Archive for the ‘Rice recipes’ Category

• Ghee rice

  Date: 2010.07.01 | Category: Rice recipes | Response: 0

  Finely chop the onion into thin slices. Break the cinnamon stick and set it aside. Take two cups water and boil it and set it aside. Now take a pan and add the ghee and bring to heat. Add the cloves, pepper corns, cinnamon and bay leaf and let it crackle. Sauté till the colour of the bay leaf changes and add the onion. Till the onions turn soft and pink, sauté. Put in the rice and sauté briefly. Pour the warm water and bring to boil. When it begins to boil add the salt and stir well. Simmer and cook for fifteen minutes or till the rice is done. Ensure that all the water has evaporated. Ghee is a binding agent and so with a fork you will have to spread out the rice in such a way that all the grains a separate from each other.

• Drumstick pulao

  Date: 2009.07.11 | Category: Indian Recipes, Rice recipes | Response: 0

  Drumstick pulao
  Ingredients: – 1 cup basmati rice(long grain), 1 drumstick, 1 pinch mustard seeds, 1 pinch cumin seeds, few curry leaves, 2 green chillies, 1 big onion, 2 tablespoons cashew nuts, ½ teaspoon ginger garlic paste, 1 pinch turmeric, ¼ teaspoon red chilly powder, 2 tablespoons oil and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 30 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE: – Cut the drumstick into 2 inch pieces, finely chop the onions and green chillies. Now take a frying pan and pour the oil. When the oil is hot add the mustard seeds and let it crackle. Then add the cumin seeds and sauté till it turns golden brown. Then add the drumstick pieces and the cashew nuts and sauté for two minutes. Put in the ginger garlic paste, onions and green chillies. Sauté till the raw smell leaves and add turmeric, curry leaves and chilly powder. Sauté briefly and add salt to taste. Cook till the entire masala blends. Turn of the flame and set it aside. Now take a rice cooker and add the rice and pour in three cups of water. Put the drumstick gravy we just prepare and stir well. Cook till it’s done. When you make the drumstick gravy, add a little extra salt if you don’t put salt in your rice.
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• Kesar pulao

  Date: 2009.07.06 | Category: Indian Recipes, Rice recipes | Response: 0

  Kesar pulao – Ingredients: – 1 cup basmati rice( long grain), 1 cup sugar, few strands of kesar(saffron), a pinch of saffron colour dissolved in 2 teaspoons warm water, 1 tablespoon mustard seeds, 4 cardamoms, 10 raisins, 4 cloves, 1 1/2 tablespoon mixed dry fruits, varak(silver paper), 2 tablespoons pure ghee and water for boiling rice.

  Preparation time : – 20 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE: - Soak the basmati rice for 15 minutes and then drain the water completely. Take a pan and pour the water and bring to boil. When the water begins to boil add the rice and simmer the flame. Take the sugar and dissolve in a little water. When the rice is half cooked add the ghee and stir well. Next pour in the sugar syrup. Mix well and let it cook. After the rice is done ensure you don’t over cook it. The grains should be separate. Now add the saffron, cloves, cardamoms, and one tablespoon of the chopped dry fruits. Sit gently and cover the lid for 5 minutes. Garnish with the raisins, varak and the remaining dry fruits. Keep it covered till you are about to serve so that the aroma doesn’t fade away.