Veg Recipes
Curry Vegetable Basmati Rice
Curry Vegetable Basmati Rice
Description
Vegetables and basmati rice are cooked with curry powder that will pair so well with any chicken, beef or fish dish.
PREP TIME
10 Minutes
COOK TIME
27 Minutes
TOTAL TIME
37 Minutes
Ingredients
1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
6 Ounces yellow onion, chopped
6 Ounces red pepper, chopped
3 Ounces cauliflower, cut into small florets
3 Ounces green beans, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 Clove garlic, grated
1 Cup basmati rice
1 1/2 Tablespoons curry powder
1 Teaspoon salt
2 1/2 Cups water
1 Cup Frozen peas
Directions
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In a large skillet, heat the butter over medium heat. When melted and slightly bubbling, add the onions, red pepper, cauliflower and green beans. Sauté until softened, about 10 minutes.
Add the garlic, basmati rice, curry powder and salt, cook another 2 minutes, stirring. Add the water and stir.
Bring to a simmer, cover with a lid and cook for 15 minutes until the rice is tender.
Stir in the peas and serve.
Turmeric Coconut Basmati Rice
Turmeric Coconut Basmati Rice
Description
This turmeric coconut basmati rice is a flavorful rice side dish recipe that’s easy to make! Garlic, ginger, and onion are sautéed and cooked with basmati rice and turmeric in a coconut milk/water mixture for a creamy dish, and topped with chopped fresh basil for serving.
PREP TIME
10 Minutes
COOK TIME
15 Minutes
TOTAL TIME
25 Minutes
Ingredients
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp fresh grated ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup basmati rice, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1 1/4 cup water
Chopped fresh basil leaves for serving
7 oz lite coconut milk
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In a medium saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add diced onion, minced garlic, grated ginger, and salt and stir. Cook for about 5-7 minutes, occasionally stirring, or until onions have become golden and soft, but haven't yet browned.
Add the rice and turmeric to the saucepan and stir until evenly combined. Let rice cook for just a few minutes, stirring frequently, and then add coconut milk and water. Stir to combine, and then raise heat to let liquid come to a boil.
Once boiling, reduce the heat to the lowest setting and cover the saucepan. Let rice cook for about 15-18 minutes, or until all of the liquid has been absorbed. Fluff the rice with a fork and stir in chopped fresh basil for serving.
Veg Mexican rice
Veg Mexican rice
Description
Restaurant-style Mexican rice can easily be made right at home, and it tastes a million times better too!
PREP TIME
10 Minutes
COOK TIME
20 Minutes
TOTAL TIME
30 Minutes
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, diced
1 1/2 cups basmati rice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
1 cup corn kernels
1/2 cup diced carrots
1/2 cup frozen peas
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon cumin
2 Roma tomatoes, diced
Directions
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Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, and cook, stirring frequently, until onions have become translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in rice until toasted, about 2 minutes.
Stir in tomato sauce and vegetable broth, and bring to a simmer, about 2 minutes. Stir in corn, carrots, peas, chili powder and cumin; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer until rice is cooked through, about 13-16 minutes. Stir in tomatoes.
Serve immediately, garnished with cilantro, if desired.
Schezwan Fried Rice
Schezwan Fried Rice
Description
Vegetarian Schezwan Fried Rice is one of the quick Indo-Chinese Cuisine. A Chinese Meal without Schezwan Fried Rice is just incomplete
PREP TIME
5 Minutes
COOK TIME
30 Minutes
TOTAL TIME
35 Minutes
Ingredients
2 tablespoon oil
1/2 Onion, diced
1 chopped carrot
6 beans chopped
2 tablespoons chopped Green Capsicum
2 tablespoons chopped Yellow Capsicum
1 tablespoon schezwan sauce
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp vinegar
1/2 cup frozen peas
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon cumin
2 Roma tomatoes, diced
Directions
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Firstly, heat 1 tbsp oil and saute ½ onions.
Add stir fry carrot, beans and capsicum.
Further, add 1 tbsp of schezwan sauce.
Mix well and then add 3 cup cooked rice.
Also add ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp pepper and 1 tbsp vinegar.
Finally, mix the rice gently and serve schezwan fried rice..
Non-Veg Recipes
Prawn Shrimp Biryani
Prawn Shrimp Biryani
Description
Prawn Biryani is a traditional Indian dish prepared by layering spices, shrimp/ prawn, aromatic rice and cooked until done.
PREP TIME
10 Minutes
COOK TIME
37 Minutes
TOTAL TIME
47 Minutes
Ingredients
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tablespoons
Curd - 2 cup/p>
Jeera powder - 1 teaspoons
Biryani masala - 1 tablespoons
Bari ilaayach - 1 numbers
Prawn - 400 grams
Coriander pdr - 1 teaspoons
Basmati rice - 2 cup.
Bari ilaayach - 1 numbers
1 Teaspoon salt
2 1/2 Cups water
Jeera - 1/2 teaspoons
Bari ilaayach - 1 numbers
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Cook rice till 90 % done in salted and spiced water as shown with oilheat oil and saute/fry shrimp as shown with marination as shown.
Cook shrimp till 50 % doneadd curd and all other spices.
Add shrimp and mix top with hot rice and let it cook for not more than 7-10 min serve hot with other dishes
Stir and serve.
Chicken Biryani
Chicken Biryani
Description
This biryani is slightly different from the usual method, the chicken is first fried and then added to the masala.
PREP TIME
10 Minutes
COOK TIME
30 Minutes
TOTAL TIME
40 Minutes
Ingredients
Mint (chopped) - 1/2 bunch.
Tomatoes - 3 numbers.
Whole garam masala (each) - 5 grams.
Garam masala - 1 teaspoon.
Chili powder - 2 tablespoons.
Salt - to taste.
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tablespoons.
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon.
Chicken - 1 kg.
Coriander (chopped) - 1/2 bunch.
Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon.
Basmati rice - 2 cups.
Saffron - 1 pinch.
Oil - to fry.
Onion(chopped) - 1 number.
Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon
Green chillies - 6 numbers.
Curd - 1 cup.
Fried onions - 1/2 cup.
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In a bowl, add chicken, turmeric, ginger garlic paste, salt, chilly powder, garam masala powder, mix it and keep it aside for 30 minutes.
Then deep fry them for 160 c to 170 c till 70% cooked.
Heat oil in a pan add whole garam masala, chopped onion, cook this till onions are golden in color, even add turmeric powder, salt, tomatoes, cook this till tomatoes are soft.
Add chili powder, coriander powder, green chilies, curd, chopped mint and coriander, salt and add water, in this add fried chicken, lemon juice, garam masala powder and add basmati rice (soak in the water for 30 minutes and 70% cooked).
Then add fried onions, saffron color on top of it.
Cover the pan with dough and close it with its lid, place the pan on tavaon high flame for 5 minutes, after that cook it on a slow flame for 15 more minutes.
Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani
Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani
Description
This biryani is slightly different from the usual method, the chicken is first fried and then added to the masala.
PREP TIME
10 Minutes
COOK TIME
35 Minutes
TOTAL TIME
45 Minutes
Ingredients
Turmeric powder - 1 tea spoon
Saffron - 1 tea spoon
Coriander leaves (chopped) - 1 bunch
Salt - to taste
Red chili powder - 1 tablespoon
Oil - as required
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tablespoons
Golden fried sliced onions - 2 cups
Mint leaves (chopped) - 1 bunch
Green chilies - 3 numbers
Curd - 2+1/2 cups
Mutton - 1000 grams
Basmati rice - 500 grams
Black cumin seeds - 1 tea spoon
Garam masala powder - 2 tablespoons
Lime juice - 1 number
Meat tenderizer - 1 tea spoon
Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon
Cumin powder - 1/2 tea spoon
Pepper(crush) - 1 tea spoon
Mace - 1 number
Cloves - 3 numbers
Black cardamom - 1 number
Green cardamom - 3 numbers
Crush pepper - 1 tea spoon
Water - as required
Directions
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Soak rice for about 40 minutes
First, boil the water, add oil, salt, rice, shahi jeera then cook the rice for 40% in it,
Then cook the rice until 50% done, a drain and keep aside.
Then add chopped green chilies, salt, red chilli powder, shahi jeera, coriander leaves, half of the mint leaves, cumin powder, half of the fried onion, crushed pepper powder, mace, cloves, black cardamom, green, cardamom, lime juice, curd, some oil, mix well.
Now in another heavy bottomed pan, add the marinated mutton in the bottom and top it off with 40% cooked rice, add chopped mint leaves, coriander leaves, and fried onions.
Repeat the same process twice with 50% cooked rice, sprinkle saffron water, coriander leaves, mint leaves, garam masala powder, fried onion. Cook for 30 minutes by placing tightly closed lid.
Chicken Dum Biryani
Chicken Dum Biryani
Description
Chicken Dum Biryani is yet another culinary treasure from the Royal Mughal kitchen. This easy Chicken Biryani recipe, reminisces the rich culinary heritage of India.
PREP TIME
15 Minutes
COOK TIME
45 Minutes
TOTAL TIME
60 Minutes
Ingredients
1 kilograms chopped chicken
500 gm boiled,soaked,washed & dried basmati rice
200 gm ghee
10 gm clove
1/2 teaspoon powdered turmeric
1 teaspoon powdered red chilli
10 gm cinnamon stick
100 ml fresh cream
1/2 teaspoon rose water
25 ml lemon juice
3 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
500 ml water
2 pinches powdered green cardamom
1/2 teaspoon mace powder
25 gm ginger paste
25 gm garlic paste
250 gm yoghurt (curd)
50 gm mint leaves
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To prepare this Mughlai recipe, take a large bowl mix yoghurt (curd) with red chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, along with ginger and garlic paste. Mix all the ingredients well and add chopped chicken into the mixture and let the chicken marinade for about an hour. When the chicken is marinated, add thinly sliced onions and salt to it.
To cook the chicken, put a copper vessel on low-medium flame and heat ghee in it and add all the whole spices. Let the spices crackle and add the marinated chicken into the vessel. Saute the chicken well.
Now add ginger and garlic paste into the chicken along with the sliced onions, and saute them again for a minute.
Then add the beaten curd and saute the chicken till the oil separates. When the oil is separated, add mace and cardamom powder into it and saute the chicken for a minute. And then add the water and cook the chicken on low-medium flame. Put the lid on vessel once the chicken is cooked.
Now on another burner, boil water in a pan and add the whole spices along with salt and lemon juice. Once the water starts boiling, add the basmati rice and cook till the rice are cooked into it.
Open the copper vessel's lid and layer the rice on top of the cooked chicken. Above the rice layer, add ghee and cream nicely. Now, make a final layer of the garnishing with mint leaves, saffron an thinly sliced onions.
Make a dough of the whole wheat flour and line the lid with it. Seal the copper vessel and let it cook over medium flame. Once the biryani is cooked, slowly remove the dough and serve it hot with raita.