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Friday, April 7, 2017

Saffron Rice!

Saffron rice is most simple yet fragrant and delicious rice. You can try when you make rich gravy. I have used the best saffron gifted by my friend Ms. Farrukh. Thanks dear.

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Ingredients
Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Saffron - 3 generous pinch
Salt - 1/2 tspn
Milk - 1/4 cup
water as required
Nuts - cashews, raisins, cranberry, badam
2 elaichi
1 tblspn ghee

Preparation Method
Soak 2 pinches of saffron in warm milk.
Take a pressure cooker, wash and add basmati rice, add water and milk and a pinch of saffron.
pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.
Once pressure is gone. let it cool a bit.
Heat a kadai, add ghee, nuts, and elachi saute for a minute.
Add the cooked rice and salt and mix well.
Now add the saffron milk and mix again.
Cook for 5 mns and off the stove.

Saffron Rice is ready to serve. This rice is very flavorful and colorful.

Checkout the gravy recipes.

Dal fry 
Paneer butter masala 
Paneer Pasanda
Mutter Paneer


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Monday, June 30, 2014

Garlicky Brocolli Curry turned Mixed Rice! Bachelor and Kids Recipe!

Garlicky Brocolli Rice turned is very tasty and delicious rice prepared for my son. This can be prepared very fast and quick. You can also pack for lunchbox.

A quick tip for storing broccoli in fridge, every time I bring them should use immediately or sometimes it gets spoiled fast. This time I kept in freezer it stayed good for 3 days.



Ingredients
Basmati Rice (cooked)- 1cup
Brocolli - 1 medium
Garlic - 6 cloves(chopped)
Jeeragam/Cumin seeds - a pinch
Ghee and Oil - 2 tspns(If you are health conscious can avoid ghee)
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tspn (According to your taste)-
Green Chilli - 4 nos(According to your taste)- Optional
Grated Coconut - 2 tblspns
Pattai/Cinnamon - a small piece
Elakka/Cardamom - 1 no
Star Anise - 1 no

Bay leaf - 1 no
salt



Preparation Method

Heat oil and ghee in a kadai. Add the cumin seeds and masalas wait till it crackles.
Add the finely chopped garlic. Saute till its brown.

Add broccoli florets and sprinkle salt and water. Let it cook for 15 mins.
Add red chilli powder, grated coconut and salt. Stir fry.
Then add rice and mix well. Cook for a 2minutes and off the stove.

Serve immediately. Serve with Plain curds/yogurt or raita.




Notes - 
You can do dum(click here
You can also cook with basmati rice and pressure cook for 1 or 2 whistles.

Tags : Brocolli, Basmati Rice, Easy, Bachelor recipe, Healthy, lunchbox, kidsmenu, vegetarian, indian

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Beet Paneer Pulav | No Onion No Ginger Garlic| Pressure Cooker Recipe! Easy Lunchbox Recipe!

Beet Paneer Pulav the name seems to be new to me as well, as I tried this to eat beetroot in different form from our usual poriyal. So this is my creation of mixing of beets and paneer as my hubby likes beetroot and son loves paneer in all dishes I prepare. So mixed both and they enjoyed! I loved the colour and taste of the Pulav:-)

This was truly delicious and colourful. Perfect for lunch box. Kids will also love at lunchbox.



Serves : 3-4 persons

Ingredients
Beetroot - 1 no med size
Basmati Rice - 1.5 cups
Paneer cubes - 2 cups
Milk - 1/4 cup
Green chilli - 4 nos
Fresh Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Tomato - 1no
Jeera - 1/2 tspn
Chopped coriander - 2 tblspns for garnish.
Spices - 1 big roll of cinamon and 2 nos cardamom
Oil - 2 tablespoon
Cashews - few
Ghee - 1 tspn for garnish
Garam Masala - Optional


Preparation method
Thaw paneer. Wash, rinse and soak basmati rice in water.
Heat a pressure cooker, add oil, jeera and spices, cashews saute for few minutes.
Add chopped tomato, green chilli and saute.
Add grated beetroot, salt and saute till raw smell goes.
Add basmati rice, grated coconut and paneer and saute.
Add water and milk. Check on salt if requried. Mix well.
Close the lid and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
When the steam is up add chopped coriander and ghee.
Mix well.
Serve with plain curd/yoghurt or with onion raitha or with papad or boondi.

Delicious and healthy Beetroot Paneer Pulav is ready.

Notes - You can add any veggie if you wish.
You can also increase the quantity of beetroot.

If you have any queries do mail me or leave comment.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Carrot Paneer Pulao | Lunch Box Kids Recipe| One pot meal!

I prepared this simple pulao for my son and hubby. One likes carrot and one likes paneer, so thought of adding both and preparing. This is easy one pot meal. It was very tasty and both enjoyed the rice.



































Serves - 3 -4 persons

Ingredients
Basmati Rice - 3 cups
Carrot - 2 nos grated
Paneer - 25 cubes
Turmeric - 1/2 tspn
Kitchen king masala - 3 tspns
Garam masala - 1 tspn
Green chilli - 2nos (as per your taste)
Onion - 2 nos (thin slices)
Ginger garlic - 1 tspn
Milk - 1/2 cup
Oil - 2 tblspns
Cardamom and cinamom - 2pieces
Salt as required
Fresh Methi/Fenugreek leaves/Venthaya keerai - handful(Optional)


Preparation Method
Wash and soak basmati rice.
Keep paneer at room temperature. (Thaw the paneer)
Heat a pressure cooker, put oil, add spices, add onions, g chilli and ginger garlic. saute till onions are transparant.
Add grated carrots and saute for 5mins. Add all masala powders and salt.
Mix well and cook for few mins.
Add basmati rice, 5 cups water and milk.
Add salt and allow to boil.
Add paneer cubes and mix.
Add methi leaves and mix
Close the lid and pressure cook for 2 whistles.

Serve hot/warm with Yogurt/Curd/ Onion Raitha.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Soya Paneer Vegetable Pulao and Enrico's Soyamate Product Review!

Today I am sharing a recipe and about a Product Soyamate. When I received a pack for the review, I accepted as this is very healthy. Thanks #enrico.


Enrico's Soyamate is produced by a special process, made from Soya Flour by extrusion process and cut into chunks. These are dried, made free from fines and hygeinically packed. SOYAMATE is an ideal family food/100% vegetarian/ rich in protein, vitamins and minerals, easy to prepare. Soyamate is rich in high quality vegetable protein, packed with natural vitamins and minerals.Its PROTEIN content is over 52%, which provides nutrition no staple food can match. 250gms Soyamate nas as much protein as 1 kg. mutton or 3.9 litres milk or 24 eggs. This is available in Malaysia. So when you are out to Malaysia, don't forget to buy.

Source: Soyamate Page on FB - Soyamate.

Soyamate Soya chunk is very good and tasted great. I was not big fan of soya and now after tasting, planning to include in my diet.



When I was going to prepare Soyamate Soya Veggie Pulav, added paneer, as my son loves paneer in all dishes.

Ingredients
Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Diabetic Basmati Rice - 1 cup

Carrot - 1no
French Beans - 20 nos
Green Peas - 1 cup
Soya chunks/Meal maker - 2 cups
Paneer cubes - 1 cup (Optional)
Spices - 2nos each cloves, cardamom, cinamom, bay leaf
Garam Masala - 1 tablespoon
Channa Masala - 1/2 tablespoon
Red Chilli powder - 1 tablespoon (Adjust according to your taste)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn
Water - 4 cups
Milk - 1/2 cup
Oil - 2 tablespoons
Ghee/Butter - 1 tspn(optional)
Jeera - 1 tspn
Kasoori Methi - 1 tablespoon
Salt

To grind
Big onion - 1no
Ginger garlic -2" piece
spices - cloves, cardamom, cinamon, star anise.
Green Chilli - 3 nos (As per your taste)
Mint and coriander - 2 cups



Preparation Method
Wash, rinse and soak basmati rice in water.
Chop the vegetables to medium size cubes.
Soak soya chunks in hot water for few mins.
In a pressure cooker, add 1 tspn oil, spices, 1/2 onion, ginger, garlic, coriander and mint. Do not fry too much just fry until onions are transparant. Off the stove. Allow it to cool and grind to coarse paste.
Heat the same pressure cooker, with ghee and rest of the oil, bay leaf, add jeera, add chopped onion, the grounded paste, vegetables and allow it to boil once. Then add aneer and soya chunks.
Add the soaked basmati rice and mix well. Add water and milk.
Add turmeric powder, garam masala powder, channa masala, red chilli powder, salt, kasoori methi and mix well.
Let it boil once, then close the lid and pressure cook for 3 whistles.





Delicious Soya Paneer Vegetable Pulao is ready to serve. Serve with Tomato Raitha.


This recipe is going to Cooking with Love Uncle event hosted by me.


Notes - You can add your choice of vegetables.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Green Gram, Carrot & Potato Pulao| MW Papad! Lunch Box Recipes!

When Vardhini asked me decide on ingredients to host Dish it out, I was thinking a lot and then when I prepared this for the lunch box, thought of choosing the same ingredients for the event. Here you go with my entry for the event Dish it out by Vardhini guest hosted here @ Sara's Corner.



Ingredients
Green Gram/Pacha Payaru - 1 cup
Carrot - 1no
Potato - 1no
Onion -1 no
Oil - 4 tspns
Ghee (Optional)
Jeera - 1/2 tspn
Rice -2 cups
Pav Bhaji Masala - 1/2 tspn

To grind
Fresh Coriander leaves - 1 cup
Pudina/Mint  leaves- 1 cup
Green Chilli - 2nos
Garlic  - 2 cloves
Ginger - 1" piece
Onion - 1 small
Spices - cinamon, cardamom, cloves 1 each.
Preparation Method
Soak green gram overnite or for 2 hours in warm water.
Wash and cut veggies into 2 inch pieces.
Grind the ingredients above "to grind" to fine paste.
In a pressure cooker, heat oil, add jeera, chopped onion, a pinch of salt and saute till its brown.
Now add the vegetables, a pinch of salt, a pinch of tumeric powder and saute.
Add the ground paste and cook for few minutes.
Add the rice and mix.
Add 4 cups of water. Check for salt.
Add pav bhaji masala.
MIx and pressure cook for 4 whistles and off the stove.

When pressure is up, mix and pack it to your lunchbox.


Microwave Papad

Take 1 papad and keep in MW for 25 to 30 secs depending on MW in medium.
MW Papad is ready to enjoy.


Serve with MW Papad or Tomato Raitha.

Notes - You can also add spices while seasoning.

This recipe is also going to Showcase your Lunchbox Event by Divya and Serve it Pressure Cooked Event by Krithi and Denny.


Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Greens Pulao | Type 2 | Step-by-Step Recipe!

Greens Pulao is simple and easy recipe. I have already posted Keerai Pulao here, this is with slight changes.
Ingredients
Keerai/Greens - 1 bunch(Any greens)
Coriander leaves -1/2 cup
Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Carrot - 1 cup chopped lengthwise
Water - 4 cups
Green Chilli - 2 nos(As per your taste)
Ginger - 2 tspns
Garlic - 1 big
Onion - 2nos
Cashews - few
Spices - 1 no each(Krambu,Elakka,Pattai /Clove, Cinamon, Cardamom)
Oil - 3 tablespoons
Garam Masala - 1/2 tspn
Coconut - 1 cup or coconut milk - see notes
Salt
Step by Step pictures

Preparation Method
Wash and soak Basmati Rice.
Wash keerai /greens and coriander.
In a mixie or blender, add coconut, greens, coriander, ginger, garlic, 1 no onion, green chilli and spices. Grind it to coarse paste in mixie or blender.
Heat a pressure cooker, add oil and ghee. Add Bayleaf, Add chopped onion, a pinch of salt, saute till onions are transparant.
Now add grounded keerai mixture and saute for few minutes. Add carrot and mix well.
Add soacked rice, water, coconut milk,(if adding coconut milk) salt, garam masala and mix. Allow it to boil and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
Wait for steam to release and slowly mix. Garnish with cashews.



Greens Pulao is ready to serve. Serve warm with Raitha | Channa Masala |Gravy and fryums/papad.

Notes - You can add green peas and corn.(I ran out of it)
You can avoid carrot, you can add in potato and beans. 
Check on water and coconut milk, reduce accordingly
You can just use Palak

Monday, October 10, 2011

Keerai | Palak | Spinach Pulao and Tomato Raitha Type 1!!!

Keerai Pulao | Palak/Spinach Rice is very delicious and tasty variety rice. I prepared this for lunch yesterday. My family liked it a lot.


Serves - 4 persons

Ingredients
Keerai/Palak/Spinach - 1 bunch
Pudina/Mint leaves -1/2 bunch or 2 cups
Rice - 3 cups
Water - 6 cups
Green Chilli - 3 nos(As per your taste)
Ginger - 2 tspns
Onion - 2nos
Cashews - few(Optional)
Spices - 1 no each(Krambu,Elakka,Pattai /Clove, Cinamon, Cardamom)
Oil - 3 tablespoons
Garam Masala - 1/2 tspn
Salt
Garlic(Optional) I have not used

 
Preparation Method
Wash and chop keerai and pudina and keep aside.
Chop onions and keep aside.
In a Kadai, add 1 tspn oil saute the keerai, pudina, 1no green chilli with ginger for 5 to 7 mins. Allow it to cool. Grind it to coarse paste 2 to 3 times in mixie or blender.
Heat a pressure cooker, add oil, put spices and fry. Add chopped onion, a pinch of salt and a green chilli,(at this stage if you want you can add ginger garlic paste) and saute till onions are transparant.
Now add grounded keerai mixture and saute for few minutes.
Wash and add rice, salt, garam masala and mix. Allow it to boil and pressure cook for 4 whistles.
Wait for steam to release and slowly mix. Garnish with cashews.

Serve hot or warm with Raitha.







































Tomato Onion Raitha Recipe

Ingredients
Tomato - 2nos(deseeded and chopped)
Onion - 1 no (chopped)
Fresh curds/Plain yogurt - 2 cups
Green chilli - 1no (chopped)
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves - 1 tspn(chopped)

Method
Take a bowl and mix all the ingredients one by one.


Tomato Onion Raitha is ready to serve with the Pulao.

Notes - You can add ghee for flavour with the oil.



This recipe is going to CWS Rice by Reva and Priya. My other entries for this event are Peas Pulao Restuarant Style, Kothamalli/Cilantro Sadam, Vegetable Dum Biryani and Masala Veggie Pulao 

Friday, September 2, 2011

Peas Pulao | Restuarant Style !!!

Peas Pulao is one of my favourite food and I cook on weekends. You can say its my Weekend Specials too. Its simple, delicious and flavourful. My family loves this a lot. Do have a look at other pulao varieties here.


Ingredients
Basmati Rice - 2.5 cups
Green Peas - 1.5cups(Fresh or Frozen) I used frozen, thawed.
Spices -Bay leaf/Cinnamon/Cloves/Cardamom - 1 no each
Green chilli - 1 no
Ghee - 1 tspn
Onion - 1 no(Finely chopped)
Oil - 4 tspns
Milk - 1 cup
Water - 4 cups
Jeera - 1 tspn
Ginger and Garlic - 2 to 3 tspns(Finely chopped)
Salt

 Preparation Method
Wash, rinse and soak basmati rice in water.
Heat pressure cooker, add ghee, oil and spices. saute for 2 mins. Add Jeera and saute. Add greenchilli, onion, ginger and garlic. Saute till slight brown.
Add milk and stir. Add water and allow it to boil.
Now add rice, salt and mix well.
Finally add thawed green peas.
Close the lid and cook (dum) for 10mins or pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.

Restuarant Style Peas Pulao is ready to serve.

You can serve this with slightly spiced gravy or dal.

Notes - Can use normal rice also, but its very good in Basmati Rice. I recommend preparing it with Basmati Rice.

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