Vegetarian Nutloaf
Ingredients: • Chopped green pepper – 1/3 cup • Walnuts – ½ cup • Cashews – ½ cup • Almonds – ½ cup • Cooked rice (medium grain) – 1 ¾ cup • Grated mozarella cheese – 1 ½ cup • Salt • Hing – ¼ tsp • Black pepper – 1 tsp • Tomato sauce (recipe below) Tomato Sauce: • Blended tomatoes – 6 cup • Ghee – ¼ cup • Black pepper – 1 tsp • pinch of hing • Salt • Italian seasoning...
South Indian Hot, Sweet-and-Sour Tamarind Rice
Ingredients • Walnut-sized ball of seeded tamarind pulp – 1 • Hot water – ½ cup • Water – 3 cups • Basmati rice – 1½ cups • Cumin seeds – ¼ tsp • Whole black peppercorns – ½ tsp • Fenugreek seeds – ¼ tsp • Raw sesame seeds – 2 tbsp • Dried coconut – 3 tbsp • Rasam powder – 2 tsp • Salt – 1 tsp • Brown sugar – 2 tbsp • Peanut oil – 3 tbsp • Raw peanut halves...
Thai Sticky Rice with Mango
Ingredients • Sticky (glutinous) white rice, soaked in cold water for 1 hour, then drained – 2 cups • Coconut milk, one 400ml can – 1¼ cups • Salt – a pinch • Sugar – 2 tbsp • Ripe mangoes – 2 large • Coconut milk to serve – 2 tbsp • Mint leaves to decorate Preparation 1. Combine the rice, coconut milk, salt and sugar in an uncovered saucepan with 1¼ cups of water. Stir and bring to the boil over...
Tomato Rice with Herbs
Ingredients • Basmati or other long-grain white rice – 1 cup • Water – 1 3/4 cups • Salt – 1 tsp • Paprika – 1 tsp • Tomato paste – 1 tbsp • Fresh basil leaves, chopped fine – 2 tbsp • Olive oil – 2 tbsp • Yellow asafoetida powder – 1/2 tsp • Firm tomatoes, cut into 1.25 cm (1/2-inch) cubes – 1 cup • Finely chopped fresh parsley – 2 tbsp Preparation 1. Wash, drain, and dry...
Rice and Green Gram Dhal Bhath
Ingredients • Rice – 1 cup • Green gram dhal – ⅓ cup • Preserved chilies – 3-4 (Vatral) • Oil – 2 ½ Tbsp • Water – 3 ½ cups • Salt – as required • Grated fresh coconut – 3 tbsp Preparation 1. Dry roast rice and dhal separately till light brown in color. 2. Heat pressure cooker, add oil and fry broken chilies till dark brown in color. 3. Add water, salt, and grated coconut. When it starts...
Kesari Bhath
Ingredients • Plain rice – 1 cup • Sugar – 1 ¼ cup • Water – ¼ cup • Ghee – 1 tbsp • Saffron – little • Milk – 1 tbsp • Saffron • Cardamom powder – a pinch • Broken cashew nuts – 1 tbsp • Raisins – 1 tbsp • Kesari powder – as required (Food color) Variation: • In place of sugar, candied sugar which is powdered well can be used. Reduce powdered sugar candy to ¾ cup or 1 cup as...