Showing posts with label Rice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rice. Show all posts

Sweet Kesar Rice (Beenaj)



Sweet Kesar Rice (Beenaj) 
Ingredients 
  • 1 cup basmati rice 
  • 1 cup sugar 
  • few strands saffron crushed 
  • 1 tsp. chopped pistas & almonds 
  • 1/2 tsp cardamon powder 
  • 1 small piece cinnamon 
  • 4 cloves, 1 tbsp small raisins 
  • 1/2 cup pure ghee 
  • a little saffron colour dissolved in 2 tsp water. 

Method 
  1. Boil rice in plenty of water. Do not add salt. 
  2. When the rice is just about but not yet done, drain and cool. 
  3. Add sugar, colour, cardamon and saffron. 
  4. Heat ghee in a heavy sauce pan, add cloves, cinnamon raisins and rice. 
  5. Gradually cook and store till occasionally without breaking the grain. 
  6. When the water dries up add the chopped dry fruits on top. 
  7. Serve hot.Take care not to burn the seasoning. 
  8. Add curd, milk, coriander. 
  9. Mix well and cool in fridge for an hour before serving. 

Carrot Capsicum Rice


Ingredients 
  • Capsicum - 2 
  • Carrot - 1 medium size 
  • Lime - 1 
  • Rice 1 cup 
  • Water 2 cups 
  • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder 
  • 1 tsp Oil or Ghee 
  • Salt to taste 
  • Coriander leaves 

For frying 
  • 3 tsp Coriander seeds 
  • 3 tsp Bengalgram dhal 
  • 5 Red Chillies 

Method 
  1. Fry the above ingredients and make it into a powder without adding any water. 
  2. Cut the capicum into small pieces and fry it with salt and add the powder to the vegetable once it is cooked. 
  3. Do not fry it too much after the powder is added as it will lose its smell. 
  4. Add the cooked rice to it and mix it well add salt if less. Garnish with coriander and cashews and serve. 


Note: You can add tomatoes along with this capsicum it tastes nice. 

Baked Vegetable Rice


Ingredients 
  • 2 small bowls of cooked Rice, 
  • 2 cups Curd, 
  • 2 Potatoes cut in chips, 
  • 2 Tomatoes cut round, 
  • 1 Onion cut round, 
  • Green Peas, 
  • 1 Capsicum. 
  • 2 tsp. Garam masala 
  • 1 tsp Pepper 
  • Salt according to taste 

Method 
  1. First of all fry the potato chips, onions and peas. 
  2. Then heat 4 tbsp ghee and add 1 piece of cinnamon and 2-3 cloves then after the ghee cools down add it into the whipped curd, also add the garam masala and the salt to it then keep it aside. 
  3. Now take a baking vessel and thus make one layer of cooked rice, then pour the vagharela curd on it, and then arrange a layer of vegetables on it and then again make a layer of rice and then on it curd and then again vegetables, now sprinkle pepper over it and preheat the oven for 10 minutes on 3500 F. 
  4. Then bake the rice for 30 minutes and behold a delicious concoction of rice, curd and vegetables awaits ur appreciation.. 


JhatPat Mint Rice


Ingredients 
  • 1 cup Basmati Rice 
  • 2 cups water, 
  • 1 tbsp oil/ ghee 
  • 4 peppercorns 
  • 2 cloves 
  • 1/2 tsp. ginger-garlic paste 
  • 1 med onion chopped vertically in thin slices 
  • 3 tbsp mint chopped 
  • 2 green chillies slit vertically 

Method 
  1. Cook the rice. But make sure it does not get overcooked. 
  2. After the rice is done, heat the oil and add the cloves, peppercorns, ginger-garlic paste and chillies. Fry this and then add the onion. 
  3. When it starts turning pink add the mint and the rice. 
  4. Add salt to taste. 
  5. Your mint rice is ready to be served!! 

Chilli Garlic Rice



  • Ingredients 
  • Green Chillies : 6 
  • Garlic : 2 pods 
  • Rice : 1 cup 
  • Carrot : 1/4 cup 
  • Beans : 1/4 cup 
  • Peas : 1/4 cup 
  • Onions : 1/4 cup 
  • Salt : as per your taste 

Method 
  1. Cook rice and separate the grains with a fork. 
  2. Put one tablespoon of oil in a skillet and fry the onions first and then the cubes of carrots and cut beans and peas together. 
  3. Meanwhile make a paste of the green chillies and garlic. 
  4. After the vegetables are cooked (do not overcook them) pour this mixture,the paste and the salt in cooked rice and mix it well and serve.