Celery-Potato-Mint Rice

Ingredients:

1. Oil - 3 Tbsp
2. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
3. Red chilly -1
4. Curd chilly - 2
5. Bay leaves - 2
6. Star Anise seed - 1
7. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
8. Mint leaves - handful
9. Onion - 1 chopped
10. Salt - to taste
11. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
12. Ginger-garlic paste - 1 Tbsp
13. Potato - 1
14. Celery - 1 bunch - Chopped
15. Black pepper powder - 2 Tbsp
16. Rice - 1 cup
17. Variety rice powder - 1 Tbsp

Method:

1. Cook rice.
2. Cool it completely.
3. In a separate pan heat oil add cumin seeds, bay leaves, star anise seed, red chilly, curd chillies, onion, mint leaves, curry leaves, salt, turmeric powder - fry it.
4. Now add potato - close the lid, wait for a minute or two - stir it.
5. Now add celery, again close with lid and cook until it is done - keep stirring in between - and also keep an eye on 'not to burn'.
6. At last add black pepper powder - stir it and switch off the stove.
7. Cool it little bit and mix with cooked rice.
8. Lastly, add a spoon or two of variety rice powder on top of this and mix everything once again.
9. Serve with onion-curd raita.

Onion-Celery Rice

Ingredients:

1. Oil - 3 Tbsp
2. Ghee - 1 Tbsp
3. Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
4. Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tsp
5. Urad dhal - 1/4 tsp
6. Curd chillies - 3
7. Garlic cloves - 3 - chopped
8. Ginger - 1/4" piece - chopped
9. Onion - 1 - chopped
10. Mint leaves - 12 - chopped
11. Curry leaves - 1 sprig - chopped
12. Celery - 3 sticks - chopped
13. Black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
14. Rice - 1 cup

Method:

1. Cook rice.
2. Cool it.
3. In a separate pan heat ghee and oil - add mustard seeds - allow to crackle.
4. Then add cumin seeds and urad dhal - brown it.
5. Next add curd chillies, garlic, ginger - fry it.
6. Now add onion, mint leaves and curry leaves - brown it
7. Then add celery and salt - stir it and close the lid and cook until it is done.
8. Next add black pepper powder.
9. Stir it once again.
10. Switch off stove.
11. Mix the rice with this mixture.
12. Serve with curd or raita.

Celery-Black Pepper curry

Ingredients

1. Celery - 1 bunch
2. Ghee - 1 tbsp
3. Garlic pods - 3
4. Black pepper powder - according to your spice level
5. Salt - to taste

Method

Wash & chop:

1. Celery
2. Garlic pods

Now, heat pan, add ghee, chopped garlic pods, once it turns to slight brown, then add chopped celery, cook on medium heat until it is well cooked. Add salt and black pepper powder. Stir it. It is ready to eat.

Celery-Spinach-Dhal Curry

Ingredients

1. Celery - 1 bunch
2. Spinach - 1 bunch
3. Toor dhal - 4 tbsp
4. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
5. Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
6. Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
7. Red Chillies - 10
8. Garlic pods - 5 pods(optional)
9. Grated coconut - 2 tbsp(optional)
10. Salt - to taste
11. Turmeric powder - a pinch
12. Curry leaves - 1 sprig(optional)
13. Chopped Cilantro - 3 tbsp(optional)

Method

Cook

1. Cook toor dhal with very little water.
2. You should see each dhal separately after you cook.
3. Do not overcook.

Wash & chop

1. Celery
2. Spinach
3. Garlic pods
4. Cilantro

Now, heat oil, add:

1. mustard seeds, once it crackle,
2. add cumin seeds,
3. urad dhal,
4. red chillies,
5. garlic pods,
6. chopped celery,
7. salt
8. turmeric powder and
9. curry leaves

And, stir it - cook on medium flame until it is half cooked - now, add chopped spinach - cook well - then add cooked toor dhal - grated coconut - stir it - check for salt - adjust it according to taste. Taste it!!!

This curry can be eaten with salted oats, raagi ganji, chapathi, poori and white rice.

How to eat with white rice:

Mix this with white rice, eat with any pickle.