Navarathna Pulav
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Diced potatoes – ¼ cup • Paneer cubes – ¼ cup • Capsicums – 2 • Carrots – 2 • Peas – ¼ cup • French beans – 100 gms • Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp • Raisins – 1 tbsp • Ghee – 4 tbl.sps • Bay leaf – 1 • Salt and sugar – as per taste • Fresh...
Sweet Yellow Rice
Ingredients : •Rice – 1 cup •Sugar – 1 cup •Water – 2.5-3 cups •Desi ghee – 2 tablespoons •Clove – 1-2 •Dalchini – 1 small piece •Dried whole black pepper – 2-3 •Yellow food color – 2-3 pinch •Cashew nuts, raisins to garnish (optional) Preparation : 1. Wash & then soak rice in water for around 30 mins. 2. Heat desi ghee in a pressure cooker. 3. Add clove, dalchini & dried whole...
Savory Rice and Green Pea Pilaf
A savory, eye-catching center piece, this rice pilaf is perfect for the buffet table or as an adaptable main dish for a light luncheon or dinner. It is rich with color, texture and flavor. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 5 minutes Cooking time: 30-40 minutes Ingredients • Basmati or other long-grain white rice – 1 cup (95 g) • Ghee or vegetable oil – 3 table...
Pan-Fried baby Eggplants stuffed with ground Almonds
Eggplant is a native of India and is prepared in almost every conceivable way. As a side-dish vegetable, baby white or purple eggplants are slit, spread with spices and pan-fried until butter soft. Although baby whites (which look like large eggs) are only available at specially greengrocers in large cities, the seeds are sold through numerous mail order and retail outlets. They are as easy to grow as tomatoes. You could also...
Sabudana Upma
Ingredients •1½ C sabudana •¼ C ghee •1 Tsp cumin seeds •7-8 fresh curry leaves •1 hot green chili, chopped •¼ Tsp ekadashi hing •1½ C potatoes, boiled and cut coarsely •½ C coarsely powdered roasted peanuts •1 Tbsp freshly shredded coconut •1¼ Tsp salt •1 Tsp sugar Preparation 1.Wash the sabudana with water and drain. Pour water...