An aromatic, mildly spiced, fragrant rice dish from the Indian subcontinent
Tag: Indian rice recipes
South Indian Curry Leaf Rice (Karu vepillai Sadam)
Mixed Vegetable Fried Rice
A few days earlier, I had posted the recipe for Szechwan chicken and I had mentioned that this is best paired with fried rice especially the Indo-Chinese style rice. Though I had prepared the same that day, couldn’t find the time to post the recipe. Since many people have asked me the recipe, I decided [...]
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Bombay Biryani
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Such an overrated day (my opinion!) but it is kinda hard to miss it. Suddenly, the world around you has burst into pink….. I have never celebrated Valentine’s Day in my life, not when I fell in love or after marriage. I have never received or given a [...]
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Kashmiri Mushroom Pilaf
I seem to have hit a mental roadblock when it comes to spending time in the kitchen. I know it’s a temporary phase which will soon pass but while it is happening, it’s time for all those easy peasy recipes to come out which will enable me to wind down, relax and revive myself. And [...]
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Bagara Rice
The first time I heard of Bagara rice was on Kannur food guide (https://www.facebook.com/groups/KannurFood/) where a dear friend had made the same and posted. In the discussions that followed, I learnt that this is a traditional Hyderabadi rice dish that is quite famous in the region. I decided that I had to learn more, so [...]
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Manga Saadam / Raw Mango Rice / Mamidikaya Annam
Having lived almost a decade in Tamil Nadu, I thought I had tasted almost all different types of variety rice preparations. But this recipe caught me totally by surprise, and I eventually learnt that this is a very traditional preparation of Andhra Pradesh with a good fan following in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. I got [...]
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Chickpea (Chana) Biriyani
The first time my mum made this biriyani, I was a little skeptical as to how it would turn out (blame it on my lack of culinary skills at that point). But years later, when I became interested in cooking, this was one of the first recipes I learnt from her. Simply because, it is [...]
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Beetroot and Curry Leaf Rice
This has been the decade of reality culinary shows and being the fanatic foodie that I am, spent countless hours watching many of these. But the only show that impressed and inspired me was Masterchef Australia – simply because the show helped me understand and learn several new cooking techniques, ingredients and also a completely [...]
