Ingredients:

Raw rice                             : 2 cups
Violet brinjal                      : 2 thinly sliced & put it in water
Mustard seeds                    : 1 tsp
Channa dal                         : 1/2tsp
Ground nuts                       : 2 tbsp
Curry leaves
Turmeric pdr                      : a pinch
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Vangi Bath masala

Red chillies                        : 3 nos
Coriander seeds                 : 1 tsp
Channa dal                        : 1/2 tsp
Urad dal                            : 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon                         : 1 small stick
Clove                                : 1
Khus khus                         : 1/4 tsp
Sesame seeds                    : 1/4 tsp
Hing  powder                    : 1/4 tsp
Grated coconut                 : 3 tbsp
Cumin seeds                     : a large pinch

In a pan roast all these adding one by one and grind it to a powder and keep aside.


Cook rice in a rice cooker adding 3 and a half cups of water, when it is almost done, add salt,a tsp of ghee and lemon juice . Keep aside.
Smear turmeric and salt on the brinjal pieces and keep aside.



In  a kadai heat oil add mustard seeds, when it pops add channa dal, when it turns light red colour add curry leaves. 
Add a small pinch of turmeric pdr,  the vangi bath masala powder and mix well.
Add the cooked rice and the fried brinjal pieces, again mix it well.
 (Here I used a dosa tawa to fry the brinjal pieces separtely, so that less oil can be used for frying).
Serve hot with pappadam or chips.

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Ingredients:

 Raw rice                  : 2 cups
Tomatoes                  : 3 nos
Green chillies           : 2 nos
Turmeric pdr            : 1/8 tsp
Cloves                      : 2 nos
Cinnamon                : 1/4"pc
Onion                      :1 sliced
Garlic                      : 4 cloves
Chilli pdr                 : 1/4tsp
Salt to taste
Curry leaves            :1sprig
Oil                           : 1tbsp


Method: 



Cook rice in a rice cooker adding salt.  You can use the left over rice also. The rice should not be overcooked.

Heat oil in kadai, add cinnamon and cloves. When it is done add garlic cloves and fry. Then add the finely sliced onion and slit green chillies,  saute till the onion is light pink in clolour. Add the chilli pdr and turmeric pdr, mix well.

Now add the chopped tomato and saute it well. When it becomes mushy add  a little salt and mix well. Now add the cooked rice, mix well. Check salt and garnish with curry leaves. Serve it with potato chips or kondattam!!

 Ingredients:

Broccoli                   : 1
Onion                       : 1
Garlic                       : 2 cloves
Celery                      : 2"pc
Red capsicum          : 1/2
Green capsicum       : 1
Lettuce                     : 3 leaves
Olive oil                   : 1 tbsp
Salt                           : a pinch
Pepper                      : 1/4 tsp
Soya sauce               : 1tsp

Method:

Chop garlic. Cut onion into thin strips. Cut red capsicum and green capsicum into thin pieces.
Seperate the florets of broccoli and put them in hot water.
Cut celery into small pieces and cut the lettuce leaves into thin strips.

Heat a wok or kadai. Add oil to this and add garlic saute it for a while and add onion,capsicums and all other vegetables except celery and saute it for 2 mins, toss it frquently. Finally add the lettuce leaves, sprinkle salt, pepper and soya sauce and mix well. The vegetables should be crunchy.
Serve it immediately.