Vathakuzhambu Saadam/Mixed Rice and Ready Meal Mix Sambhar - Day 2, BM #10

Day 2 of Blogging Marathon, today i m posting Lunch ideas using Ready Mix. I have cooked 2 Food Options, first one is Kalandha Saadam or Mixed Rice using a Ready-made Vathakuzhambhu Thokku/Paste. Second one is Readymade Meal Mix - Sambar Mix.

Mixed Rice/Kalandha Saadam

Ingredients

2 tbsp of Vanthakuzhambu Thokku/Paste

2 Cups of Cooked Rice

1 tbsp Gingely Oil

1 tsp mustard seeds

2 Red Chillies (long ones)

2 Sprigs of Curry Leaves

2 tsp chana Dal

2 tbsp of Roasted Peanuts (Optional)

Method

• Heat oil in a Non-stick pan, Splutter mustard seeds.
• Add chana Dal and Chillies and Curry leaves.
• Once the dal is roasted, remove the tadka from stove and pour over the Rice

• Add vanthakuzambhu Thokku/Paste to Rice and mix well.
• Garnish with Roasted Peanuts and Serve Hot with Crisps or Potato Curry.

Readymade Meal Mix : Sambhar 

Ingredients

1 measure MTR Sambhar Meal Mix

6 Measure Water

1/2 Potato, Peeled and Cubed

1 small Tomato, chopped

1 small Onion, chopped

1 red Chillie, Long Variety

1 tsp gingely oil

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/4 tsp methi seeds

pinch of hing

Method

• Heat a oil in a Pan. Splutter mustard seeds, add methi seeds and chillie. 
• When methi seeds change color, add chopped onion and saute.
• Add Tomato and Saute for sometime. Next add the cubed Potatoes and add Water.
• When the water starts boiling and the potatoes are Half-Cooked, add Sambhar Meal Mix and Mix well.

• Let the mixture boil for 10 minutes.
• Put of the Stove and Serve hot with Rice or as a Condiment with Hot fluffy Idlies or Crispy Dosa's.

I Liked the Mixed Rice better than the ReadyMeal Mix- Sambar. The Sambar had a Mild Sweet taste. It tasted good with Thayir Saadam/Curd Rice. I might  prefer them  as a Condiment with my Breakfast than with Rice.

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