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Karamani rice - delicious, protein rich and healthy lunch box rice with black eyed peas or cowpeas. I got fresh karamani from the market and decided to do many varieties like poriyal, sabji and rice. If you are using dried cowpeas, you need to soak for 5 hours. The ingredients list might be lengthy, but it is easy to make within 30 minutes. In this rice, fresh karamani along with rice cooked with onions, tomatoes and mild masala paste to get fluffy and delicious rice. This rice can be served with any thayir pachadi of your choice and appalam. Make this rice once and it will be your regular dish on your lunch menu. Few tips for making Karamani sadham Regular ponni boiled rice is preferred for karamani sadham because it cooks up fluffier and less sticky than other rice varieties. Soak the rice for at least 20 minutes. Soaking helps the rice to get cooked easily ensuring each grain remains distinct and absorbs the flavourful masala.   Small onions, garlic, ginger, fennel, cinnamon, cloves

This quick and easy broccoli stir fry is loaded with garlic flavour and crunchy peanuts. This simple broccoli stir fry turned out so good. The ground mixture has just three ingredients - garlic, roasted peanuts and red chilli. There are many complaints about its texture, but when prepared in proper cooking methods, it tastes perfect.  Here is the short video for Broccoli Stir Fry Check out my other low calorie recipes here Broccoli Capsicum Sabji Carrot Capsicum Stir Fry Low calorie Black Chana Masala Sprouts and Mushroom Dal Green Moong Dal Sabji Easy Dal Soya chunks and Potato Sabji  Dal Fry  Easy Moth Dal Sabji  Tomato Dal  Zero Oil Sprouted Green gram Dal   Low calorie Rajma Masala Broccoli Stir fry Recipe Details Prep time : 10 minutes Cook time : 15 minutes Serves : 3 Category : side dishes Ingredients 2 broccoli  1/4 cup finely chopped onions 1/2 tsp cumin 1/4 tsp turmeric powder  4 garlic cloves  2 red chilly or 2 tbsp chilli flakes 2 tbsp roasted peanuts salt to taste  2 tbsp

Last year I shared the quick tiffin sambar recipe on my blog and it's one of the most popular posts. Today I am sharing another easy tiffin sambar which is very different without onions and sambar powder.  Check out my other side dishes for idli and dosa Brinjal Kichadi  Brinjal Kichadi with Dal Puli Milagai Tomato chutney Tomato Onion Thokku Tomato Chutney with green chillies Ridge gourd Sambar Tiffin Sambar Puli Milagai with coconut milk   Brinjal chutney with black urid dal  Ridge Gourd Chutney - Peerkangai Chutney  Small onion chutney with black urid dal Coconut chutney with red chillies Coconut chutney with green chillies Brinjal chutney with red chillies Instant Tiffin Sambar Easy Tiffin Sambar  Chettinad Onion Tomato Chutney  Here is the video link for Tomato Sambar Tomato Sambar Recipe Details Prep time : 20 minutes Cook time : 15 minutes Serves : 4 Category : side dish Ingredients   7 red ripe tomato 6 green chilly 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp turmeric powder  1 tsp tamarind  1/4