Recipe Name: Vegetable Biryani

Recipe Name: Vegetable Biryani

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: 4

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups Basmati Rice
• 2 medium onions (finely chopped)
• 2 large tomatoes (finely chopped)
• 1 cups mixed vegetables (potato, cauliflower, green peas, carrot - all chopped)
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tbsp biryani masala (I prefer Everest Biryani Masala)
• 4 tbsp Oil 
• 1/4 cup curd
• Salt to taste

How to cook?

1. Wash and soak rice for 10 mins.
2. Drain water and cook rice in fresh water with salt added.
3. Drain water. Cool.
4. Cook the mixed vegetables in a vessel for about 10 minutes.
5. Heat oil in a pan.
6. Fry onions till they turn pink and soft.
7. Add ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell of garlic goes off.
8. Add tomatoes, chilli powder and biryani masala powder. Saute till the tomatoes becomes soft and oil separates.
9. Add curd and salt and mix well.
10. Add the chopped mixed vegetables. Mix well.
11. Add half of the rice and mix well.
12. Add remaining rice.
13. Add ghee and mix well.
14. Let it cook for 2-3 more minutes.
15. Switch off the stove.
16. Serve hot with onion raita.

Recipe Name: Phodnicha Bhat

Recipe Name: Phodnicha Bhat

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: 4

Ingredients: 

• 1 large onion (finely chopped)
• 4 garlic cloves (crushed)
• 2 cups rice (steamed)
• 1/4 cup coconut (grated)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 2 tsbp oil for frying
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

How to cook?

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Add crushed garlic and chopped onions.
3. Saute till the onions turn pink and soft.
4. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and rice.
5. Cook for about 4 minutes in medium flame, stirring frequently.
6. Add grated coconut and mix well.
7. Switch off the stove.
8. Add coriander leaves.

Recipe Name: Lemon Rice

Recipe Name: Lemon Rice

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: 4

Ingredients: 

• 1 1/2 cup rice (cooked)
• 10-12 curry leaves
• 2-3 green chillies (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp groundnuts
• 1-2 red chillies
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp urad dal (split)
• 1/2 tsp chana dal
• 1 lemon
• Salt to taste

How to cook?

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Add urad dal and chana dal. 
3. After 10 seconds, add mustard seeds and groundnuts and allow them to crackle.
4. Add green chillies, red chillies, curry leaves and turmeric and let it fry for about 20-30 seconds.
5. Add rice and salt and stir well.
6. Switch off the stove.
7. Squeeze lemon and mix well.
8. Serve hot with coconut chutney.

Recipe Name: Coconut Rice

Recipe Name: Coconut Rice

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: 4

Ingredients: 

• 1 1/2 cup rice (cooked)
• 10-12 curry leaves
• 2-3 green chillies (finely chopped)
• 1-2 red chillies
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp urad dal (split)
• 1/2 tsp chana dal
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• Salt to taste

How to cook?

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Add urad dal and chana dal. 
3. After 10 seconds, add mustard seeds and allow it to crackle.
4. Add green chillies, red chillies and curry leaves and let it fry for about 20-30 seconds.
5. Add coconut and fry for about 20 seconds.
6. Add rice and salt and stir well.
7. Switch off the stove.
8. Serve hot with coconut chutney.

Recipe Name: Vegetable Pulav

Recipe Name: Vegetable Pulav

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: 4

Ingredients: 

• 200 gms Basmati Rice
• 2 medium onions (chopped)
• 2 cups mixed vegatables like Cauliflower, Green Peas, French Beans, Carrot, etc (chopped and boiled)
• 8-10 cashewnuts (roasted)
• 4 tbsp Oil 
• Salt to taste

How to cook?

1. Wash and soak rice for 10 mins.
2. Drain water and cook rice in fresh water with salt added.
3. Drain water. Cool.
4. Heat oil in a pan.
5. Fry onions till they turn pink.
6. Add the chopped mixed vegetables and cashewnuts.
7. Add Pulav Masala, salt and stir well.
8. Add rice.
9. Cook till the vegetables and rice mixes well.
10. Serve hot with onion/tomato/pineapple raita.