Archive for the 'Rice Varieties' Category

Spinach & amp; Carrots Pulav

October 31, 2009

Ever since i got this recipe ,I had been making this Spinach and Carrots Pulav for a long time.I make it more often and my family just loves this Pullao.The best part…I don’t have to hover around the stove and after we have relished it, I have only 1 dish to clean. wow!
 

Ingredients:
Basmati Rice – [...]

Dhal Biriyani

February 24, 2009

INGREDIENTS:
1. Rice – 1 cup (Basmati rice can also be substituted)
2. Toor dhal – 1/2 cup
3. Moon dhal – 1/2 cup
4. Onion – 1 big (slit lengthwise)
5. Carrot – 1 big (cut legthwise)
6. Beans – 10 to 15 pods
7. Tomato – 2
8. Chilli powder – 2 tsp
9. Turmeric pwdr – 1 tsp
10. Spices – (Cardomon-2, [...]

Chicken Biriyani – II

August 16, 2008

INGREDIENTS:
1. Chicken – 1/2 kg
2. Basmati rice – 3 cups
3. Onion – 2 med size
4. Tomato - 1 med
5. Ginger – 1 inch
6. Garlic – 6 to 8 pods
7. Mint leaves – 1/4 cup chopped
8. Corriander leaves – 1/4 cup chopped
9. Spices – 2 Cloves, 1 star aniseed, 1″cinnomon stick, 2 cardomon
10. salt to taste
11. Oil [...]

Fish Biriyani

August 15, 2008

 

 
INGREDIENTS:
To make fish gravy:
1. Fish ( preferably kingfish, Batang) – 3 pieces ( I have used Tenggiri here)
2. Onion – 2 med size
3. Tomato – 1 big
4. Ginger – 2 inchs
5. Garlic – 7 pods
6. Spices – (Cinnamon stick – 1 inch, Cloves – 2, Cardomom-2, Star aniseed – 1, Bay leaf – 1)
7. Fennel seeds [...]

Mixed Dhall Rice

July 29, 2008

Mixed Dhall Rice:
 This is one of the most common recipes from Coimbatore.
The actual name is “ARISI PARUPPU SADAM” in my mother tongue
More a simplified version of Bisibellabath I shd say!!!
Required:
 Rice                             : 1 cup
Toor Dhal                    : ¾ cup
Small onion                 : 10 -12 shallots (thinly sliced)
Tomato                        : 1 small (thinly sliced)
Grated coconut           : 1 tbsp – sauté [...]

Chicken Biriyani

July 29, 2008

Chicken Biriyani:
This is one of the recipes I learned from my mom and I jus love it..though I make other
 Kinds of chicken biriyani too..
 I just freak on this when I go to India…with my Mom’s love sprinkled all over her
Biriyani!
Required:
 Zeera rice or Basmati rice                   : 2 cups
Onion (Big)                                         : 2
Coriander leaves                                 : 1 [...]

Vegetable Biriyani – II

July 24, 2008

 
INGREDIENTS:
1. Basmati rice – 3 cups
2. Carrot – 1 big
3. Potato – 1 big
4. Beans – 10 pods
5. Onion – 1 big
6. Tomato – 1 small
7. Oil – 4 tbsp
8. Ghee – 2 tbsp
9. Spices ( cinanomon, cardomon, cloves, aniseed, bayleaf) – few
10. Chilli pwdr – 1/2 tsp
11. Salt – 2 tsp or as reqd.
TO [...]

Prawn Biriyani

June 22, 2008

Its my momz recipe…one of my favourite too..
 

 
Ingredients:
1. Basmati rice – 2 cups
2. Onion – 2 big
3. Tomatoes – 2 big
4. Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbsp
5. Salt as reqd
6. Oil as reqd
7. Ghee 1 tbsp
8. Mint leaves – 1/4 cup
9. corriander leaves _ 1/4 cup
10. Prawn ( tiger prawn or red prawn ) – [...]