Vishakha’s Cream of Vegetable Dal Soup
Here is a quick pressure-cooker soup. The rice and legumes complement each other nutritionally and with the vegetables, seasonings and powdered spices –make a full-bodied creamy soup. Practically a meal in itself, this dish needs only a fresh flatbread and salad to make an excellent light lunch. If the vegetables listed are not available, you can substitute peeled Jerusalem artichokes, winter squash, summer squash or freeze peas...
Toasted Coconut Rice
If you have a piece of fresh coconut in your refrigerator, try this recipe. It is quick, easy and delightful. The rice is cooked with whole sweet spices, and golden-fried coconut strips are folded in along with the chaunk (spices cooked in ghee or coconut oil), which adds to the flavor. Finally, the dish is garnished with more coconut strips. This is a most attractive rice dish, with a slightly crunchy texture and faintly sweet,...
Nasilamah – Malasian Rice
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Salad oil – 2 tbsp • Coconut extract – 2 cups • Salt – as required • Fresh pineapple – ¼ cup diced • Grated carrots – 2 tbsp • Grated cucumber – 2 Tbsp • Grated raw mango – 2 Tbsp Grind: Red chilies -7 Preparation 1. Soak rice for 10 minutes. 2. Grind red chilies to a smooth paste and mix with coconut extract. 3. Pressure cook rice in this coconut...
Ghee Rice
Ingredients • Basmati Rice – 1 cup (heaped) • Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp • Green Chilies – 3-4 • Potato – 1 or 2 • Capsicum – 1 • French beans – 8 • Cauliflower – ½ • Carrots – 2 • Shelled peas – ¼ cup • Coconut – ½ big • Pure Ghee – 2 tbsp • Oil – 1 tbsp • Salt – as required • Bay leaf – 1 • Cloves – 2 or 3 • Cardamoms – 2 • Cut 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...