Milk Pongal
Ingredients • New rice – 1 cup • Salt (powdered) – ½ tsp. • Milk – 10 cups Preparation 1. Boil milk in a heavy bronze vessel. 2. When it starts boiling reduces the flame and add washed rice. (Do not soak). 3. Keep stirring constantly in medium flame till rice is cooked soft. (Keep one or two cups of hot milk separately). 4. If the pongal thickens before the rice becomes soft, add hot milk and continue cooking. 5....
Coconut Rice
Ingredients • Rice (Sona masoori or Basmati) (uncooked) – 1 cup • Coconut (grated) – 1 ½ cup • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp • Urad dal – ½ tsp • Cumin seeds – ½ tsp • Chana dal (kadalai paruppu) – 1 ½ tsp • Peanuts – 2 tsp • Cashew nuts – 10 – 12 • Red chilies – 3 (broken) • Green Chilies (Slit length-wise) – 3 • Curry leaves – 1 or 2 sprigs • Hing – a pinch • Coriander leaves...
Rice with Ginger-Seasoned Yogurt
This dish is centuries old and is mentioned in the ancient Vedic texts. It is nutritious and easy to digest. It is served at room temperature or slightly chilled and is good selection on a light summer luncheon menu with any vegetable or salad. It is also good on a dinner menu, because the rice can be cooked and cooled or chilled before hand and finally assembled at the last moment. Preparation time (after assembling...
Khova Bhath
Ingredients• Basmati rice – 250 gms(1 heaped cup)• Powdered sugar -150 gms ( ¾ cup)• Plain khova – 75 gms• Raisins – 1 Tbsp• Cashew nuts – 1 ½ tbsp• Almonds – 1 tbsp• Saffron – a pinch• Rose water – 1 tbsp• Pure ghee – 2 tbspPreparation1. Wash and soak rice for 10 minutes.2. Cook in enough water till soft. Drain water and...
Brinjal Pulav
Ingredients • Basmati Rice – ¼ kg • Cardamoms – 2 • Cloves – 2 or 3 • Cinnamon – ½ inch piece • Ghee or Vanaspati – 3 tbsp • Tender brinjals – ¼ kg • Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp • Salt – as required • Curry leaves – few • Cashew nuts – 1 ½ ...
Toasted Coconut Rice
Ingredients • Basmati or other long-grain white rice – 1 cup • Water – 1 2/3-3 cups • Salt – ¾ tsp • Cinnamon stick – 1½-1 inch (4 cm) piece • Cloves – 1½-1 inch (4 cm) piece – 6 whole • Ghee or coconut oil – 3 tbsp (45 ml) • Fresh coconut peeled and cut...