Orissa Kichdi

I made simple dish for orissa cuisine…this event is hosted by Swapna as lebel of RCI: Oriya…..Congrats Swapna for hosting and wait for you beautiful round up my dear….

Ingredients:
1\2-cup rice,
1\2-cup green gram dal,
10-12 Resins,
4-5 Cashew nuts,
1 small piece of Ginger,
6 cm dry coconut part,
2-tbsp oil,
5-6 cinnamon,
1-2 cardamom,
1-long green chillie,
1-tbsp cumin seeds,
1\2-tbsp turmeric powder,
1-tbsp sugar,
3-cup water for cooking,
Salt to taste.

Method:
Step 1: Wash the dal and rice smoothly and keep it aside.

Step 2: Cut the dry coconut part in to long strip and cut cashew in to two parts.

Step 3: Finely chopped the green chillies in to round pieces and ginger small pieces.

Step 4: Heat the oil in cooker and fry the coconut pieces and cashew nut until golden brown. Keep it aside.

Step 5: Heat the oil and add the cumin seeds, cardmom and cinnamon pieces.

Step 6: After that add wash rice and dal in it. Also add 3-cup water for cooking.

Step 7: Place the chopped ginger, green chillie pieces, salt, turmeric powder, and sugar in it.Step 8: Mix well and after that add resins, fry cashew nuts and fry coconut pieces and cover the cooker with top.

Step 9: Pressure cook for three whistles. Two whistles on full flame and one in law flame so khichadi cook well.

Step 10: Place it in serving bowl.

Black Raisins juice or sorbet.
Ingredients:
100gm Black Raisins,
3-glass water,
Sugar for taste.

Method:
Step 1: Wash black raisins gently.
Step 2: Soak raisins in water for at least 6-hours. If soak for 12-hours then its better.Step 3: After that add sugar as your taste and crush in mixer.
Step 4: Drain in to vassal.Step 5: Add ice-cube in glass and pure prepared juice in it.
Step 6: Serve chilled in hot summer party.Note:
1. Raisins are a highly concentrated source of nutrients and calories; a cup contains a whopping 440 calories while providing 3g of iron, 1090mg of potassium, and 6g of fiber. It takes about 2kg (Four and half pounds) of fresh grapes to produce 500gm (1 lb) of raisins.
2. California is now the world’s leading producer of raisins.
3. You don’t need to drink wine to derive protection from heart disease. Red grapes or black raisins offer similar benefits.