Vegetable Fried Rice

              Fried rice is a popular component of Chinese food and other forms of Asian cuisine. It is made from rice fried in a wok, typically with additional ingredients left over from other dishes.Fried rice is made from cold rice that has already been cooked by boiling.

Ingredients:

Basmathi Rice - 2 cups
Green Onion -1 (finely chopped)
Cooking Oil - 3 tbsp
Chopped carrots - fistful
Chopped beans - fistful
Green Peas - 1/2 cup
Green chilli - 3(slitted)
Pepper powder - 1/2 tbsp
Soya sauce - 1 tbsp(optional.it brings extra flavor)
Salt as required

Preparation:

1.Cook the rice and allow it to completely cool (each grain should be seperate)
2.Heat oil in a pan or wok,add the carrots and beans and stir fry them for 2 minutes.
3.Add sliited green chilli,onion and fry till the vegetables get tender.Now add peas,cooked rice,pepper powder,salt and fry till all are nicely mixed together.
4.Add soya sauce and stir it for 2 minutes.

    Now Vegetable Fried Rice is ready for serving.Please post ur comments on this recipe.

Tamarind Pulihora(Puliogare)

    Pulihora is a very common preparation in South Indian Cuisine. Puli means sour taste. Pulihora can also be referred as sour rice. It is also known as tamarind rice or lemon rice. In the North coastal part of Andhra Pradesh, people used to call it Saddi.
   It is considered as the poor man's festival food. It is given as prasadam in temples, were devotees queue to get pulihora after darshan of the God. The festival of SeethaRama Kalyanam is one big occasion where the huge packets of pulihora are distributed to the devotees.

Ingredients:

Rice -2 cups(Cook the rice and spread to cool)
Tamarind -Lemon size ball(Soak it in water and squeeze the juice from it)
Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
Oil -3 tbsp
Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Cumin seeds -1 tsp
Chana dal -1 tbsp
Urad dal -1 tbsp
Peanuts -2 tbspbsp
Cashew -1 t
Red chilli -  3
Green chilli -4(slitted)
Curry leaves -1 sprig
Asafoetida(hing)- 1/4 tsp
Roasted sesame powder -1 tbsp
Salt as required
Cilantro leaves for garnishing

Preparation:

1.Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds.When mustard seeds strart spluttering,add cumin seeds,red chilli,chana dal,urad dal,curry leaves and fry till they are lightly brown.
2.Add slitted green chilli,cashew,turmeric powder,asafoetida and fry for a few seconds.
3.Add the tamarind extract and cook till the raw smell of tamarind disappears(at this time oil comes out of the texture and the texture will be thicky).
4.Add this texture,roasted sesame powder and salt to the cooked rice,combine well and adjust salt as per ur taste.Keep it aside for 1-2 hours for all the flavors to set in.
  
    Garnish it with chopped cilantro leaves.Now Tamarind Pulihora is ready for serving.Please post ur comments on this recipe.

Brinjal Dal(vankaya pappu)

Ingredients:

Brinjal -2(cut into 1" pieces)
Moong dal -1 cup(wash and soak it for 1 hour)
Tomato -1(small,chopped)
Onion -1(small,chopped)
Green chilli -6-7 no.
Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
Tamarind paste - 2 tsp
Salt as required


For popu:

Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Cumin seeds -1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds -1/4 tsp
Red chilli -1(halved)
Chana dal -1 tsp
Urad dal -1 tsp
Hing -1 pinch
Curry leaves -5
Cilantro leaves for garnishing

Preparation:

1.Pressure cook all the ingredients untill 4 whistles.Allow it to cool untill all the pressure goes off.
2.Add salt and mash the dal with a spatula.Cook it for 5 minutes.
3.Heat oil in a pan then add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,Red chilli ,fenugreek seeds,hing ,chana dal,urad dal and curry leaves.
4.Add Tadka to the cooked dal and cook untill it starts bubbling.Take off from the heat and garnish it with cilantro leaves.

    Now Brinjal pappu is ready for serving.Enjoy this recipe with ur family members.Please post ur comments on this recipe

Coconut Rice

Ingredients:

Rice -1 cup(cooked)
Grated coconut -1/4 cup
Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Green chilli -3(slitted)
Red chilli -1(halved)
Chana dal -1 tsp
Urad dal -1 tsp
Cashew -1 tsp
Peanuts -1tsp
Oil or Ghee-2 tbsp
Curry leaves -4
Salt as required
Cilantro for garnishing

Preparation:

1.Cook the rice and keep aside.Heat oil in a sauce pan,add mustard sedds.Once they start splutter,add chana dal,urad dal,slitted green chilli,peanuts,red chilli and curry leaves to it.
2.Add cashew once the dal turns brown,fry it till golden brown.
3.Add grated coconut and fry it till coconut becomes dry.
4.In a bowl add the cooked rice,fried ingredients,salt as required and garnish it with cilanto.
  Serve it with papad.Please post ur comments on this recipe.

Masala Khichdi

Ingredients:

Rice -1 cup
Moong dal -3/4 cup
Onion -1(sliced)
Carrot -1(choppeid into small pieces)
Green Peas -1/2 cup
Potato -1 (medium, chopped into cubes)
Gingergarlic paste -11/2 tbsp
Garam masala powder -1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Cumin powder -1/2 tsp
Cinnamon -1/2 stick
Cardamom -3
Cloves -3
Green chilli -5-6(slitted)
Pepper corns -2
Bay leaves -2
Badiyan -3(flowers)
Oil -3 tbsp
Butter -1/4 stick
Water -3 1/2
Salt as required
Coriander leaves -1/2 bunch

Preparation:

1.Wash the rice and dal together and soak it for 30 minutes.
2.Heat oil in a pressure cooker,add cinnamon,clove,cardamom ,badiyan,peppercorns and greenchillies to it.
3.Add the onions and saute till it turns into slightly brown.Add gg paste,butter and fry till oil comes out of that.
4.Add carrot,green peas ,potato cubes and fry them for 5 minutes.Now add garam masala powder,coriander powder,cumin powder,salt and water to it.Adjust the salt and boil it for 5 minutes.
5.Add rice,dal to the boiling water and pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles.Allow it to cool untill all the pressure goes off.
  Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve it with curd.Now yummy yummy masala khichdi is ready to eat .Enjoy it with ur family members.Please post ur comments on this recipe.

Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani

Hyderabadi Biryani is a popular non vegetarian variety of Biryani. It is basically made from basmathi rice and mutton.I used chicken here instead of mutton.As it is seen mainly in the Hyderabad it is named as Hyderabadi Biryani.

Ingredients:

Basmathi Rice -1/2 kg
Onions(sliced) -1(big)
Green chilli -4
Cinnamon-1/2 stick
Bay leaves -2
Badiyan -3 flowers
Turmeric powder -1 tsp
cardamom -3
shajeera -1 tsp
Butter  -1/4 stick(shredded)
oil -4 tbsp
 
Marination:
Boneless chicken -1 kg
Gingergarlic paste -3 tbsp
coriander leaves -1 bunch
mint -1/2 cup
Red chilli powder -1 tbsp
Garam masala powder -1tsp
coriander powder -1 tsp
chicken biryani masala - 1 tsp(i prefer shan)
curd -1 cup
oil -1 tbsp
Salt as requires(adjust the salt as per ur taste)

Preparation:

1.Marinate chicken pieces with ingredients listed below under marination for half an hour.
2.Wash the basmathi  rice and soak it in water for 30 minutes.
3.Heat oil in a pan and add the cloves,cinnamon,bayleaves,badiyan,cardamamom and slitted green chilli to it.
4.Add the sliced onions and fry them untill it becomes slightly brown.Now add marinated chicken pieces to it and cook untill it is 90% done.
5.Boil water in a pan.When water starts boiling add oil,shajeera,basmathi rice,salt(water should not be salty) and cook untill rice is 75% done.
6.Drain out the water completely and spread it over the prepared chicken.
7.Preheat the oven at 350F for 10 minutes
8.Spread the saffron colour,coriander leaves.shredded butter over the rice layer and put it in the oven for 30 minutes( instead u can do this on stovetop by covering the pan with lid tightly and cooking it on low flame for 30 minutes).
     Now Mouthwatering Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani is ready for serving.Enjoy it with Raita or Baingan barta.Please post ur comments on this recipe