Posts Tagged With 'Green Peas'
Mint/pudina Pulao with vegetables
Pudina | Mint Pulao is a rice dish packed with flavors of mint and coriander with a subtle hint of whole spices like cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. The addition of vegetables like carrots, beans, potato, cauliflower and capsicum/bell peppers makes this a wholesome meal with a simple raita or chips.
Biriyani or any rice dish with over powering spice or masala is not a kind of food Amma makes at home (then and now) but has her own signature rice dishes...
Zaffrani Pulao
Zaffrani Pulao with Vegetables, a mild pulao with a subtle hint of spices and mint, wonderful aroma of saffron and perfectly cooked rice garnished with fresh cilantro, is a great one pot meal and doesn’t need any elaborate side dishes as it’s balanced and filling on its own.
If you are probably looking for an easy, quick, nutritious, one-pot rice dish, then this is it! I often make this Pulao as it is a one-pot meal and I...
Bisi Bele bath
The first thing that pops in my head when I think/hear of Karnataka’s cuisine is Bisi Bele Bath, a dish made of rice & lentil with vegetables and lots of spices. A great one pot meal that can be easily made for serving a big crowd once the spice powder is made ahead of time. Bisi bele bath means piping hot rice-lentil dish. The ingredients list is long and a lot of spices go into this dish but segregating the ingredients and planning a little...
Cabbage Curry
Kai/curry that goes with rice and sambar/rasam/yogurt is generally mildly spiced and shredded coconut is the highlight.
Similarly, Coconut based kai/curry can be made with carrot, snake gourd, Chayote, any type of green beans like cluster beans, Indian broad beans etc
Ingredients you will need for Coconut Based kai/curry:
1/4 cup Shredded fresh Coconut
1 tbsp Oil
1/2 tsp Mustard...
Vegetable Puffs
Vegetable Puffs or the so-called “veg-pups” is a favorite snack and I remember the endless times we’ve had these back in India. We Craved to eat the same here and I knew my only option here was to make it myself. One day, as I was chatting with my extended family in Chicago, who are my best mates when I have to plan a big meal (almost any occasion) mentioned using Pastry sheets to make veg puffs. Since then its been a great hit at...
Aloo Tikki
Aloo Tikki is a very popular North Indian street food which is easy and quick snack to make at home. It is made potatoes, peas, cilantro and few spices. The Aloo Tikki is a base for chaat recipes like Aloo Tikki chaat and Mumbai’s very own Ragda pattis
An easy Indian Appetizer and great as weekend evening snacks with hot tea.
Source: Such simple recipes, credits obviously to Amma, who...
Navrathan Kurma
Navrathan Kurma: A mildly spiced, slightly sweet, Spice-infused, creamy mixed vegetable Kurma/korma
This is a delicious Mughlai dish and gets its name Navrathan (meaning nine gems) from the nine different veggies, fruit and nuts used in it! I have seen a few variations in the 9 items used by different restaurants, but i like to stick to Potatoes, Beans, Carrots, Cauliflower,Peas, Pineapple,...
Peas Pulao
Green Peas Pulao: Yet another rice recipe loved by all. It is very mild and fragrant, and great as a side dish for any North Indian curry or Dhal.
The days I am too lazy to do something elaborate or previous night sabzi is there, this dish comes handy!
A simple and aromatic rice dish.
Ingredients:
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Oil – 1 tbsp
Cumin – 1 tsp
Whole black pepper – 8-10
Cloves...
Pineapple Fried Rice with Tofu
Pineapple friend rice, an exotic and colorful food from Thai cuisine. It’s a great way to use leftover rice and ingredients are easy to gather. The best part is, it can be easily customized to suit one’s preferences.
It is pretty easy to make after the prep work is done and the finished dish is so vibrantly colorful and the curry powder gives it an amazing aroma.
One of the prettiest ways to serve fried rice is- in a pineapple boat, A treat...