Podiari Kanji(Broken Rice Porridge)

Podi Ari(Broken rice) kanji  is a breakfast item with Kappa Puzukku or Muthira Puzhukku.This kanji is taste better when you make with red broken  rice (kai kuthari).Take  this kanji with narthankai when we have fever or stomach upset.It is a healthy staple food.

Podiari Kanji

        Ingredients

• Podi Ari.......................1cup
• Water...........................6 cups
• Dry Ginger...................1tsp
• Salt to taste

Method

• Boil the water and add washed rice and cook.
• When the rice is cooked, add salt.
• Serve with koottu/puzhukku

Spinach Raitha (Keerai Kichadi)

Spinach Raitha

• Chopped Spinach…………….....3cups
• Yogurt………………………......2cups
• Red Chili………………………..2
• Cumin Seeds…………………. ..1tsp
• Mustard Seeds……………… ....1tsp
• Asafoetida………………………1/4tsp

Method

• Boil the spinach with very little water grind coarsely.
• Mix the yogurt and add the spinach in room temperature.
• Heat a pan with oil add mustard and cumin seed, and red chili.
• When the mustard crackles add to the raitha.
• Add salt and mix well.
• Instead of grinding the spinach add the spinach to the seasoning and cook till the water fully evaporates.
• Add this spinach to yogurt.
• Frozen chopped spinach can be used instead of fresh spinach.
• This raitha can be used as dip for vegetables and crackers.No seasoning is needed.

Cucumber Raitha.

Cucumber Raitha
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Ingredients

Cucuumber Raitha

• Cucumber.......................1cup
• Yogurt............................1cup
• Green Chili......................2
• Mustard Seeds................1tsp
• Cumin Seeds (Jeera).......1tsp
• Red Chili.........................1
• Curry Leaves.................. few
• Grated Coconut...............2tbsp

Method

• Grind the coconut,green chili and mustard into paste.
• Add ground paste,grated (cut) cucumber, salt to the yogurt.
• Heat a pan with 1tsp oil add cumin seeds, red chili and curry leaves and when it crackles, add to the raitha.
• This is one of my favorite raithas.