Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe-Sandwich Recipes For Kids

Grilled Cheese Sandwich is one of the sandwich recipes I make often for my daughter’s breakfast, mostly on Sunday mornings. She loves it a lot. For my daughter I use milk bread and mozzarella cheese whereas I make the same for myself and Sendhil using cheddar cheese & whole wheat bread. My family likes this  sandwich in Indian style adding chopped green chillies, coriander leaves and chat masala powder. Sometimes I add tomato ketchup and mayonaise too. This sandwich can be prepared with many variations as per our family’s preference. Whatever be the stuffing, it’s finally the cheese that make the kids love this sandwich.
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Lets see how to make this yummy Indian style perfectly grilled Cheese Sandwich recipe. Also check out this comprehensive article on how to choose the grill in Globo surf.  If you don’t own a grill sandwich maker, you can try the same in oven or tawa.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

How to make grilled sandwich recipe using sandwich maker

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Breakfast

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 5 Minutes

Total time: 15 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Wheat bread or milk bread- 16 nos (Makes 8 pairs) Grated Cheddar cheese or mozarella cheese-2 cups (200gms) Finely chopped Green chillies - 2 nos Chat masala powder - 2 tsp (Adjust as per the taste) Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp Tomato sauce & Mayonnaise - as needed(optional topping) Salt - as needed Butter - to brush the bread

HOW TO MAKE GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH - METHOD

Grate the cheese and mix the chopped chillies, coriander leaves , salt and chat masala powder. Replace green chillies by pepper powder or red chilli powder as per your taste. Add as per your taste. Take 2 bread slices and brush one side of the bread with butter at room temperature.Spread the cheese mixture on the other side of one bread slice.Cover it with another slice.Make sure the buttered side is facing up.   Take the grill sandwich maker and place the sandwich with buttered side touching the hot plate. Toast the slices till its done.Serve hot !

Note

You can add an additional topping of tomato sauce or mayonnaise. You can skip chillies or pepper powder and use chat masala alone if making for kids.

Enjoy this yummy,cheesy grilled sandwich for your breakfast !

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Coriander Leaves Biryani Recipe|Kothamalli Biryani-Sunday Lunch Recipes Series 20

In this week’s Sunday lunch recipe series, I am sharing an easy yet interesting biryani recipe using coriander leaves. Generally we all make Green rice/Pulao using mint and coriander leaves for lunch box. But when I came across this biryani recipe in Aval Vikatan’s Kalyana Samayal Supplementary edition, I got tempted to try it immediately. It was titled as “Kovai Kothamalli Biryani”. This recipe was given by a marriage caterer. I had already tried Ennai Kathirikai Poriyal and Mixed Vegetable Poriyal from that book and both of them were super hit in my home. So I tried this biryani confidently. It came out well and satisfactory. You can make this biryani when you run short of vegetables in hand. It’s an easy and good lunch box recipe too. Lets see how to make this simple Coriander leaves biryani in detail.

Kothamalli Biryani Recipe

Coriander leaves biryani recipe - Coimbatore special

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Lunch

Serves: 2

Prep time: 30 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 50 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Basmati rice - 1 cup ( India Gate) Water - 1.5 cups Salt - as needed To grind Coriander leaves - a handful small bunch To saute Cooking oil + ghee - 1 tbsp+1 tbsp Cinnamon- 1 inch piece Cloves – 3 nos Cardamom – 1 no Black stone flower – 1 no Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp Big onion - 1 no Small onions - 10 nos Green chilli - 2 no ( slitted) G&G paste - 1 tsp Red chilli powder - 3/4 tsp Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Curd - 1/2 cup Green peas - a handful ( optional) Cashewnuts - few

HOW TO MAKE CORIANDER LEAVES BIRYANI - METHOD

Wash and soak the basmati rice for minimum 30 minutes. Grind the coriander leaves to a smooth paste adding little water.Set aside. Chop the onions and slit green chilli. Crush the small onions slightly and keep aside. Heat a pressure cooker adding oil+ghee. Put cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bayleaf, fennel seeds and black stone flower. Add the onions and green chillies. Saute well. Now add the red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, garam masala powder and mix well. Now add the ground coriander leaves paste and saute well. Lastly add the curd and mix well. Add the basmati rice, water and let it come to a boil. Close the cooker and cook for one whistle in very low flame. Open the cooker and fluff the rice with a fork after the steam is released. Enjoy with Raita!

Note

For variations, you can grind mint+coriander leaves and add to masala. You can also powder the whole garam masala+fennel seeds and add to the oil instead of adding it as such. Add lemon juice at the end before closing the cooker for more tanginess.

Try this simple coriander flavored biryani. Enjoy !

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Thakkali Kuzhambu for rice/Tomato Kulambu Recipe Without Coconut and Tamarind

I usually make thakkali kuzhambu for idli,dosa (tomato gravy) using my mom’s method. It is our family favourite too. But I wanted to try tomato gravy / thakkali kulambu for rice for long time. I have also tried a couple of times but I made in kurma style with coconut. So it was not a good pair for rice instead it went well with idiyappam and roti. So I was looking for a tomato kuzhambu recipe without coconut and tamarind that suits well for rice. I got a perfect recipe from Jeyashri’s blog. 

I made few changes in the recipe based on my easy brahmin style vatha kuzhambu and tried it for Sendhil’s lunch box yesterday. It was very easy to make with less chopping works and without grinding job. So Bachelors and working women can give this a shot for making a quick lunch. It was not only easy but also very tasty and finger licking good.

 Being a tomato lover, I loved this gravy a lot. I am happy that its a no onion no garlic recipe too. Hope this recipe would be useful for my Jain readers. Lets see how to make this yummy,tangy tomato kulambu without coconut for rice.

Check out my 30 kuzhambu varieties for rice if interested !

 

Thakkali kuzhambu recipe

Thakkali kuzhambu/Tomato gravy without coconut for rice

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Gravies

Serves: 2

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 15 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Ripe tomato - 4 nos Sambar powder – 2-3 tsp ( add 4 tsp for more spicy taste) Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Rice flour - 1 tsp Salt & water - as needed To temper Gingely oil or cooking oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Toor dal - 2 tsp Cumin seeds/Jeera - 1/2 tsp Methi seeds - 1/8 tsp Red chilli – 1 no  Curry leaves - few Hing/asafetida - a pinch

HOW TO MAKE TOMATO KUZHAMBU FOR RICE - METHOD

Wash and chop the tomatoes finely. Dilute rice flour in little water and set aside. Heat oil in a kadai and splutter mustard seeds, methi seeds, urad dal, toor dal, Pinched red chilli and jeera. Saute for a second until dal turns golden. Now add the sambar powder and curry leaves. Saute in medium flame for a minute and immediately add the finely chopped tomatoes. Make sure sambar powder is not burnt. Saute until tomato turns pulpy. Add 1 cup of water and bring to boil. Check for salt and spice. Add more if required. Lastly add the diluted rice flour and Mix well. The gravy will become thick. Add little water and bring to boil. Switch off the flame and serve hot with rice. Enjoy !

Note

The quantity of sambar powder may vary based on the tanginess of tomato. Rice flour water acts as a binding agent. Skip if you don’t want to use. Actual recipe din’t call for it.

I served this easy thakkali kuzhambu with rice & easy potato curry. It was yum !

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Sweet Corn Pulao Recipe-Corn Pulav-Lunch box Recipes

Corn pulao is an yummy,easy to make lunch box recipe.It would be an instant hit among the kids as it has sweet corn.I learnt this recipe from my friend Shalini.I modified her recipe slightly & tried it for Sendhil & Raksha’s lunch box.It has become their favourite rice varieties.I don’t make any gravies or curries as side dish for this rice.A simple onion raita would do.You would have come across many versions for this particular recipe.Here is my style of making it.You can make any variations to this recipe by adding capsicum,green peas etc.The color of this rice would be light green.If u want to have white colored rice,saute all the spices instead of grinding.You can make it as per your wish.It comes out well.Try this easy,one pot rice recipe for your lunch and let me know your feedback.Lets see how to make this Indian style corn pulao recipe with step wise pictures.

Sweet corn pulao recipe

Sweet corn pulao recipe-An easy lunch box recipe for Kids !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Lunch

Serves: Serves 2

Prep time: 30 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 50 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Basmati rice - 1 cup (I used India gate super) Water - 1.75 cups ( use 2 cups if u soak for 30 minutes) Salt - as needed Cooking oil - 1.5 tbsp Ghee - 2 tsp Bayleaf - 1no Big onion - 1 no ( finely chopped) Sweet corn - 1/2 cup ( frozen or fresh ones) To grind to a paste Cinnamon - 1 inch piece Cardamom - 1 no Cloves - 2 nos Soambu/Fennel/Saunf - 1/4 tsp Green chillies - 2 nos ( use 3-4 for more spice) Ginger - 1 inch piece Garlic - 4 cloves Mint leaves - 5 nos Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp Cashewnuts - 5 nos

METHOD

Wash and soak the basmati rice in water for minimum 30 minutes and maximum 6 hours.The quantity of water will vary based on the soaking time.If u soak for 30 mins or less,u should add 2 cups of water.If u soak more time,u can add 1.5-1.75 cups of water to get a soft n firm rice.I soaked the rice for 6 hours.So i used 1.75cups of water.So measure the water u need and set aside( you can also use milk & water in equal quantity) Take all the ingredients given under “to grind”  to a smooth paste using 1/4 cup of water from the measured 1.75 cups of water.So now u will have 1.5 cups of water in hand,remember. In a pressure cooker base,heat oil and put the bay leaf.Then add the finely chopped onions and saute till they turn transparent.Now add the ground masala paste and required salt.Mix well till raw smell goes off.To this,add the corn kernels( to remove corn kernels easily,take a knife and run through the corn from the top.Kernels will fall off easily.U can use it for the recipe)U can use frozen corn too. Mix well and add the measured water.Let it come to roll boil.Now add the soaked basmati rice by draining all the soaked water.Cover & pressure cook in low flame for one whistle.It takes 10-12 minutes in very low flame.After the steam is released,remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork.Serve hot with onion raita. Enjoy !

Note

For variations,u can add 2 tbsp of finely chopped capsicum along with onions. You can add 2 tbsp of coconut in place of cashews.  You can also add a handful of peas to make it healthy. If u want to make white colored pulao,just saute the masalas instead of grinding them.Replace half of the water with milk. To make this pulao more flavorful,add kalpasi/balck stone flower along with bayleaf. No side dish is needed for this recipe.If u want,u can make any tomato based gravies.

Try this easy,one pot corn pulao for lunch box.It tastes yummy !

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Bitter Gourd Biryani Recipe-Pavakkai Sadam-Sunday Lunch Recipes-7

Bitter gourd biryani/Pavakkai masala rice -Yeah, you heard it right. Its an easy, yummy biryani recipe using bitter gourd. If you love bitter gourd like me, you must try this rice. It tastes super flavorful with mild bitter taste. When I was looking for this week’s Sunday Biryani Recipes, my MIL suggested me to try this biryani by reading this recipe from a Tamil Magazine.

Initially I was hesitant to try this worrying about its bitter taste but she also told suggested me a method to remove its bitterness. So I tried it confidently & the result was unbelievably great with a very mild bitter taste only in pavakkai pieces and not in rice at all. Raksha took two servings of this rice without knowing it had pavakkai. 

U can make it very easily in busy morning hours as it has no grinding job and pack it for your lunch box too. But soak the bitter gourd pieces in curd+salt mixture and refrigerate it overnight so that you can prepare this biryani instantly in the morning. You can also use vinegar as suggested in the original recipe. But squeeze and rinse the bitter gourd thoroughly to remove vinegar smell.

Bachelors & working women can try this biryani if you love bitter gourd recipes. Try and share your feedack with me. Lets see how to make this yummy bitter gourd biryani.

Bitter gourd biryani recipe

Bitter gourd biryani/Pavakkai Masala rice- Easy n delicious rice variety

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Lunch

Serves: 2

Prep time: 30 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 45 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Basmati rice - 1 cup Milk - 1 cup Water - 0.75 cups Salt - as needed Oil - 1 drop To soak for 30 minutes ( helps to remove bitterness) Bittergourd – 1 no ( medium size) Sour curd – 1/2 cup Salt – little(u can use vinegar in place of curd) To saute Cooking oil - 1.5 tbsp Cinnamon - 1 inch piece Cloves - 3nos Biryani leaf- 1 no Kalpasi/Black stone flower - 1 no Big onion - 1 no ( sliced) Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp ( use more for extra spicy taste) Mint & coriander leaves - a fistful Ginger & Garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp ( Grind 2 inch ginger & 7 cloves garlic) Ghee - 1/2 tbsp Lemon juice – 2 tsp

HOW TO MAKE BITTER GOURD BIRYANI - METHOD

Wash and slice the bitter gourd pieces thinly as possible. Remove the seeds if any OR If you like the crunchy taste of seeds,retain it. Take half cup of sour curd. Add some salt, mix well and soak bittergourd for 30 minutes. Similarly wash and soak the basmati rice in water for minimum 30 minutes. Chop the onions,coriander & mint leaves and set aside. After 30 minutes, squeeze the bitter gourd pieces very well using your hands and discard the curd mixture. Take the bitter gourd pieces alone in a plate. Heat oil in a pressure cooker base and put the cinnamon, cloves, biryani leaf, kalpasi. Add onions and saute for a minute and then add the ginger, garlic paste. Mix well for few seconds and add the mint+coriander leaves. Mix it. Now add the turmeric powder & red chilli powder, salt. Lastly add the squeezed bitter gourd pieces and saute well for a minute till it shrinks a bit. Add little more oil if needed. Now add the soaked basmati rice without water. Add 1 cup of milk and 0.75 cups of water. Add 1/2 tbsp of ghee & 2 tsp of lemon juice in water. Check for salt & spiciness.  Pressure cook in low flame till one whistle. It takes 8-10 minutes. Remove & fluff with a fork after the steam is released. Serve it hot with onion raita. Enjoy !

Note

Add more chilli powder if you want extra spicy taste.The quantity I have mentioned here would be just right. U can also add 1/2 tsp of biryani masala powder or garam masala powder for more spicy flavor. I have used milk + Water. U can also use coconut milk for more richness. Do not skip mint & coriander leaves as they lend a special fragrance. I din’t use biryani leaf here.  I used freshly ground ginger, garlic paste. U can use store bought too. Soak basmati rice for minimum 30 minutes to get lengthy rice after cooking.

Try this unique and healthy bitter gourd biryani. It tastes yum with simple onion raita !

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Veg Fried Rice Recipe In Rice Cooker(Indian)-Sunday Lunch Recipes-3

I am glad i have successfully reached the 3rd post in my Sunday lunch Recipes Series.I have been sharing biryani,pulao & other rice varieties that i make in weekends.This week,i have blogged my vegetable fried rice recipe in Indian style using electric rice cooker.I know most of u make veg biryani & veg pulao in rice cooker.But making a fried rice in rice cooker may be new to some of u.Not just this,the method i have shared here may also be new & it is somehow different from our usual fried rice recipe.A very big thanks to my dear friend Shalini for teaching me this easy,hassle free,wonderful ,Indian style fried rice recipe.Whenever i go out for shopping in weekends with my family,i make this rice recipe along with curd rice.It stays warm & as soon as we reach home,i just saute the required amount in ghee & serve it hot hot.As we love to have fried rice with tomato sauce as side dish,i don’t make any specifically.But my friend suggested peas butter masala & paneer butter masala as the best side dish for fried rice.So make it as per your choice.Ok,Lets see how to make fried rice recipe in electric rice cooker.
Check out my tomato rice recipe using rice cooker & Chinese veg fried rice recipe

Veg fried rice recipe in rice cooker

Indian style Vegetable fried rice recipe using Rice cooker

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Lunch

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 60 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 80 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

To cook in rice cooker Basmati rice - 1 cup Water - 2.25 cups Lemon juice - 1/4 tsp Oil - 1 tsp Finely chopped vegetables - 1/2 cup ( 1 carrot,5 beans,1 potato,green peas) Salt - as needed To saute in oil Cooking oil - 2 tbsp Shredded cabbage - 1/4 cup Capsicum - a small piece Spring onion - 2 sprigs Big onion - 1 no (optional) Garlic cloves - 5 nos ( optional)  White pepper powder - 1tsp ( add more for spicy taste) Ghee - 1 tsp ( for one person) spring onions – to garnish

METHOD

Wash the rice twice & drain the water.Soak it adding 2.25 cups of water,lemon juice & oil for 1 hour.Rice will be soaked well.In the mean time,finely chop the vegetables,onion,capsicum & spring onion.Keep it ready. Switch on the rice cooker,keep in cooking mode & allow it to heat for sometime. As soon as the plate is heated,add the soaked rice along with water,finely chopped carrot,beans & potato.Add the required salt,mix well & cover the rice cooker.Let the rice cook well.Open it once in the middle & fluff it with a fork.Once its cooked,rice cooker will switch to Keep Warm mode automatically. Finely chop the cabbage,onions,garlic cloves,bottom part of spring onion & capsicum. Heat oil in a kadai & saute them well adding little salt( remember we have added salt in rice) Add this to the cooked rice.Add pepper powder & keep it closed till use.Now the rice cooker will be in”Keep warm” mode. Just before serving,heat ghee in a kadai and add the required amount of fried rice.Saute well in high flame for a minute,Keep tossing & serve hot immediately.Enjoy with any side dish or tomato sauce.

Note

I have not used soya sauce here.You can use it if  u need. Adding onions & garlic is purely optional.My friend doesn’t add it. Adding lemon juice in rice helps to give u white colored rice after cooking.But do not add more. I don’t add ajinomotto as it is not good for health.

Try this easy veg fried rice recipe using rice cooker & enjoy ur weekend lunch

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