Main Course with Gravy or Rice
March 11, 2018mayurisjikoni
BM#85 MAIN COURSE WITH GRAVY OR RICE

What constantly baffles me is when people who usually prepare meat and fish dishes cannot think beyond simple potato curry for vegetarian options or a simple pea pulao for rice options. I’m seriously hoping that all die hard non vegetarians will think of vegetarian world beyond potatoes.
When you’re a member of a group like Blogging Marathon, there can never be a shortage of new dishes, new ideas or a twist to any dish. For the BM#85 one of the themes that members could choose was MAIN COURSE WITH GRAVY OR RICE. Indian Cuisine definitely does not have a shortage of how many types or styles of gravies or curries one can serve to Vegetarians. Simple potato curry to more exotic koftas can grace the table for lunch or dinner. Neither is there a shortage of the styles of rice one can prepare, right from the simple and humble jeera rice to an elaborate biryani.
For the #85 BM theme, we had 32 dishes which were gravy or rice preparations that one can enjoy as a meal. While the gravy dishes are served with rice, roti or parathas, the rice dishes are usually enjoyed on its own with side salad, yogurt or raita.
Here’s what some of the members prepared. Check out the dishes. To find the recipe simply click on the name of the dish.
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Srivalli made |
- Easy No Tomato Vegetable Biryani in Pressure Cooker which is so flavorful but quick and ideal for lunch boxes.
- A healthier version of makhani using sprouts – Sprouted Moong Makhani
- Paneer Lababdar with a touch of honey…yes you read right with a touch of honey
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Jayashree made |
- A flavorful, hearty one pot Easy Shmeezy Oven Jambalaya – which is a traditional New Orleans dish.
- After New Orleans Mireille transports us all the way to Bengal with her sweet and slightly spicy Mishti Pulao
- A simple and yet flavorful veg pulao, Uttar Pradesh style, Tahiri
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Sandhiya Bali made |
- A vibrant colorful Beetroot Rice with the right balance of sweetness and spiciness
- And a famous Karnataka dish Bisi Bele Bath which for many is comfort food
- A Paneer Fried Rice in which she did not fry the paneer to make it a bit healthier
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Sandhya Ramakrishnan made |
- Vegaya Vathal Kuzhambu. Did you know you can transform onions, a few spices and tamarind into a satisfying delicious curry? Well, check out her recipe.
- Instant Pot Rajma Masala – she also has several other IP recipes on her blog.
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Pavani made |
- An easy to make but everyone’s favorite Aloo Matar
- Mushroom Masala which is both her son’s and her favourite
- And she transformed some left over rice into a nice flavorful aromatic rice dish – Coriander Rice
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Harini made |
- A delicious nut based gravy Mixed Vegetable Gravy using an instant pot
- Have you tried dhaba style Kadai Paneer? Check out her recipe as she highly recommends using coriander seeds for this dish
- And my favorite curry which she has made in a Rajasthani style, Jaisalmeri Kala Chana
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Sapana made |
- I heard of cholera biryani but have you heard or tasted Tikki Chole Biryani? Check the recipe out.
- A flavorful and filling Rajasthani Gatte ka Pulao served with some salad and yogurt
- A tempting Awadhi Biryani with vegetables, spices and kewra.
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Mayuri |
that’s me 🙂 I decided to deviate from the normal tomato based gravies to make sabjis with different kind of gravies:
- I used spinach to make the gravy for this Mushroom Spinach Curry
- A traditional Himachali curry Madra using yogurt as the gravy base
- And finally a traditional Goan curry Tondak using coconut as the gravy base
Hope you find these main course dishes interesting. If you do try out any of the dishes please share some love by commenting on the recipe post. Thank you.

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6 Comments
Usha
March 11, 2018 at 9:39 pm
Nice round up! Pinned the post for future reference.
Pavani N
March 11, 2018 at 10:20 pm
What an lovely round up Mayuri. SO many options for rice dishes and gravies. Every dish looks amazing. Thank you for doing the round up.
Chef Mireille
March 11, 2018 at 10:45 pm
great roundup – so many dishes to explore!
vaishali sabnani
March 12, 2018 at 5:10 am
What a beautiful round up with lot of efforts . It’s always nice to see all recipes under one title , makes it so easy .
Srivalli
March 12, 2018 at 5:33 am
Beautiful round up and what efforts! thanks for taking so much efforts in writing such a useful collection!
TerriSue
March 19, 2018 at 3:41 am
Wow Mayuri, What an amazing list of dishes. I have spent the last hour looking at them. Some sites I had never been to. Thank you for listing it. I guess I am partial but yours looked the best to me. Thank you for the work you put in.