White pulao

Usha's

Ingredients:

Basmati rice 2 cups

Chopped vegetables 2 cups

Soya nuggets soaked 10-15

Oil 2 tbs

Cinnamon 2inch

Cloves 5-6

Cardamom crushed 3-5

Bay leaves 2

Jeera 1 ts

Onion 1 sliced

Ginger and garlic paste 2 ts

Green chilli sliced4-6

Coriander leaves chopped 3 tbs

salt to taste

Lemon juice2 tbs

Water 4 cups

 

Heat oil in pressure cooker add whole spices like cinnamon,cloves,cardamom bay leaves and jeera.

fry for a minute. Add onion fry for a minute add green chilli,ginger and garlic paste fry for 2 minutes.

Add coriander leaves,chopped vegetables like beans,potato,carrot and peas.

Add soaked and squeezed soya nuggets fry for 3-4 minutes.

Add salt and lemon juice.

Add washed rice fry for a minute.

Add water,close with lid and put the cooker weight on.

Cook for 3 whistles and switch off the stove.

When pressure goes away open the lid and mix well.

Serve with raita... Enjoy.

 

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Curd rice

Usha's

Ingredients:

1 cup rice cooked

1 cup milk

2 cup curds

Salt to taste

Oil 1 tbs

Mustard seeds 1 ts

Urid dal 1 ts

Green chilli chopped 3

Ginger chopped finely 1 ts

Curry leaves 4-5

Coriander leaves chopped 1 tbs

 

In a bowl add cooked rice salt ,milk and mash well ,add curds keep aside.

Heat oil in a Kadai add mustard seeds,Urid dal wait for seeds to crackle add chopped ginger ,green chilli and curry leaves ,fry for a minute add this seasoning to rice and curds mixture.

Add chopped coriander leaves. Mix and serve ..

 

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Chitranna with capsicum

Ingredients:

Oil 2 tbs

Mustard seeds 1 ts

Peanuts 2 tbs

Urid dal 1 tbs

Chana dal 1 tbs

Green chilli chopped 4-5

Coriander leaves chopped 3 tbs

Grated coconut 4 tbs

Capsicum 1 chopped

Curry leaves 10-15

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder 1 ts

Cooked rice 3 cups

Lemon juice 2 tbs

 

Method:

Heat oil in Kadai add mustard seeds,peanuts,Urid dal and Chana dal .

Fry till dals are brown.

Add curry leaves,coriander leaves,grated coconut,green chillies,salt and turmeric powder.

Fry for 2-4 minutes.

Add capsicum and cook for 3-4 minutes.

Add cooked rice and mix well.

Switch off the heat,add lemon juice and mix well.

Serve.

 

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Mixed vegetable khichdi

Ingredients:

Oil 2tbs

Jeera 1tbs

Pepper corns 10-15

Ginger chopped finely 1tbs

Green chilli chopped 4-5

Mixed vegetables like potato,carrot,beans and peas 2 cups

Split moong 1 cup

Basmati rice 2 cups

Salt to taste

Water 6 cups

Garam masala 1ts

Turmeric powder 1ts

 

Method:

Wash rice and moong dal keep aside.

chop all vegetables.

Heat oil in pressure cooker,add jeera,pepper,green chilli and ginger fry for a minute.

Add vegetables ,fry for 2 minutes.

Add salt,haldi and Garam masala

Add washed rice and moong dal,fry for 2-4 minutes.

Add water close the lid and put the cooker weight on,cook for 3 whistles.

Open the cooker when pressure goes away and there you have ONE POT MEAL. :)

Serve with raita or curry.....

 

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Ghee rice

Ingredients:

Basmati rice 2 cups

Onion 1 small

Cinnamon stick 2

Cloves 6-8

Cardamom 4-6

Bay leaves 2-4

Cashew nuts 6-8

Green chilli 4

Pepper corns 10

Salt to taste

Oil 2 tbs

Water 4 cups

coriander leaves

ghee 2 tbs

 

Method:

Wash basmati rice and drain,keep aside.

Heat oil in pressure cooker add all the above mentioned whole spices and cashew nuts ,fry for 2 minutes.

Add onion,green chillies fry till onion turns light brown.

Add rice,salt fry for 2 minutes.

Add water,close the cooker lid and put on the cooker weight.

Cook for 3 whistles,switch off the fire.

When pressure goes away open the cooker lid, add ghee and coriander leaves. Mix well and serve with kurma or any curry......

 

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Vegetable pulao

Ingredients:

Vegetables like potato,carrot,beans,peas,corn

Onion 1big

Ginger and garlic paste

Whole spices like cinnamon,cloves,bay leaf,cardamom,jeera

green chilli 5-6

Coriander leaves

Mint leaves

Tomato 1

Salt

Turmeric

Basmati rice washed and soaked for 20mins 2cups

Water 4cups

oil 2tbs

 

Method:

Heat oil in pressure cooker add whole spices fry for 2 mins add sliced onion fry until light brown add ginger and garlic paste,chopped coriander and mint leaves,green chillies sliced fry for 3 mins.Now add vegetables ,salt,haldi fry for 4 mins add drained rice fry for 2 mins . Add water close the lid and cook till 2 whistles.Switch off the stove.When pressure goes away open the lid and mix well.Serve with raita or any curry as you prefer.

 

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