Recipe: Jeera Bhaat | Jeera Rice Jeera Bhaat | Jeera Rice is full of flavour, aromatic, easy to make, fluffy rice. It is usually served with dals or curries. Rice in Gujarati or Maharashtrian language is called Bhaat, while in Hindi it is chawal. Jeera is cumin, and thus a generous amount of cumin seeds…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Lemon Rice Lemon rice or Chitranna as it is known in Kannada, is the easiest but yummiest rice dish. With spices and lemon, this spicy tangy rice is best enjoyed with some some rice papad. Makes an excellent lunchbox or travel food option as it tastes equally good whether hot or cold. The other…
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Continue ReadingEvent: Sunday Funday Theme: Rice Recipe: Palak Rice | Spinach Rice Palak Rice |Spinach Rice is a healthy, tasty and easy rice recipe. An excellent way to get the family to enjoy spinach. Add vegetables of your choice and make it into a meal with some plain yogurt, papad and pickle or salad on the…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: SUNDAY FUNDAY THEME: ONE POT WONDERS RECIPE: MUJADDARA – LENTIL & RICE PILAF What is Mujaddara? Mujaddara is an inexpensive, gluten free, vegan, healthy, flavorful and filling main dish. The main flavour of this rice dish comes from the caramelized onions. It is usually served with a salad and some yogurt, hummus or tahini…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP THEME: #277 ONE POT WONDER RECIPE: VANGI BATH/EGGPLANT RICE What is Vangi Bath/Eggplant Rice? Vangi Bath/Eggplant Rice is a tasty, filling and easy to make rice dish which is very popular in both the cuisines of Karnataka and Maharashtra. The difference comes from the spice mixture added to the rice dish. Vangi…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP THEME: #252 CHANA TIME DISH: KABULI CHANA BIRYANI/CHICKPEA BIRYANI Kabuli Chana Biryani or Chickpea Biryani is a vegetarian biryani that is deliciously spicy, aromatic, flavourful and perfect as a meal on a lazy Sunday. Serve it with a side of raita and a salad. How did I decide to use Kabuli Chana?…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP THEME: #142 THE LEFTOVERS RECIPE: TAWA PULAO Tawa pulao is a flavourful, delicious and easy to make rice dish. I purposely make more of the Pav Bhaji, bhaji so that I can make this tawa pulao. Served with some yogurt, yogurt drink and papad along with chopped onions, it makes a perfect lazy…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Vegetable Khichdi Vegetable Khichdi is a wholesome, nutritious, healthy one pot meal. Served with some roasted papad, pickle and plain yogurt or raita it is comfort food. This recipe is versatile as you can add vegetables of your choice, use any dal or lentil and doesn’t need to be served with kadhi. Memories Every…
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Continue ReadingAll time family favourite Rice plain or with other ingredients is a very filling dish. Easy to prepare with almost any vegetable, yogurt, stock, leftovers etc. Rice is comfort food for most people. I haven’t come across anyone as yet who doesn’t like rice.Did you know that uncooked white rice has a shelf life…