Idlis( South Indian steamed rice and spilt black gram dumplings)

I love this soft,spongy and white idlis with sambhar and coconut. This hot healthy snack is probably
The lightest but also the most filling snack in India.

 






Ingredients:

• Rice-2 cups
• Urad dal( spilt skinless black gram)-1 cup              
• Fenugreek seeds( methi)-1/2 tsp
• Poha-1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil for greasing

Method:
Wash rice in water 2 to3 times and drain add 3 cups water and soak for 3 to4 hours.
Wash and soak dal,poha  and methi  in 2 cups water for 3 to 4 hours.
Drain dal and methi,poha and put in a grinder with 1/2 cup water make a smooth batter.
Transfer to a pan.
Drain the rice and put in the grinder with 3/4 cup of water grind to a slightly coarse mixture.
Transfer to the saucepan with the dal mixture.
Mix the batter with hand and cover the pan with tight lid and set aside in a warm place overnight
To ferment.
Heat 2 cups water in a steamer and lightly oil the idli moulds.
Add the salt into batter and stir pour it into the moulds. Fit the trays onto the stand put in the steamer
Cover and steam for about 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in an idli comes out clean.
Take the idli stand out of the steamer and keep aside for to cool a bit.
Spoon the idlis out and serve with samber and Coconut chutney.

Sweet Saffron Rice(Meethe Chawal)

Sweet saffron rice is very easy to make and taste great with any meal.The combination of sugar,ghee
Cardamom,dry fruits and saffron flavor makes this sweet rice very tempting and delicious.

Ingredients:

• Basmati rice - 1 cup
• Sugar-1/2 cup
• Ghee-2 tbsp
• Milk-3/4 cup
• Saffron-1/4 tsp
• Green cardamom- 2 to3
• Orange or yellow color-a pinch(optional)
• Dry fruits-3tbsp(raisin,cashew,almonds,coconut)

Method:
Soak the saffron in warm milk.
Wash and soak rice for 15 to 20 minutes.
Heat 4 cups of water when water starts boiling add cardamom and soaked rice.
Cook until rice get 80% cooked not fully cooked.
Drain the excess water and spread the rice in plate.
In a separate pan add ghee roast the almonds,cashew,pistachios,raisin and coconut.
Now add saffron milk,sugar, color and rice,mix well and cover and cook on slow heat until the milk is absorbed completely or rice has cooked.
Fluff the rice with fork.serve warm or cold.
Enjoy!!!!
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Phirni( Rice pudding) 100th post

Today, I am very happy to share my 100th post. I can't believe that,I have completed my first century.
It has been a great experience with love and support from all of my  fellow blogger friends,family members and dear friends.thank you everyone for your support and encouragement.I hope you All continue to appreciate me the same way to do more.

So i want to celebrate this occasion with This is very easy to make rice pudding (phirni),which prepared with coarse Rice in milk with saffron and pistachio. You can add different nuts like cashew,walnut, almonds Which you like.

Ingredients:

• Rice-1/4 cup
• Milk- 4 cups
• Sugar-1/2 cup( to taste)
• Pistachio- 10 to 12( shredded)
• Saffron-8 to 10 (thread)

Method:
Wash and soak rice for 20 minutes.
Soak Saffron in 1 tbsp milk.
Drain the water from rice and grind to coarse powder.
Heat milk in a heavy bottomed pan, when milk starts boiling
Add  rice powder, and stirring continuously till it gets thick consistency.
Add sugar and saffron milk and stir and boil for another 3 to 4 minutes.
Turn off the heat and garnish with pistachio pieces.
Serve hot or cold.
Enjoy!!!!
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Tomato Biryani

This tomato biryani is a very simple,flavorful,easy to make tastes really good as well as perfect one pot filling meal.you don't need to make any side dish for that,just enjoy with any raita or plain curd.

Ingredients:

• Basmati rice- 1 cup
• Tomato-4 to 5 medium size( roughly chopped)
• Onion -1 medium size( sliced )
• Ginger garlic paste-2 tbsp
• Bay leaf-2
• Cinnamon stick-2 inch piece
• Green cardamom -3
• Clove -4
• Turmeric powder1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder-1 tsp
• Garam masala -1/4 tsp
• Red chili powder-1/2 tsp
• Oil -1tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:
Wash rice and drain the water and keep aside.
Chopped tomato and make them puree.
Heat oil in a pressure cooker add bay leaf,cinnamon stick,clove,cardamom and
Saute for few seconds,add sliced onion and fry till it get transparent add ginger
Garlic paste fry till raw smell goes away.
Add tomato puree fry till oil separates. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder
Coriander powder ,garam masala, salt mix well.
Now add washed rice and mix everything gently.
Add 1 and 1/2 cup of water,allow to boil then  and give nice stir.
Close the lid of the cooker and cook for one whistle. turn off the heat and
let the pressure go on its own. garnish with coriander leaves .
Serve with curd or raita.
Enjoy!!!

Note:
you can use any regular rice too.

Mint Rice with Coriander (Pudina Chawal with Dhaniya)

This rice is a combination of coriander and mint ,it is very easy to make,Tasty and the aroma makes you want more and it will best one pot meal. Serve with Any Raita and pickle. Lets start how to make this simple yet tasty rice dish.

Ingredients:

• Rice-1cup
• Mint leaves-1cup(roughly chopped)
• Coriander -1cup
• Green chillies-2-3( as per your taste)
• Ginger garlic paste-1tbsp
• Salt- to taste
• Cumin seeds-1/2tsp
• Oil-1tbsp

How to prepare :
Cook the rice and allow the cooked rice to get cool.
Grind mint leaves along with coriander and green chillies to a paste.
Heat oil in a pan add cumin seed and sauté for seconds Add ginger garlic paste till raw
smell goes,add ground paste and salt,,To the pan fry for 2-3 minutes until it turns fragrant.
turn off the heat. Add the rice and mix properly without breaking much.
Enjoy with any raita or pickle.
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Nutrela(Soya Chunks) Peas Pulav

Nutrela is very high in protein and fiber. It’s a meat substitute for vegetarian. Nutrella is my son's Favorite too, he loved so much so I make it so often for his school lunch. This delicious pulav is quite Easy to make and very nutritious. it taste great with curd. You can add any vegetables of your choice.Try this simplest One pot meal.

Ingredient:

• Rice -2cups
• Nutrela-1cup
• Peas-1/2cup
• Potato-2
• Onion-1(chopped)
• Ginger garlic paste-1tbsp
• Cumin seed-1/4tsp
• Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
• Garam masala- 1/4tsp
• Oil-1tbsp
• Salt-to taste
• Coriander leaves-for garnishing 

Method:

Soak nutrela in hot water for 20 minutes.

Wash rice and drain the water and keep it aside.

Wash potato and cut it into cubes. I don’t peel potatoes.

Heat oil in pan add cumin seed when they start splutter add onion and green Chilli fry

Until onions turn light brown.

Add ginger garlic paste and sauté till raw smell goes away.

Add turmeric powder fry for seconds. Add potato green peas mix properly.

Now squeeze the water from nutrela  and  add it to the pan. cook for 2 to 3 minutes

Add rice, salt and garam masala give a nice stir. Add  4 cups of water. Cover and cook till

Rice has done. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with curd.

Enjoy!!!
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Egg Biryani

I always love to prepare biryani,because this is one of my  family’s favorite, it is very flavorful, cooked with egg and other spices. i make this very often i want to share this recipe with all of you.it is little time consuming to cook but it is worth it.you will surely like it

Ingredients:
For Rice:

• Basmati Rice-2 cups
• Bay Leaf-1
• Cinnamon Stick-1/2inch
• Cardamom-2
• Ghee-1tsp
• Salt-to taste

For Biryani:

• Eggs-hard boiled,peeled,& halved
• Cinnamon-1 inch stick
• Clove-4
• Green Cardamom-3
• Bay Leaves-1
• Ginger Garlic Paste-2tbsp
• Onion-1big sliced
• Tomatoes-2 big (chopped)
• Red chilli powder-1tsp
• Turmeric Powder-1/2tsp
• Biryani masala-2tsp
• Garam masala1/2tsp
• Oil-2tbsp
• salt- to taste

Method:

Wash and soak rice for 20 minutes, and drain.

Heat 4 to 5 cups of water in big vessel when water start boiling add ½ inch cinnamon

Stick, 1tsp ghee, bay leaf and cardamom  some salt then add soaked rice. cook until rice get half cooked.

Drain the water, spread the rice in big plate.

Heat oil in pan add all whole masala sauté till nice aroma comes.

Add onions fry till they changes color add ginger garlic paste sauté till raw smell goes away.

Add tomatoes and fry till they get mushy. Add turmeric powder, red Chilli powder, garam masala

 And salt,Mix everything well now add boiled and halved egg, mix properly. Keep aside.

Now heat heavy bottomed pan with lid add half of the cooked rice,add egg mixture spread properly

Sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves. Repeat the same processes until everything get finished. Sprinkle some food color and Cover the pan with aluminum foil or damp cloth and lid.

Now place this pot on hot tava cook for 15 to 20 minutes on low flame.

Enjoy this flavorful egg biryani with raita.

Tomato Rice

This delicious rice recipe is not only tasty but procedure is very very simple,when you are in hurry
do try this one pot meal.

Ingredients:

• Rice-1cup
• Tomato-3 big (chopped)
• Onion-1chopped
• Ginger garlic paste-1tbsp
• Green Chilli-1(finely chopped)
• Mustard seed-1/4tsp
• Cumin seed-1/4tsp
• Red chilli-1/4tsp
• Salt- to taste
• Oil-1tbsp
• Curry leaves-1sprig
• Chana /urad dal-1/4tsp each

Preparation:

Wash and soak rice for 10 minutes. Cook in rice cooker or pressure cook for 2 whistles

On medium heat with 2 cups of water.

Heat oil in pan add cumin seed, mustard seed let it crackle add chana and urad dal

After few seconds add chopped onion and curry leave, fry till golden brown.

Add green Chilli & ginger garlic paste sauté till raw smell goes.

Add chopped tomato fry till mushy or oil separates.

Add red Chilli powder, salt and mix well.

Now add this mixture on cooked rice, mix it gently.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Serve with any raita or pickle.

Enjoy!!!

Note:

You can use leftover rice for this recipe.

You may add green peas and potato also, it gives extra flavor.
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Cabbage Capsicum Rice

This is very tasty and flavorful rice recipe. It takes very less time to prepare and tastes too good.Healthy one pot meal relished with any raita or curd.

Ingredients:

• Cooked Rice-2cup
• Capsicum-1cup( all colors cut it into lengthwise)
• Cabbage-1cup(finely chopped)
• Ginger garlic paste-1tbsp
• Cumin Seed-1/4tsp
• Black Pepper-6-7
• Green chilli-2(finely chopped)
• coriander leaves- for garnishing
• Oil-1tbsp
• salt to taste

Preparation:

Heat oil in pan add cumin and black pepper sauté for few seconds.

Add green Chilli and ginger garlic paste cook till raw smell goes.

Add chopped cabbage and capsicum sauté for 4 to 5 minutes.Don't over cook.

Add salt and cook for another 1 minute.

Now add cooked rice mix properly. Turn off the heat.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Enjoy your healthy rice with curd or raita.

 Note:You can also add onions for more flavor.

Tahari(Rice Recipe)

This is one of my and my hubby’s favorite rice dish.my mom-in-lawTaught me this simple rice dish and can be make without much effort.You can add other veggies of your choice like potato,peas,carrots etc.

ingridents:

• Rice-1cup
• Cauliflower (florets)-1/2 cup
• Onion -1cut into slices
• Cumin seed-1/4 tsp
• Mustard seed-1/4 tsp 
• Fenugreek( Methi) seed-1/4tsp
• Asafetida (hing)-pinch
• Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
• Tamarind pulp-1tbsp
• oil-1tbsp

For Ground Masala:

•  Methi (Fenugreek seed)-8-10 seeds
• Whole coriander seed-1tbsp
• chana dal(gram dal)-1tbsp
• whole red chilli-2

preparation:

First dry roast coriander seed,chana dal, methi and dry red Chilli.

Roast till nice fragrant comes.

Once they cool, grind coarse grind.

Wash rice and drain the water and keep aside.

Heat oil in pressure cooker add mustard seed, cumin seed,hing sauté for few seconds.

Add onions and cook till turn little golden brown.

Add cauliflower and turmeric powder, salt and mix it well.

Now add washed rice and coarsely ground masala cook for 1-2 minutes.

Add 2cups of water and tamarind pulp. Once its start boiling give a nice

Stir otherwise veggie and rice will stuck in the bottom.

Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook till one whistle comes.

Turn off the heat. Let the pressure go on by itself.

Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with any raita.
Enjoy!!!

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