Aadi Perukku kalantha saatham [Mixed rice]

On this special day - Aadi Perukku (18th day in the month of Aadi on the Tamil calendar), the lunch menu consists of any three mixed rice items. In this blog, I am posting one such menu with these three - Lemon, Coconut and Curd rices.

 

Prep Time - 10 mins
Cooking Time - 10 -15 mins

Ingredients :

Cooked Rice - 3 cups (1 cup for each rice item)

For Lemon Rice :

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Chana dal - 1/2 tsp

Cashews - 1 tbsp

Green chillies - 2 [ or as per taste ] , chopped

Curry leaves - 5 to 6 

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Asafoetida - 1/8 tsp

Oil - 1 tbsp

Lemon Juice - 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

For Coconut Rice :

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Chana dal - 1/2 tsp

Red Chillies [ Dried ] - 2 [ or as per taste ] , broken into medium pieces

Curry leaves - 5 to 6

Asafoetida - 1/8 tsp

Coconut [Shredded] - 1/2 to 3/4 cup

Peanuts - 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil - 1 tbsp

For Curd Rice :

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Green Chili - 1 finely, chopped

Curry leaves - 3 - 4 leaves

Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp, chopped

Curd - 3/4 cup

Milk - 1/4 cup

Oil - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

 

Procedure :

Separate and fluff up the rice with a fork.

Lemon Rice :

Heat oil in a medium pan on medium heat. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter, add chana dal, urad dal and cashews and give it a quick stir. Then add green chillies, curry leaves, asafoetida and turmeric stir for few seconds till you get a nice curry leaves aroma [ make sure that you don't burn ] . Add one cup of cooked rice and salt and mix properly. Switch off the heat and pour in the lemon juice and mix again. 

Serve hot.

Coconut Rice :

Heat oil in a medium pan on medium heat. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter, add chana dal, urad dal and add peanuts and stir for few seconds. Add the red chillies, curry leaves, asafoetida and stir for few seconds till you get a nice curry leaves aroma . Add coconut, mix and turn the heat to low. Add rice and salt. Mix and serve hot.

Curd rice :

Heat oil in a small pan , when hot add mustard seeds and let them splutter , add the green chillies and curry leaves. Switch off the heat and pour the mustard seeds and green chillies over the rice.Take a large spoon and mix so the rice gets mashed up. Now add milk , curd and salt and mix again. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.