Posts Tagged With 'Rice'
Chipotle Veggie Burrito Bowl
We decided to re-create the Chipotle Veggie Burrito Bowl experience at home and the experience was really good, as good as Chipotle. It is layers of cilantro-lime rice, black beans, fajitha vegetables, guacamole, corn salsa, mild tomato salsa, cheese and sour cream served in a bowl. This recipe is totally customizable recipe, add and subtract as you like and according to the ingredients that is in season. The recipe is also very easy to scale up for...
Cilantro Rice – Chipotle Recipe
Cilantro Lime Rice, this rice preparation falls under the category of “the simplest things that are the best”. It’s perfectly cooked rice tossed with freshly chopped cilantro/coriander leaves, lime – lemon juice and seasoned with right amount of salt. If you are a fan of Chipotle restaurant, check out their Corn Salsa recipe. More Chipotle recipes on their way.
Serves:...
Vella Seedai
Vella Seedai | Sweet Seedai is a popular festival snack (especially Krishna Jayanthi). Sathya loves any sweet with jaggery and coconut in it and that was the only reason to try it, I usually make Appam for Krishna Jayanthi which is my favorite. We see festivals as an occasion to invite people home, spend quality time and food is very important part.
And this sweet falls under that category of “easy to make” and “simple enough to make...
Thattai
Thattai, crispy – light – irresistible savory snack! Amma makes this for Krishna Jayanthi | Gokulashtami and Deepavali. This is the first time I have tried making these and came out really well, they are comparatively easy to other festive snacks/bakshanams.
Makes about : 23-25 thattai
Ingredients you’ll need:
1 cup rice flour*
2 tbsp black gram | urad dhal...
Creamy Curd rice | Thayir Sadam
Curd rice is absolutely necessary in a South-Indian menu.
A small serving of this rice dish make a lavish meal complete, compromising curd/yogurt rice is not excusable in our family. A bowl of curd rice and good pickle is what we crave when away from home for a long time, Also reminds of amma and patti (grandmother) who simply mash rice – mix curd/plain yogurt and serve with that day’s sambhar or mavadu jalam (water with spices and soaked...
Coconut Rice | Thengai Sadam
Coconut Rice | Thengai Sadam is fragrant, easy to make and the nutty flavor of cashew or peanuts, crunch from Bengal gram-Black gram, aroma of coconut oil and curry leaves along with freshly grated coconut makes it a dish packed with flavors and texture.
If you like coconut, this one is for you. Like Lemon rice, this dish too is an easy – made instantly – popular lunchbox dish, a quick food to feed a large group of people. You can make...
Puliodharai | Pulisadam
Puliodhare | Pulisadam is also a very popular lunchbox dish and also served as prasadam in temples. This rice dish is made on festive days to offer as prasadam.
Also because of its long shelf life it is very common to pack for long distance travel along with curd rice and vadam or chips. Puliyodharai tastes best after sitting for a couple of hours from the time of preparation, this is also a main reason why its great for lunch and good food for long...
Lemon Rice
Lemon Rice,an easy and popular lunchbox dish which is also great for picnics and long journey. As this rice dish can be made instantly, its a quick food to feed a large group of people.
You can make lemon rice with freshly cooked rice but also perfect way to use left over rice. The peanuts and bengal gram fried in oil adds a wonderful crunch to the rice flavored with lemon and best served with Potato Curry|Poriyal or Baby potato fry, Beans paruppu...
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...
Sakkarai Pongal | Chakkarai Pongal
Sakkarai pongal, Another authentic south-Indian sweet. As i mentioned in my earlier post, Ven pongal, since the Pongal festival is right around the corner (Jan 14), we thought this would be the best time to post this recipe too which is a must on Pongal.
Traditionally, rice and lentil (dhal) is cooked by simmering in the milk and stirring very often. This recipe is using a pressure cooker. Making the sakkara pongal in the pressure cooker is indeed a great...