Education Recipe For Better Life: Karivepillai(Curry leaves)Sadham/Rice

Karivepillai sadham is a flavorful,colorful and healthy rice which is a good choice for lunch box or on the go.This is my mom's recipe and makes it frequently and this rice can be made in a jiffy if the powder is made in advance.Today is my first day of BM#10 of lunch box dishes and made this rice for Hubby's lunch box as he always prefer one pot meal for the lunch box which is easy to have it in the office and mess free.

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Basmathi rice or Raw rice	11/2cups
Curry leaves	3/4cup
Coriander Seeds	2tsp
Red chilly	4-5nos.
Dessicated coconut	1tbs
Channa dhal(kadalai paruppu)	1tbs
Black pepper	4-5nos.
Tamarind	Peanut size
Lemon juice	1tsp
Salt	to taste

For the Seasoning

Ingredient	Quantity
Mustard seeds	1tsp
Urad dhal	1tsp
Channa dhal(kadalai paruppu)	11/2tsp
Cashews(broken)	1tbs
Oil	1tbs
Asafoetida	a pinch

Method

Cook the rice and separate the grains by adding little oil.Heat the pan and roast the red chillies,coriander seeds,channa dhal and black pepper corn in a medium flame.Then add the dry coconut,fry it for a minute and turn off the stove and keep aside.Finally roast the curry leaves separately till it changes the color.

Put the fried dhal and red chiilies mixture in a blender and grind to a coarse powder.Then add the curry leaves,salt and tamarind,grind it to a powder and set it aside (or store it in an air tight container).

Keep a pan with oil and splutter the mustard seeds,urad dhal,channa dhal.Then add the cashews and asafoetida,fry it till golden color.Add the ground powder and turn off the stove and mix it well.Add it to the rice and mix it well and finally add a tsp of lemon juice.

Rice is ready.

Enjoy it with raitha,papad or chips and potato fry.

The powder can be stored in the refrigerator but tastes better when the powder is freshly made.
Peanuts can be added in the seasoning for extra rich taste.
Instead of making powder thick paste can be made and saute in the oil.

Okra Raitha/Thayir Pachadi

Okra raitha is a simple recipe which goes very well with this rice.As hubby dear prefers raitha rather than curd rice for his lunch I paired up the rice with raitha.

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Okra(ladies finger)	10-15nos.
Red chilly	4-5nos.
Mustard seeds	1/2tsp
Urad dhal	1tsp
Curry leaves	4-5leaves
Asafoetida	a pinch
Yogurt	1/2cup
Oil	2tsp
Salt	to taste

Method
Clean and cut the okra to thin slices,heat a pan with oil and splutter the mustard and urad dhal.add in red chilly,asafoetida ,red chilly and okra.Saute the okra for about 5 minutes in a medium flame.Once the okra becomes crispy add in the salt and mix it well,turn off the stove.