The other member of the variety rice comes here:
Ingredients: - Rice- 300 gms ( approximately)
- Tomatoes-4
- (or 3 tablespoons of Tomato puree+ 2 tomatoes)
- Large Onions-2
- Green chillies- 2
- Cinnamon- a small piece
- Cloves-2
- Puthina/Mint leaves-2 teaspoon(optional)
- Ginger- one inch piece
- Garlic -4
- Turmeric powder- 1/4 teaspoon
- Chilli powder-3/4 teaspoon
- Coriander powder- 1/2 teaspoon
- Garam masala powder- 1/2 teaspoon
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
- Oil-4 tablespoon
- Butter or ghee - 1 tablespoon(optional)
- Salt
Method: - Cook the rice seperately using slightly less water than usual and allow it to cool in a plate.
- Heat oil and butter in pan(if you like to use ghee, it can be added finally)
- Add cloves, cinnamon, mint leaves uncut green chillies and ginger garlic paste to the pan.
- Add the cut onions and fry till it becomes transparent and slight golden brown.
- Add the cut tomatoes (or tomato puree) and required salt.
- Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and finally after few seconds garam masala powder to the pan.
- Allow it to cook nicely.
- Add little by little the cooked rice and mix it with tomato masala.
- Add enough rice according to the amount of tomato masala.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot with any kind of chutneys.
Ingredients:
- Mushroom- 250 gms
- Basmathi Rice-( ~300 gms) 1 1/2 cup
- Water-2 1/2 cup
- Large Onion-1
- Green chilli-1
- Ginger garlic paste- 1 1/2 teaspoon
- (5 garlic+ 1 inch ginger)
- Puthina(Mint)- 1/4 cup
- Coriander leaves- 1/4 cup
- Cloves-3
- Bay leaf-1
- Cinnamon- two small pieces
- Turmeric powder-1/4 teaspoon
- Chilli powder-1 teaspoon
- Coriander powder- 3/4 teaspoon
- Garam masala powder- 1/2 teaspoon
- Ghee- 2 tablespoon
- Oil- 3 tablespoon
- Lemon juice- 2 teaspoon(1/2 lemon)
- Salt
- Coriander leaves and Fried Cashews(optional) for garnishing
Method:
- Wash the mushrooms, peel off the outer layer and cut into equal large pieces
- Heat oil in pan and add the cloves, bay leaves and cinnamon.
- Add ginger garlic paste and fry it in oil.
- Then add the coriander leaves and the mint leaves and cook it well in the oil.
- Now add the sliced onion and fry it till it changes into transparent.
- Add the cut mushrooms and then the turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt.
- Cook the mushrooms with the lid closed without adding water.
- After it is half cooked add to itthe garam masala.
- Now add the washed basmathi rice and water.
- Check for the salt and add few drops of lemon juice and cook the rice in pressure cooker or rice cooker.
- Finally add the ghee and garnish with fried cashews and coriander leaves while serving.
I love this colorful simple recipe because it helps me when there is no vegetables at house. I used to do this rice with puthina chutney.
Ingredients:
- Lemon juice-1 small fruit
- Rice-2 cups
- Ginger -1/2 inch
- Garlic-3 or 4
- Green chillies-2 or 3
- Mustard-3 teaspoon
- Urad dal -3 teaspoon
- Chana dal-3 teaspoon
- Coriander powder-1/2 teaspoon
- Curry leaves-3 teaspoon
- Tamarind powder-1/4 teaspoon
- Oil-3 tablespoon
- Salt
Method:
- Make lemon juice and keep it aside.
- Cook the basmathi rice seperately with 3 cups of water for 2 cups of rice.
- Add required amount of salt while cooking the rice.
- Allow the rice to cool seperately before preparing the lemon rice.
- Heat oil in pan and add the mustard seeds and the curry leaves.
- When it splutters, add the urad dal and the chana dal and fry it till it is roasted to golden brown in medium flame.
- Add the green chillies and then the ginger garlic paste.
- Now add turmeric powder and the coriander powder to the pan.
- Finally add the lemon juice with 3 or 4 spoons of water and required amount of salt.
- Add rice in portions and mix it evenly.
- Serve it with puthina chutney, or any other varieties of chutney or any kind of pickle.
Cumin Rice is the most simplest and fastest flavoured rice, I have ever known.
I learnt from my hostel canteen Cook. He used to prepare this for the late comers, whenever there is hardly any food left.So quick and simple..
Ingredients:
- Basmathi rice-1 cup
- Water-1 1/2 cup
- Butter-1 1/2 tablespoon
- Cumin seeds- 2 tablespoon
- (Powdered cumin-1/2 tablespoon, if more flavour is desired)
- Green chilli/red chilli -3
- Onion(large)-2
- Salt
- Curry leaves and Coriander leaves for garnishing.
Method:
- Cook 1 cup of Basmathi rice in 1 1/2 cup of water. Add required amount of salt while cooking rice.
- Heat butter in a pan ( oil can also be used) and add the cumin seeds (and the powdered cumin).
- When the cumin seeds start spluttering, add the chillies and then the onions.
- Add a pinch of salt and fry till the onion is cooked.
- Mix it with the cooked rice and garnish it with curry leaves and coriander leaves.
- Suits with all kind of kuzhambu or gravies.
