sago and the regular Curd rice seasoned and garnished with Pomegranate. It's pretty late today, so will leave with a short note as I have another early day tomorrow for the Vijayadasami Pooja.

Sago Rice Kheer

Sago - 1/2 cup
Cooked Rice - 1/2 cup
Milk - 2 cups
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Water - 1 cup
Ghee - 1 tsp
Cashews and Raisins for garnish

How to make the Kheer:

Soak the sago overnight and change waters. Pressure cook for a whistle. Drain the water from the sago.

In a pan, bring the milk to boil, add the water drained from the sago. Add the cooked rice and mash well.

Add the sugar and let it simmer. Finally add the cooked sago and simmer for 5 mins. In another pan, roast the nuts and pout over the kheer.

Sago Curd Rice

Sago - 1/2 cup
Curds - 2 tbs
Milk - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

Take the boiled sago and mix in the curds and milk. Season with mustard and curry leave.s

Seasoned Curd Rice with Pomegranate.

Hope you all had a great festival season.

Vegetarian Hakka Noodles | Hakka Vegetable Noodles Microwave Recipe | Step by Step Recipe

Veg Hakka Noodles is one of those Indo Chinese Recipes that is so popular all over the place. Hakka Noodles will always find itself in all buffets and liked by almost everybody. The first time I made this was during my college days and Amma always says I make it well. The one incident that always comes to mind will be the time I made this for Konda. I made without any vegetables and back home, she was saying that I don't know how to make it, as good as Ammamma. Amma was saying I always make it better than her. What I finally understood was that Konda loves the vegetables with the noodles and that really made me happy as she will get to eat the vegetables.

We end up making this noodles for evening snack as Daddy also likes it a lot. So I decided I will pack noodles for Konda's lunch and for Daddy's breakfast. Knowing that my entry for this month's MEC is due, I decided to make the noodles in Microwave. To be quite frank, making the hakka noodles on stove top is much more easy and quick. So make sure she doesn't miss her van, I removed half for making the noodles for Konda, quickly made it on the stove top, then made the rest in microwave for Daddy.

Konda was so happy that she got the noodles for lunch and wanted me to make it again. I know I should be having this as a regular item.

Step By Step Recipe

Microwave Vegetable Hakka Noodles

Ingredients Needed:

Hakka Noodles - 1 packet
Onions - 1 medium
Carrot, Beans, Cabbage, Capsicum - 1 cup
Soya Sauce - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Oil - 2 -3 tsp

How to make the Noodles in Microwave

In a microwave safe bowl, take water twice the amount to fill up the noodles, microwave for 8 mins. By this time the noodles was cooked well. Drain this over a colander, run this twice in cold water, add oil and mix well. This prevents it from sticking together.

Then microwave the chopped vegetables for 10 mins. Once done, drain the water. In a microwave bowl, add 1 tsp oil, saute the onions for 2 mins. Then add the boiled vegetables for a min. Once done, add the boiled noodles, salt and pepper powder, mix well. Microwave again for 2 mins.

Serve with tomato ketchup.

Notes:

Use the water from boiled vegetables in sambar. Always add the salt in the final stage for the noodles to get cooked well.


Sending this to Privish, who is hosting this month's edition of MEC

Soya Chunks Vegetable Pulao ~ Pressure Cooker Method | Easy Lunch Box Recipe | Lunch Box Series : LBS#66

When I checked my Lunch Box series, I was surprised it's been a long time since I posted anything under it. Truth be said, most of the dishes I post are my lunch box dishes. However I like the dishes to be presented in a certain manner for me to call it that. This delicious Soya Chunk Pulao along with a Pakodi made with Sorakaya / Bottle Gourd, was such a treat for lunch time in office. I had packed the pakodis in a separate box and mixed it just before eating. The Soya Chunk pulao was mild enough to be packed for your kid's lunch box, though the curry was very spicy.

It's holiday for the boys and we have ran out of ideas to keep them occupied. While Konda's exams are yet to begin. I am eagerly looking at activities that can keep the boys occupied and not get Athamma crazy. Maybe getting couple of colouring books, handwriting books should help. I know their handwriting can actually meet Kashmir with Kanyakumari.

Other interesting dishes made with Soya and Soya Chunks:

Soya Bean in Rice Dosa and Uttappam
Soya Bean Kurma

Soya Chunk Vegetable Dum Biryani

Soya Vegetable Biryani in Pressure Cooker

Soya Chunk Vegetable Pulao

Ingredients Needed:

Basmati rice - 2 cups
Soya chunks - 1 cup
Peas, Beans and Carrot - 1 & 1/2 cups
Onions, chopped - 1 big
Green Chilies - 2 long
Clove & Cinnamon - 2 each
Bay leaves - 2
Ghee - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Everest Garam Masala - 1 tsp

How to make the Soya Chunk Vegetable Pulao

Wash and soak the basmati rice for 15 mins. Once done, drain it on a colander.

Boil the Soya Chunks in hot water along with salt till the water starts rolling stage. Drain the soya in a colander and keep it aside.

Heat a pressure cooker, add the ghee, saute whole spices for couple of minutes. Then add the onion julienne, slit green chilies till the onions turn colour.

Next goes the chopped vegetables, mix everything well. Then add boiled soya chunks, drained rice, garam masala.

Add salt, 1 & 1/2 cup water and cook for a whistle. Once the pressure falls, remove and serve with Sorakaya Pakodi Curry.

Will be posting the curry in the next post.

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Maharashtrian Style Masala Bath
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Easy Sambar Sadam
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Paruppu Podi Sadam
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Karivepaku Pulihora | Curry Leaves Tamarind Mixed Rice
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From Microwave

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Curd Rice with Mangoes ~ Yogurt Rice with Mangoes
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Bellamannam or Sakarai Pongal, Bellam paramannam
Kesari Bhaat ~ Rajasthani Style
Kalkandu Sadam
Kesar Di Kheer ~  Saffron Rice Pudding

Noodles

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