Today is the 1st day of final week in Blogging Marathon #18. I am posting under pulaos and biriyani. This biriyani has a spice paste which gives it the flavour. PK has been asking me to prepare this kind of biriyani for a long time. I use green peas usually…
RICE VARIETIES
Carrot Beetroot Chutney Saadam
I usually have a bowl of carrot beetroot chutney in fridge for Sruti. She likes it with her morning dosa. I tried this rice for her lunch box today. As she gets only 20minutes for her lunch break, she doesn’t finish her vegetables. So when I met her teacher she…
Bisibele Bath
Bisi bele bath is a famous dish from Karnataka. As the name suggests the rice consists of dhal and is served piping hot. Some call it as bisi bela huli anna. As tamarind is also added to the rice it is called so. What ever the name is, we are…
Vegetable Pulao
I prepared this pulao for my guests on Tamil New Year as part of Fusion Thali I posted last week. It is a simple pulao loaded with vegetables. The masal paste is coriander based so the colour is green. You can also add fried bread slices at the end for…
Carrot Rice
This is a very simple and delicious rice variety which I prepared for the Punjabi Thali. This is very apt for your kid’s lunch box as it is not spicy. My daughter liked it a lot as the carrot was seen studded on the rice. It is very colourful and…
Karuveppilai Saadam
This is the rice I cooked following Southern Falvours. The rice was very flavourful and my daughter liked it. She took it in her lunch box to school. This recipe is very easy to prepare and perfect for lunch boxes. Ingredients:Rice-1 1/2cups (I used Karnataka Ponni)Turmeric Powder-1/4tspSalt-to tasteFor The Spice…
Paneer Mushroom Pulao
Today hubby invited some of his employees for lunch. For the menu, I chose Paneer pulao, Paneer kofta masala and onion raitha. I also prepared cauliflower roast. Then came white rice, rasam, potato varuval and curd along with pickle. They enjoyed their lunch very much. As all the guys are…
Manjal Thokku Saadam
I had two cups of rice left over from yesterday’s cooking. I transformed the rice into this delicious saadam using manjakl thokku which was in my fridge. I served it along with coconut chutney and potato stir fry. It just vanished in 5 minutes. The preparation is quite easy but…
Pulao Stuffed Capsicum
I got this idea from Fox History channel The chef prepared a kind of pulao and stuffed vegetables with the pulao and cooked them. I don’t remember the country but it came on Food Safari series. It looked so inviting and I couldn’t postpone preparing it. I prepared a veg…
Nellikkai / Gooseberry Saadam
Gooseberries are very healthy. There are a variety of dishes using goose berries. My mom prepares this rice often. This is a very simple dish but tastes heavenly. This rice goes well with lime pickle and vadagam. I also prepare coconut chutney to go with this. This also makes a…