Tomato rice

Ingredients :
Basmati Rice : 1 cup
Onion : 1
Green chilli : 2
Red Chilli Powder : 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Bay leaf : 1
Cloves : 3-4
Cinnamon : 1 small piece
Pepper corns : 4-5
Jeera : 1/2 tsp
Tomato : 3
Ginger/Garlic paste 1/2 tsp
Chopped Coriander : 2 tsp
Oil : 1 tbsp

Method:
Wash and soak the rice for 20 minutes
Chop onion and tomato. slit the green chilli
Heat oil in kadai. Add Jeera,bay leaf, cloves and cinnamon. Add ginger garlic paste and onion. fry it till onion turns transparent. Add chilli powder and garam masala. Add the chopped tomato and green chilli. fry it nicely. add coriander leaves and fry it for one minute. Put the rice. Add 2 cups of water and salt. Cook it in sim fire.

Sesame Rice

Ingredients :
Rice : 1 cup
Sesame seeds : 2 tbsp
Urid dall : 1 tbsp
Red chilli: 1
Salt to taste
For seasoning:
Oil : 1 tbsp
Mustard : 1 tsp
Urid dall : 1 tsp
Red chilli : 1
curry leaves : 4-5

Method:
Heat kadai. Broil the urid dall and chilli till the dall turns pink. remove it from kadai. Similarly broil the sesame seeds till it stops crackling. Powder the dall and chilli. When it is done add the seasame and grind adding salt.
Cook the rice with 2 cups of water. Allow it to cool.
Heat oil in kadai. add mustard. when it stops crackling add urid dall and chilli and curry leaves. remove it from fire and mix well with the rice adding the ground powder.

Coconut Rice

Ingredients:
Rice : 1 cup
Grated Coconut : 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
curry leaves 5-6
For Seasoning:
Mustard : 1 tsp
Urid dall : 1 tsp
Red chilli : 1
Oil : 1 tbsp
Ghee : 1 tsp (optional)

Method:
Cook rice with 2 cups of water. allow it to cool
Heat oil in kadai. Add mustard. After it stops crackling add the urid dall and red chilli. Once the dall turns golden color add the coconut and fry it till it turns to golden brown. add the curry leaves. remove it from fire. mix the rice well adding salt.

Lime Rice

Ingredients:
Rice : 1 cup
Lime : 1
Green chilli : 2
Curry Leaves : 5-6
Coriander Leaves : (chopped 1 tbsp)
Ginger : 1 small piece
For seasoning:
Mustard : 1 tsp
Urid dall : 1 tsp
Chana dall : 1 tsp
Haldi Powder : 1/4 tsp
Oil : 1 tbsp

Method:
Cook the rice with 2 cups of water. cool it
wash the dall and keep it aside
Heat oil in kadai. Add mustard and when it stops crackling add the dall. fry it till it turns to golden color add the green chilli, ginger and curry leaves. Add the haldi powder. Remove it from fire and mix the rice adding salt. Then add the lime juice and mix it well. add the chopped coriander leaves.