Caulilfower rice

A nice kind of variety rice shared  by saras....

Ingredients -1

1 Cup - Long Grain Rice/Basmathi rice/jasmine rice

Ingredients - 2

 1 No - Cauliflower(cut into florest)
1 No - Onion(Cut into lengthwise)
2 Nos - Tomato chopped in to pieces
2 Nos - Green chilies
1 Tsp - Mustard seed
1 Tsp - Urad dhal
1 Tsp - Fennel seed
1/2 Tsp - Red chili powder(Increase or decrease as per the taste)
salt to taste
Oil for cooking

Instructions

Step1 . First cook the cauliflower florest for 10 minutes with little bit of salt ...
Step2. In a wide pan add oil and when it turns heat ...add mustard seed when it splutters add  urad dhal and fennel seed...
Step3. Then add chopped onion and cook until they are soft and tender and add 2 pods of garlic...
Step4. Now add chopped tomatoes..let it cook for about 5 mins..

Step5. Now add the cooked cauliflower florests... with little bit of water..smash the florest along with the onion and tomato...

Step6. Now add 1/2 tsp of chili powder and salt as per the taste..

Step 7.cauliflower gravy is ready.

Step8. Now mix the gravy with uncooked rice...

Step9. For 1 cup of jasmine rice/long grain rice/basmathi add 11/2 cup of water.

Step10. Check for salt and spice and cook the rice.....

Step11.Delcious cauliflower rice is ready

Mint rice minnie

This kind of variety rice are famous in south India especially during occasions, so happy that i learned to make it.




Ingredients

1 tsp - fennnel seeds
3 no - bay leaves
3 nos - G.chillies(increase or decrease)
1 inch - ginger
6 pods - garlic
1 no - onion(small)
2 nos - sambar onion(optional)
1 cup - mint leaves(cleaned and washed)
2 tsp - oil
salt to taste

Instructions

Step1.First grind g.chili,garlic,ginger and onion in a mixer.
Step2. then grind the mint leaves separately..
Step3. In a wide pan add 2 tsp oil when it turns hot add funnel seeds and bay leaves.
Step4. Now add the firs grind ed paste and fry for sometimes until the raw aroma are gone.
Step5. After few minutes add the second grinded mint and cook for few minutes.



Step6. Wash the rice and keep aside.
Step7. Now mix the cooked mint and onion paste to the rice and add salt as per your taste.
Step8. Then cook rice in pressure cooker for 3 whistle or rice cooker it...as u do for ordinary pilaf...

Source
My sister

Zuchini Fried rice

Zuchini is a negative calorie vegetable and taste delicious. It is often used in chinese and japenese resturants. This fried rice is combo of both american and asian.

Ingredients-1

3 cup -Cooked rice

Ingredients-2

1 no -Zucchini
1 no -onion(meduim size)
Pepper to taste
Salt to taste
4 stks -Cliantro( chopped)
2 tsp -Oil
½ tsp-Urad dhal
½ tsp - Mustard

2 tsp -Sesame oil

Instructions

Step 1 .In a pan(without adding oil) cook zuchini add little bit salt and pepper. fry for few mintues then add 1/2tsp oil.
Step 2. zuchini wil cook fast and it should not overcook. so make sure it turns slightly brown now u can add sesame seed (japense style) then take keep it aside.

Step 3. In a pan add oil and when it turns heat add mustard and urad dhal.
Step 4. fry onion and garlic until it turns brown
Step 5. add salt and pepper as per ur taste.
Step 6. in a wide pan put the cooked rice then layer with cliantro then zuchini and then fried onion after a mintue mix it well.
Step 7. before serving add 2tsp of sesame oil.
for the richness and texture of our food.