Showing posts with label rice and pulavs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rice and pulavs. Show all posts

January 11, 2008

khichadi and besan


we need for khichadi:
1/2 cup arhaar dal(soaked 1 hr. in warm water)
1/2 cup rice basmati,
a pinch of tarmarich powder,salt,
1-2 tsp. ghee or oil,
method:
Pressure cook the dal and rice mix in 1 and 1/2 to 2 cups water,
Add salt and tarmaric powder, a tsp. ghee and stir. Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles. till dal is properly cooked, creamy khichdi is ready

For besan.

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup besan ( gram flour )
1/2 t salt
1/2 t tarmaric Powder
1 finely chopped onion ( Red Onion or Spanish Onion)
2 -inch piece of ginger,
very finely chopped 2 Green Chillies,
very finely chopped One tomato finely diced.
Green Coriander - finely chopped
1 tablespoonOne tsp coriander powder
salt, curry leaves,

Instructions:
1. Place the besan (gram flour) in a large mixing bowl. 2. Add water about 1 cup and stir to make a smooth batter. 3. Use a spoon or a whisk, make sure there are no lumps.4. Add all other ingredients now and mix well and leave for 10 minutes.4.Take a heavy bottomed pan or and put it on medium heat, put some oil add jeera, curry leaves, onion fry it for some time and then add the batter let it cook nicely then serve hot with khichadi,mirch,papad and enjoyyy,,,

November 15, 2007

Masale Bhat (Spiced Rice)


Ingredients:
Rice - 2 small bowlful, Cauliflower - quarter kilo, 3 potato cut in big pieces,Peas - 1 small bowlful,Grated Coconut - Curry Leaves - 5 to 6 ,pieces Dry coconut powder , 1 tbsp Cloves (Lavang) - 4 piecesCardamoms (Ilayachi) - 2 pieces Cinnamon Sticks (Dalchini) - 2 pieces Cumin Seeds (Jeera) - 4 tspDry Red Chillies - 4 to 5 pieces Ginger - 1 inch Garlic - 4 Pieces Cashew Pieces Sugar Coriander Leaves Oil Salt to taste
Recipe:
Wash rice, drain water and keep for half an hour.Heat a small amount of oil.Add to it 4 cloves(Lavang), 2 Cardamoms (Ilayachi), 2 Cinnamon Sticks (Dalchini), 4-5 dry red chillies , little amount of cumin seeds (Jeera) and fry a little. Pound the fried mixture to a dry powder.Heat oil and add to it Curry Leaves (Kadhipatta).Add small chopped cauliflower and peas and potato to it. Fry a little. keep it aside ,fry rice little bit in a oil,Add to the above mixture to rice, powder from step 4 above.Also add to it cashew pieces.Make a paste of 1 inch Ginger and 4 garlic pieces. Add to rice. Add salt to taste, 1 spoon sugar. after the rice is cooked while serving Add grated coconut and coriander leaves on top.