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The recipes like pulao,fried rice ,biriyani as well as snacks and desserts which has rice as main ingredient
This is a very quick recipe which you can make with leftover rice or fresh steamed rice. You need some greens and cottage cheese an excellent source of protein and it’s a vegetarian one pot meal. You can replace cottage cheese with tofu for a vegan version. Ingredients 1 cup rice or leftover cooked …
Bohri Khichda which is consumed during the holy month of Ramadan , is an amalgamation of flavors from the Hyderabad-i halem in which the broken wheat is cooked with meat and lentils and made a paste later and the traditional vegetarian khichdi cooked in every Gujarati household.Traditionally the process is quite long intensive ,but nowadays the cooking process is shortened by using tools like pressure cooker. The final dish was aromatic delicious and infused with intricate flavors of spices which will compel you to ask for more. It was Finger-licking good.
These are wonderful rice balls which you can enjoy as starters and serve with tempura style fried prawns and ketchup or mayo dip.It is important to say that the recipe as well as the entire preparations of this dish from scratch is done by my 10 yrs old daughter who loves prawns and wanted to …
This is a simple and versatile recipe which will be loved by all and is fit for any celebration or if you are looking for something special on the weekends.We enjoyed this recipe for Sunday lunch and was thanking Azlin from the bottom of my heart for sharing this wonderful recipe.This recipe is published by …
This dish is from the era of Nawabs and Mughal rule in India.It is said that Biryani came to India along with the Persian invaders .In Lukhnow ,the Biryani at first was not at all a Royal or Shahi dish.The construction workers who worked for the palace used to prepare this wholesome meal by cooking …
Khichudi a delicious one pot meal , is one of the favorite meals of the people from the state of West Bengal popularly known as Bongs all over the world.It is a casserole which consists of nutritive and filling food items such as rice lentils ,vegetables ,meat etc. Khichudi is also known as khichdi is …
Mahi in farsi means fish and Mahi Pulao is a dish which is originally Persian .But Mahi or fish biryani is a delicacy which originated in the Murshidabad province of Bengal where fish is a staple food and its presence in food is considered auspicious and enjoyed by all .Murshidabad in west bengal was the capital …
Tomato rice is an excellent recipe you can make with leftover rice.It traditonally belongs to the city of the Nizam ,Hyderabad where tomato is considered an important component.Because of the huge cultivation of red chilles in Andhra Pradesh the local cuisines are spicy and red colored with the use of red hot chilly powder.But you …
Khichdi is considered to be an easy and healthy one pot meal which is delicious and filling .Whenever one does not feel like cooking ,one can cook up this delicious filling meal.It has similarities with the Italian risotto.There are hundreds of varieties of khichdi which are prepared in various regions in India. This is a …
This time on Bengali New year we decided to try some new food.So we went to a restaurant near Seven Bunglows ,Andheri in Mumbai named “Dimsum”.We had Khao pad rice with Honkong chilly chicken over Dinner in the same restaurant.While the flavours are still fresh I wanted to cook the dish once so made it …
Ingredients 1.Basmati Rice (3 cups) 2.Mutton keema(minced lamb) 450 gms 3.eggs (boiled 5) 4.peas (1 cup) 5.Onions (7 to 8 ) finely sliced 6.Ginger garlic paste (freshly ground 1/2 cup) 8.Kashmiri chilli powder(2 tbs) 9.kewra essence(2 tbsp) 10.Green chilies(8 to 10) ground into a paste. 11.Tomatoes 4 to 5 pureed 12.a few strands of …
I became a fan of this recipe at once when I had this in College canteen.Its favourite among the students.We make khichdi at home which is made by cooking rice in dal but this seemed different.The dish is not very dry and does not need any accompaniment and its a filler and full of health.So …
I had bought some brown rice a couple of months back ,thinking about good health ,more fibre and less calories.But my family discarded its taste.It takes long time to cook and doesn’t taste as good as normal polished rice which we generally use daily.So I thought to make some innovative recipe which appeals to them. …
Methi is a green leafy vegetable used readily in India and is known for its medicinal properties.It is extremely useful for digestion and is good for diabetes not withstanding the fact that it is little bitter to taste and may not be liked by kids.But my today’s recipe tastes good and is healthy.You can …
Spinach is a wonderful green-leafy vegetable and full of anti oxidants.It is also considered to be anti cancerous.Feeding spinach or palak to kids is a big challenge.So I decided to make this recipe palak rice on a weekend ,which is so wonderful and full of nutrition and my daughter just loved it. Benefits of Spinach …