Rice chakli

This recipe was told my my school friend when i was in 7th std :)

Ingredients:


11/2 cup boiled rice
2 tblsp jeera
salt to taste

Directions:

1) Boil the rice(use the remaining rice from the previous day)
2) Add jeera and salt accordingly, and make a paste in mixer with little water
3) Pour this batter in chakli maker
4) Place a thin sheet over a paper. Pour the batter in long strands
6) Keep it in sun and let it dry
7) Fry it

Prawn Biryani

Some thing i tried on my own :P

Ingredients:


1 1/2 cup basmati rice
1 cup prawns
3 large  finely chopped tomatoes
1 large fnely chopped onion
1/2 tblsp jeera
11/2 tblsp pulav or garam masala powder
1/2 tblsp mirchi powder
1/2 tblsp haldi powder
5-7 peppercorns
1 inch dalchini
5-6 cloves
1 big elaichi
2 tblsp ginger garlic paste
3 tblsp oil
2 tblsp chopped corainder leaves
salt to taste

Directions:

1) Clean and Boil the rice with little salt. Strain the rice
2) In a big vessel, first heat oil. Add pepper, dalchini, badi elaichi and cloves. Add onions and fry for 2-3 mins. Add ginger garlic paste and fry again for 3-4 mins.
3)Mix in the prawns.Cook the pawns for 5 mins. Now add the chopped tomatoes, mirchi and haldi powder. Cook for 10 mins till the tomatoes are mashed nicely. 
4)After the tomatoes are cooked add the pulav/ garam masala powder. Add salt to taste. Let this cook for another 5 mins.
5) After the masala is ready Mix in the rice and add 2 tblsp chopped corainder on top.

Kothimbir vadi

Maharastian dish which serves as a nice snack.

Ingredients:


11/2 cup coriander leaves
1 cup besan
11/2 tblsp corainder seeds
1 tblsp jeera
1/2 tblsp of  salt
3 green chillies 
1/2 tblsp turmeric powder
2 tblsp ginger garlic paste

Directions:

1) Chop the coriander. Mix it wih besan
2) Mix in the ginger-garlic-green chilly paste.  Crush the coriander seeds and jeera.
3) Make a dough like batter.
4) Keep a plate in the double boiler. Grease the plate with little oil. Make rolls of  batter and place in the plate.
5) Once the batter is steamed(insert a knife and it should come out clean), remove it and cut into pieces. Let it cool.
6) Heat oil in a pan, shallow fry the pieces(It can also be deep fried)
7) Serve with ketchup