Jeera Rice

Ingredients

Basmati Rice - 1 cup

Onion - 1 finely chopped (optional)

Oil - 2 tsp or butter or ghee

Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp

Cloves -2

Cinnamon -1 inch piece

Bay leaf-1

Star anise - 1

Method

1.Wash and soak basmati rice in water for 30 mints. Drain and keep it aside.

2.Heat oil in a pan, add cloves, cinnamon and bay leaf, saute for a few secs

3.Then add jeera seeds.Wait till they crackle.

4.Now add onion and saute till onions become golden brown.

5.Then add the drained rice.Mix well and saute for a few mints.

6.Add 2 cups of water and salt.

7.Cover the pan and cook till it starts boiling.Turn the heat to low and let it cook

8.Once the water is fully absorbed,turn off the heat.

9.Jeera rice was ready to serve

10.Serve with dal fry or raita or any gravy as per ur choice

Lemon Rice

Ingredients

Basmati rice-1cup

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Mustard seeds-1/2tsp

Urad dal-1/2tsp

Red chilly-2

Peanuts or cashews (optional)

Lemon juice -5 to 7tsp

Curry leaves -few

Asafoetida-a pinch

Oil

Method

1.Rinse the rice and drain it...cook it in 2cups of water and add a little salt to it.

2.Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds and urad dal.

3.Allow it to splutter and then add turmeric powder.

4.Now add red chilly and asafoetida.saute it for few secs.

5.Switch off the stove..Add lemon juice

6.Now gently mix rice without smashing it...

7.Garnish with curry leaves or coriander leaves...

Simple Saffron Rice

Ingredients

Basmati Rice-1cup

Saffron threads soaked in 3tsp of milk or hotwater

Cinnamon Stick -1

Cloves-2

Salt to taste

Butter/ghee-1tsp

Oil

Water-2cup

Cardamom pods-3

Bay leaves-1

Method

1.Soak the rice with cold water for 30mints

2.Heat oil and ghee/butter in a pan,add cloves,cardamom,bay leaves and cinnamon.Fry it for few minutes.

3.Drain water and add rice.Stir it for few minutes until the rice begins to absorb the ghee,but donot brown the rice

4.Pour the water along with saffron milk and salt.

5.Cover and cook until rice is cooked until all liquid is absorbed.

6.Serve hot with any spicy curry as per ur choice.

Note

For best result,donot remove the lid while the rice is cooking

Simple Cabbage Rice

Ingredients

Boiled Basmati Rice/Normal Rice-1cup

Cabbage-3/4cup

Curry leaves-1 String

Coriander Leaves-few

Onion-1 medium

Green Chilly-1

Pepper-1tsp

Cumin seeds-1/2tsp

Salt to taste

Soya Sauce-1/2tsp(Optional)

Oil

Method

1.Heat oil in a pan,splutter cumin seed.Add curry leaves and fry for few mints

2.Add Chopped onions and green chilly.Fry it till onion turns golden brown

3.Add the cabbage (u can add peas,capsicum)and cook for a while.Add salt and pepper and mix well..

4.Add boiled rice and mix them well.Add soya sauce and mix well

5.Serve hot with raita….

Note

1.If u like spicy add turmeric powder and chilly powder instead of pepper powder…

2.U can add bay leaves,cloves.It gives more smell and taste..

3.Use butter or ghee to add flavour

4.U can use cheese

Tomato Rice

Ingredients

Onion-1 medium

Basmati cooked Rice-1cup

Tomato-3

Green chilly-1

Ginger garlic paste-1 tsp

Chilli powder-1/2tsp

Turmeric Powder-1/4tsp

Coranider Powder-1/2tsp

Briyani Powder-1/2tsp

Salt to taste

Oil or ghee

For seasoning

Cumin seeds-1/2tsp

Fennel Seed-1/2tsp

Cloves-2

Pepper-1/2tsp

Bay leaves-1

Method

1.Cook rice.Separated well and not so sticky

2.Chop the onions,tomatoes,green chilly and coriander leaves

3.Heat a oil in pan,add cumin seed,feenel seed,cloves,pepper and bay leaves.Stir it until the whole things starts spluttering

4.Add onion and sauté it.Then add ginger garlic paste and sauté until raw smell disappears

5.Add the tomatoes and sauté well until tomatoes are soft and mashed

6.Add turmeric powder,chilly powder,coriander powder and briyani powder.Then add salt

7.Stir it well until raw smell removes.After that add boiled rice.

8.Mix well.

9.Garnish with Chopped coranider leaves…

10.Delicious tomato rice s ready to serve with raita

Egg Fried Rice

Ingredients

Basmati Rice-1cup

Onion-1/2 finely chopped

Egg-3

Ginger garlic paste-1tsp

Carrot-1/4cup

Peas-1/4cup

Beans-1/4cup

Pepper powder as req

Soya sauce-1tsp

Green onions-1bunch chopped(Optional)

Oil-1tsp

Salt to taste

Method

1.Wash the rice..Cook rice separately and cool it well

2.Boil the carrot and peas.(In microwave 5-8mints)

3.Take a bowl beat the eggs with salt and pepper .Keep aside

4.Heat oil in a pan.Add onions fry it until turns golden brown

5.Add ginger garlic paste.Fry it till raw smell removes

6.Add carrot and peas.Fry it for 3-4 mints

7.Keep this separately

8.Same pan add eggs and fry it..Dont break into very small pieces

9.Then add cooked rice and onion,carrot,peas mix and mix well..Add soya suace…

10.Egg fried rice s ready to serve…

Note

I didn’t used green onions…If u used,add it along with soya sauce

Vegetable Briyani

Ingredients

Rice - 2cups

Vegetables (Beans,carrot,green peas,potato,cauliflower) - 1 cup


Onion -1 finely chopped


Curd -1/4 cup

Bay leaf – 1nos

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tea spoon

Mint leaves - few chopped

Coriander - few chopped

Green Chillies -1

Tomatoes - 2 Chopped
Turmeric powder – 1tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

Briyani Powder – 1 tsp

Ciammon stick - 1

Cardamoms - 2

Chopped cashewnuts - 1 tea spoon

Cloves - 2

Salt to taste

Procedure

1. Wash the basmati rice well before cooking.

2. Cut all the vegetables into small thin pieces

3. Take 1 tblsp oil in a pan and add clives,bay leafs, green chilli, cinnamon

4. Then add onions and saute them for a minute or till they get Goldenbrown in color.

5. Add Ginger Garlic paste fry until raw smell removes..add coriander leaves and mint leaves

6. Add all vegetables and add salt and turmeric powder, red chilli powder and coriander powder and briyani powder and add curd

7. Stir it well and allow to boil vegetables…

8. Add 4 cups of water and finely add washed rice…

9. Take this vegetable biryani out in a rice serving dish.

10. Garnish with cashewnuts and green coriander leaves.

11. Serve the vegetable (veg ) biryani hot with raita

Coconut Rice

Ingredients

Basmati Rice – 500gms

Onions - 200gms

Tomatos - 1 small

Green Chilly - 3

Clove - 4

Cinnamon - 1

Ginger Garlic paste - 1 Spoon

Bay Leaves - 2

Mint Leaves – few springs

Coriander leaves - few

Coconut -1 Small

Oil – 1 spoon

Salt – As required


Method

1 . Grind grated coconut using a blender and extract 2 cups of thick coconut milk. For each cup of rice, use double the amount of coconut milk for cooking.

2. Slice onion, green chilly.

3.Heat a pan adding the oil. First add the clove and cinnamon and then add the chopped onions, green chilly and fry till the onions turn golden brown. Add tomatos.Dont boil tomatos fully

4 .Then add the ginger garlic paste and mint leaves and coriander leaves.

5. Add coconut milk and salt…after 3mints finally add washed rice….

6..Bring to full process on medium heat

7. Garnish with some coriander leaves.