Corn & Tofu Pulao With Coconut Free Potato & Green Peas Kurma

Corn and tofu pulao, a superfast pulao to enjoy either for lunch or for dinner prepared with sweet corn kernels and tofu marinated with red chilly powder, garam masala powder, fennel seed powder,cumin powder and salt with some oil, cooked for few minutes in microwave oven finally cooked along with sweet corn kernels and already cooked rice...This pulao is really quick to prepare even with some leftover rice also, this corn and tofu pulao suits terribly for lunch box menu and corn gives a crunchiness to this pulao while tofu turns this pulao more delicious and yummy, u can also prepare this same dish with paneer cubes or soyabean nuggets to give a change instead of making out this dish with tofus..Then coming to the kurma, both pulao and kurma works out wonder and together we had a fantastic, filling, healthy and guilt free lunch..This kurma is prepared with a masala prepared with poppyseeds, fennel seeds grounded along with tomatoes,yogurt and coriander powder and its totally coconut free, a delicious kurma for everyone specially for dieting peoples and diabetic peoples to enjoy without any guilt...This kurma can also suits very well with rotis, parathas and also suits prefectly for simple breakfast dishes like idlies or dosas...Both this dishes goes directly to Pari's Combo Event, Siri's JFI-Fennel guest hosted by Siri, event by Indira..






Corn & Tofu Pulao:

1/2cup Corn kernels

3cups Cooked rice


1/2cup Tofu cubes

1no Onion(chopped finely)

1/4tsp Turmeric powder

1tsp Garam masala powder

1/2tsp Cumin seed powder

1/2tsp Fennel seed powder

1tsp Red chill powder

5nos Curry leaves

Salt

1tsp Cumin seeds

Oil



Marinate the tofu cubes with red chilly powder, salt, fennel seed powder, cumin seed powder, with salt and oil, let them sit for an hour..cook those marinated tofu cubes in microwave oven for 15minutes (stir twice in between) until they get well cooked..



Heat enough oil and fry the cumin seeds, add the chopped onions,curry leaves with enough salt (take care not to add more salt as the tofu cubes do have some salt already) and saute everything until the onions turns transculent, now add the corn kernels with turmeric powder, garam masala powder, cook everything in simmer for few minutes..finally add the already cooked tofu cubes and rice and toss everything gently, check for salt..



Serve hot!!






Coconut Free Potato & Green Peas Kurma:

2nos Potatoes

1cup Fresh or Frozen green peas

1no Onion (big & chopped)

2nos Whole spices

2tbsp Coriander leaves

Salt

Oil



To Grind:

1tbsp Poppy seeds

1tbsp Fennel seeds

1cup Yogurt

1no Tomato (big & chopped)

1tsp Garam masala powder

1tbsp Coriander seeds

1tsp Black peppercorns

2tbsp Roasted grams (pottukadalai)

2nos Green chillies



Dry fry the poppy seeds and fennel seeds until a nice aroma comes out from the seeds, take the fried seeds along with all the ingredients given in the list 'To Grind' and grind as fine paste without adding water..



Heat enough oil and fry the whole spices, add the chopped onions along with some salt and saute until the onions turns transculent, add the cubed potatos and green peas and saute for few minutes, finally add the grounded paste and saute everything in simmer..finally add enough water to turn them as gravy, bring them oil and cook until the veggies get well cooked, add the coriander leaves and put off the stove..






Serve this kurma along with warm corn & tofu pulao!! enjoy!! Am sending this both dishes to RV & Sudeshna's FFSL-Tiffin Box..