Bottle Gourd Rice - Sorakkai Satham

Ingredients

• Seeraga samba Rice – 1 cup
• Bottle Gourd/Sorakkai – 1 cup chopped
• Onion – 1 chopped
• Tomato small – 1 chopped
• Green Chilly – 1
• Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
• Small onion paste – 1 tsp
• Curry leaves few
• Coriander leaves few
• Bay leaf - 1
• Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
• Chili Powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander Powder – 1/2 tsp
• Ghee – 1 tsp
• Oil – 2 tsp
• Salt  

Preparation

• Remove the skin and seed from Bottle Gourd and cut into small dices.
• Heat the pressure cooker with oil and ghee, add bay leaf, mustard, after splits add green chillies, curry leaves, onion saute few sec and tomatoes cook until pulpy.
• Then add chopped bottle gourd, turmeric powder, chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, onion paste and salt and let it cook for 3 mins.
• Add water (1 1/2 cups), rice and mix well, close the lid and cook for 2 whistle.
• Sprinkle some coriander leaves on the top.   
• Ready to serve South Indian special Bottle Gourd Rice recipe with raitha.
• Enjoy the taste of south Indian samayal recipes.

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Chicken Leg Fry Recipe - Chicken Drumstick

Ingredients

• Chicken legs -   4
• Kashmiri chili powder - 2 tsp
• Garam masala – ½ tsp
• Onion – 1 chopped
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Lemon juice - 1 tsp
• Yoghurt - 1 tbsp
• Ginger garlic paste- 1 tbsp
• Pepper powder - ½ tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Coconut paste – 2 tsp
• Red food colour a pinch (optional)
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Salt

Preparation

• Clean and wash the Chicken legs and put some slits in each piece.
• Now add all the ingredient in a bowl (except onion & oil) and mix well and apply to all the chicken leg pieces. Keep aside for 30 mins to 1 hr.
• Place the chicken leg pieces inside  vessel with 1 glass water, in a pressure cooker  and cook for 3 whistles.
• After pressure reduced open the cooker.
• Heat the pan with oil and add onion, saute until colour change, then pour the chicken stock (pressure cooked chicken released some water) into the pan and allow to  boil until the stock reduce 80 percent, then add the chicken piece and cook for  5 – 10  minutes on both sides in medium flame.Cover and cook.
• If you want more crispy you can roast extra 5 more mins in low flame.
• Ready to serve South Indian special Chicken Leg Fry recipe with Rice.
• Enjoy the taste of south Indian samayal recipes. 
• Paleo chicken roast