Archive for August, 2008

• Rice Recipes

  Date: 2008.08.01 | Category: Rice recipes | Response: 0

  INDIAN FRIED RICE

  Ingredients: 400 gm Rice, 100 gm Ghee or butter, 65 gms onion, 2 gms cinnamon, 2 gms Bay leaf, 1 gm peppercorns, 6 gms Salt

  Preparation: Heat the ghee in a large saucepan and add the finely sliced onion. Fry till golden brown, remove from the pan and keep aside. To the hot fat, add the washed and drained rice and the spices. Keep stirring and fry for 4-5 minutes till the rice appears glazed. Add salt and boiling water an inch above the rice. Boil and simmer till the water is almost absorbed and then put into a very slow oven at 250 degree and leave for 20-25 minutes till the rice is cooked. Serve garnished with fried onions. Hard-boiled eggs cut in slices may also be used as a garnish.
  
  KASHMIRI PULAO

  Ingredients: 500gms Long Grain (Basmati) Rice, 100gms Onion sliced vertically, 5gms Cinnamon (dalchini), 5gms cardamom (Elaichi), 5gms cloves, a pinch of turmeric powder, 1gm saffron (kesar),10 ml Milk, 20gms walnut, 20gms cashew nut, 1litre water, 50gms oil, salt to taste

  Preparation: Wash and soak rice. Heat oil and fry onions till golden brown and remove. Fry whole spices, turmeric powder, add rice and sauté. Add half-saffron dissolved in little warm milk. Add hot water and mix well. Cook a little. Finish with remaining saffron and cook till grains are separated and done. Garnish kashmiri pulao with fried onions, walnuts & cashew nuts.

  PALAK RICE

  Ingredients: 1/2 bunch (cut into small pieces) palak, a pod garlic, a small piece of ginger, 1 chopped onion, 1 tomato, a few sprigs of curry leaves, 1 mashed potato, 1 cup basamathi rice, salt to taste,
  1/2 tblsp garam masala powder.
  
  Preparation: First wash and cut the palak into small pieces and keep aside. Then cook the basmathi rice and set aside. Now take a wok, pour some oil and when the oil is hot, add all the seasoning ingredients and fry till done. Now add the onions, tomatoes and cut palak and nicely mix and close with a lid. Let the whole thing cook very well. When it is done, add garam masala powder if you want and saute for a minute. Take it wok from fire and add the rice and mix it well. Take a wok, pour some oil and put the mashed potatoes and roast it slightly and when done add the curry leaves and put into palak rice and mix well. Serve with raita.