Rice and Noodle items

How to prepare Chinese Stir Fry Noodles ? Ingredients: Wholemeal wheat noodles – 2 nests carrots (chopped into juliennes) – 1 /3cup beans (chopped into long pieces) – 1/3 cup cabbage (chopped finely) – 1/3 cup spinach – a handful bell peppers (chopped into juliennes) – 1 vinegar/ lime juice – a splash salt to taste black pepper – 1 tsp ginger (grated) – 1 tsp sesame seeds – 1 tsp oil – 2 tbsp chilli (finely chopped) – 1 tsp / 1 chilli according to spice you prefer asafoetida – a pinch coriander for garnish Procedure: [...]

How to prepare Jeera Rice ? Ingredients: rice – 2 cups water – 3 cups cumin seeds- 2 tsp caraway seeds – 2 tsp salt to taste ghee – 2 tsp asafoetida- a pinch Procedure: In a sauce pan, place the ghee and heat it at medium high heat. Once, hot add the cumin seeds, caraway seeds and asafoetida let it fry for a minute. Wash the rice and add it to the cumin tempering above and fry for a minute and add the water and salt to it and cook the rice on medium heat. When the [...]

How to prepare green rice pulao ? Ingredients: rice – 1 cup mint leaves- half a bunch coriander leaves – half a bunch spinach leaves – half a bunch fresh green chill – 2 ginger – half inch piece cumin seeds- 2 tsp carom seeds – 1 tsp asafoetida – a pinch ghee- 2 tbsp salt to taste garam masala- 2 tsp peas – 1/4 cup beans – 1/4 cup (inch pieces) cashew nuts – a handful (optional) water – 1 1/2 cup Procedure: Blanch the spinach leaves and keep aside. Wash and clean the mint leaves and [...]

How to prepare Chinese fried rice ? Ingredients: Rice – 1 1/2 cup oil – 2 tbsp +1 tsp asafoetida – a pinch grated ginger- 1 tsp fresh green chillies- 1 to 2 bell pepper – 1 medium sized carrot – 2 medium sized beans – a handful sweet corn – 1/4 cup (if frozen, defrost before using them) salt to taste ground black pepper- 1/2 tsp lemon juice- 1 tsp fresh coriander leaves- 2 tsp (chopped) Procedure: Wash, drain and cook the rice with required amount of water by adding 1 tsp of oil (to keep [...]

How to prepare Gola bhat ? Gola in marathi means balls and bhat  in marathi means rice. Ingredients: For rice 1 cup rice – wash and soak into water for about 20 minutes 1/4 tsp red chili powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (optional) 1 tsp lemon juice 2 tsp oil salt to taste For making the balls half cup besan / gram flour 2 tsp dry grated coconut 1/2 tsp red chili powder 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp cumin powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp carom seeds 1/4 cup – chopped cilantro 2 tsp lemon juice [...]

How to prepare Stuffed Tomatoes ? This dish can be served as a main course. Serves eight people Ingredients: 16 tomatoes medium sized       For stuffing 3/4 cup rice 1 1/2 cup water 1 small chopped red bell pepper hand full cashew nuts 1/2 cup frozen peas 1 1/2 tbsp ghee 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp turmeric 1/4 tsp black pepper powder 1 tsp mixed Italian herbs Procedure: For stuffing Boil water in a kettle and keep aside. Wash and drain the rice Heat a medium sized saucepan over medium high heat and add Ghee to [...]

How to prepare Lemon Rice? Lemon is very good for health and this dish serves for 2 people. Ingredients: Mustard seed- 1 tsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Urad dal – 1 tsp Chana dal -1ts Oil- 1 tbsp Peanuts -handful Cashew nuts -handful (optional) Dry red chillies -2 Asafoetida – a pinch Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Fresh chillies -2 split into two through centre Fresh curry leaves a handful Salt to taste Procedure: Cook the rice either pressure cook the rice or cook it on hob with the usual measurements (rice: water= 1:1.5\ 2 ) just add [...]

How to prepare Puliogare / Tamarind rice? Tamarind rice is a special dish which is made out of the following ingredients and which is cooked normally during festivals and other occasions. Ingredients: Rice cooked – 2 cup Oil 1 tbsp. Salt to taste Pepper 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder pinch Tamarind pulp (around small lemon size ball) Jaggery / gudh -grated Sambar powder- 2 tbsp Curry leaves a few Peanuts – 2 tbsp Cashew nuts – 2 tbsp Mustard seeds- 1tsp Cumin seeds-1 tsp Asafoetida -pinch Urad dal – 1 tsp Fresh chiilies -1 Dry chillies -1 Sambar powder ingredients [...]

How to prepare Cocunut Rice? This is a rice item which is mixed with coconut powder and which is healthy. Following is the list of ingredients and procedure to prepare. Ingredients: For cooking rice: 1 cup basmati rice or any regular rice, 4 to 4.5 cups cooked rice 1.75 to 2 cups water For tempering: 1.5 tbsp coconut oil or any oil 1 tsp mustard seeds/rai ½ tbsp urad dal/split and husked black gram ½ tbsp chana dal/bengal gram 10 to 12 cashews/kaju, chopped 1 or 2 dry red chilies/sookhi lal mirch 1 or 2 green chilies/hari mirch, [...]