Orange Pulav
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Ripe oranges (Loose jacketed) – 3 • Seedless green grapes – ¼ cup • Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp • Grated fresh coconut – ¼ cup • Cardamoms – 2 • Cinnamon – 1 inch piece • Bay leaf – 1 • Orange red color – a pinch • Green chilies – 4 or 5 • Ghee or oil – 3 tbsp...
Tomato Fried Rice
Ingredients: • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Tomatoes – 2 large • Coconut extract – 1 cup • Water – 1 cup • Cashew nuts – 10 or 12 • Diced carrots – ¼ cup • Shelled peas – ¼ cup • Oil – 2 ½ tbsp • Cardamom, cinnamon and cloves – few • Salt – as required Grind Together: • Green chilies – 3 •...
Ven Pongal
Ingredients • Raw rice – 2 cups • Green gram dal – ½ cup • Fresh ginger – 2 pieces • Jeera – 1 tsp • Pepper – 1 tsp • Ghee – 4 tbsp • Curry leaves – 8-10 leaves • A pinch of Asafetida • Cashew nuts – 5-6 Preparation 1. Wash the rice and dal together and add six cups water to it. 2. Add grated ginger, salt and asafetida and pressure cook it till three whistles. 3. In a kadai, heat four...
Buttered Steamed rice
Though rice is generally steamed in a tightly closed pan over direct heat, in this recipe I recommend a “double-steamed” procedure. Measure rice and water rest in a closed pan which rests in a larger steamer pan. Steam surrounds the entire closed rice pan, producing very soft, evenly cooked rice with well- separated, unsplit grains. My spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, was expert in all kitchen matters and...
Cracked Black Pepper Rice
This zesty side dish is particularly pleasing in a large, full-course meal with two or more varieties of rice. It is served at room temperature, sometimes chilled, but it always retains pungent warmth from its substantial quantity of cracked black pepper. The rice is best cooked aldente, so that the grains are not soft but remain just firm to the bite. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 5 minutes...
Tomato Cheese Rice
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Ripe, red tomatoes – 5 or 6 (big) • Garam masala powder – 1 tsp • Grated cheese – 2 tbsp • Kashmiri chili powder – 1 tsp • Salt – as required • Ghee – 1 tbsp • Oil – 2 tbsp For Garnishing • Finely cut mint leaves – 1 tbsp • Finely cut coriander leaves – 1 tbsp • Fried Cashew...