Thursday, September 13, 2012

Bhindi & Channa Masala Rice

I know how most of us will breaking our heads to come out a simple,quick and prefect lunch box dishes to our lil ones. But fortunately i dont need to pack foods for my lil one, instead of it i have to pack foods for my better half as he dont like to have his lunch in his office canteen. Obviously i have to cook almost everyday to pack him some healthy,quick,easy lunch dishes with veggies definitely. Two days back, i quickly prepared this yummy masala rice simply with bhindis and cooked channa aka chickpeas, trust me this combo works out wonder and my H happily carried this flavourful masala rice for his lunch and enjoyed thoroughly.Sending this delicious rice to my own event CWS-Chickpeas guest hosted by Kavi of Foodmania.



2cups Cooked rice
1no Onion (chopped)
12nos Bhindis/Lady's finger (chopped)
1cup Cooked chickpeas
1/2tsp Mustard seeds
1/2tsp Urad dal
Few curry leaves
Oil
Salt

To Grind:
1tsp Cumin seeds
1tsp Channa dal
1tsp Peppercorns
1inch Cinnamon stick
2nos Cloves
2tsp Coriander seeds
3nos Dry red chillies

Heat few drops of oil, roast all the ingredients given in the list 'To grind',one by one until they turns golden brown, grind them as fine powder and keep aside.

Meanwhile heat few drops of oil in a pan, fry the chopped bhindis until they turn soft.

Heat enough oil, lets splutter the mustard seeds,urad dal, curry leaves, add immediately the chopped onions, saute for few minutes with salt until they turns soft..

Add the chickpeas, grounded powder and saute again for few seconds, now add the cooked rice,already cooked bhindis, toss gently everything until the rice get well mixed.

Serve hot with papads.

38 comments:

Suja Manoj said...

Unique combo,flavorful rice Priya.

Shobha said...

Yummy pulao.

Shama Nagarajan said...

i am one those breaking my head for lunch....yummy

Anu said...

Healthy combo. A protein rich meal.

Devi said...

A very different combination! I'm sure it tasted great!

Laavanya said...

That does look delicious... I'll try for my daughter... I usually use rasam powder or sambar powder to get a mild spiced dish for her so hopefully that will work instead of the powder you have.

divya said...

Mmm.. yummy dear!

Torviewtoronto said...

deliciously done

Bergamot said...

Interesting. Bhindi with rice is a new combination for me.

Shweta in the Kitchen said...

Unique & new combo of bhindi, chana & rice- lovely


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Akila said...

Wow Priya, this masala rice is really too tempting...

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Nagashree said...

Love these boxable rice items, nice combination!

Asiya @ Chocolate and Chillies said...

I always seem to have a hard time with what to do with bhindi...this is a great idea!

SouthIndianHome said...

delicious rice. Healthy too

Mano Saminathan said...

Always very energetic to present tasty and innovating recipes here!
Delicious bindhi rice !

Swathi Iyer said...

Delicious rice recipe Priya.

Bhavna Bagri said...

Different and delicious combo...looks so yummy...

Mélange said...

Thats such a varied thought for lunch box Priya...bhindi and channa with rice ! Awesome.

Saraswathi Tharagaram said...

Nutritious lunch box meal and interesting combo..

Ambreen (Simply Sweet 'n Savory) said...

Bhindi with rice, sounds interesting. Looks great!

Dr.Sameena said...

Tasty one pot meal dear...:)

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nayana said...

Looks very interesting, never tried bhindi in rice....

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Sangeetha Nambi said...

Real tasty and healthy rice....
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Shanthi said...

Fantastic presentation, yummy dish too!

Nandita SS said...

The rice is cooked to perfection. Loved the flavour combo Priya :)

Priyas Feast said...

Wonderful combo of chana and bhindi..Bookmarking this recipe

WeR SAHM said...

new variety of rice... must try out sometime..
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Deeksha said...

Nice Combo. Pulao looks absolutely delicious.

Deeksha said...

Nice Combo. Pulao looks absolutely delicious.

Roshni said...

oh such a unique idea.. very innovative and simple

Maayeka said...

wow!!nice and different combo of bhindi and chana..must be delicious..will try this soon..

tamilsasikitchen said...

Delicious flavourful rice....

Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj said...

Yummy rice priya...
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Mary said...

This looks wonderful and it is versatile enough to serve with many western dishes. I really like this recipe. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

S.Menaga said...

Different combo,looks very tasty!!

Lizy said...

superb one pot meal!

Kannada Cuisine said...

Such an interesting idea..easy clean up too

♥Aps♥ said...

Wow Those rice grains look like small vermicelli lovely rice