Coconut Milk – Vegetable Pulav
- 10
- March
- 2010
Coconut Milk – Veg Pulav: Coconut Vegetable Biriyani. Coconut Veg Biryani. Vegetable Pulav – coconut milk based. Vegetable Pilaf with coconut milk. Coconut Pilaf. Coconut Pulav. Sometimes simple recipes like this will just light up the day. About a handful of left over veggies are turned into this wonderful mild delight. Never compromise on the […]
Bell Pepper Pilaf – Eating a Rainbow
- 24
- November
- 2009
Bell Pepper Pilaf: Capsicum Pilaf. Kudai Milagai Pulav. Simla Mirchi Pulav. Hot peppers, Chili peppers, Jalapenos, Habanero and Bell peppers (except that of black pepper) all the chili varieties comes under Solanacea family. They belong to the genus Capsicum. Though the term ‘Capsicum’ is meant for only ‘Bell Peppers’(heat-less species) in British English, all the […]
Pilaf of Pearls – Awadh Nawabi Biriyani
- 23
- November
- 2009
Moti Biryani:(Mughalai Style) Pearl Biryani, Moti Biryani, Moti Pilaf, Pearl Pilaf. Awadh or Lucnowi Biryani. Its quite hard for me to define what exactly is ‘Mughali Cuisine’. The The Timurid mongols revolutionized Indian cuisine! The Muslim invaders like Turks, Arabs, Persians and Afghans introduced feasting culture to India.India’s finest cuisine developed from, the 15th Century […]
Saffron Chicken Pilaf
- 06
- June
- 2009
Saffron Chicken Pulav: Saffron Chicken Pilaf. Cornish Hen Pilaf. Saffron Pilaf with Meat. Its been a while, I posted anything meat…my friends started asking me, whether I became a ‘vegetarian’ or what?? That’s ridiculous, how can I become a vegetarian!! My friend Balaji used to tease me…’If I come by with one whole fried chicken […]
Cracked Wheat Pilaf
- 02
- November
- 2008
Gothumai Rawai Veg Pulav: Cracked Wheat Pilaf. Cracked Wheat Vegetable Pulav. Samba Rawai vegetable Biriyani. Cream of Wheat n Veggies Pilaf. When people are in diet…they often ruin it on just 1 plate of biriyani or fried food! That’s it….they will give up everything and go on binging….which ever they craved for! I don’t understand […]
Chicken Fenugreek Greens Pilaf
- 01
- November
- 2008
Chicken Methi Pulav: Chicken with Fenugreek Greens Pulav. Kozhi Vendhaya Keerai Saadham. Murg-Methi ka Pulav. Kodi Menthilu Annam. Fenugreek greens are known as Methika in Sanskrit and Methi patha in Hindi. The Botanical name of this greens are Trigonella foenum. The English common name is Fenugreek leaves. We call this Vendhaya keerai in Tamil. In […]
Paneer Pulav
- 08
- September
- 2008
Paneer Pilaf : Ingredients: Indian Cottage Cheese 200 grams cubedLong grained rice/Short grained riceFresh Thick Coconut milk 2 cupsCinnamon sticks 2Bay leaves 2White Onion 1 large thinly slicedSaltGhee 2 spoons. Method: In a pressure cooker, heat ghee. Add cinnamon and bay leaves. Followed by onions, salt and paneer. Fry them for a while. Let onions […]
Kashmiri Pilaf
- 23
- February
- 2008
Ingredients: Basmathi Rice/Any Long Grain Rice – 1 cup Almonds – 10 Cashew nuts – 15 Golden rains – 20-25 Saffron – a pinch Shredded beets Pomegranate – few Cherries – few Dry rose petals – few Cinnamon sticks 2 Bay leaves 2 White Onion 1 large thinly sliced Ginger-garlic paste 1 spoon Salt Ghee […]
Cumin Seeds Pilaf
- 04
- August
- 2007
Cumin Pilaf. Chiraka Pulav. Cheekaraka Saadham. Cumin Rice. Seeraga Pulav Ingredients Cumin 2 spoons Long Grain Rice 1 cup Salt Purple Onions 2 large – thinly sliced Ghee/Clarified Butter 1/4 cup Method Heat few spoons of ghee, in a pressure pan. Add cumin. Let it pop and splutter well. Add rice, enough salt and 2 cups […]
Cous Cous Pilaf
- 01
- July
- 2007
Ingredients 1 cup cous cous 2 green chilies, sliced 1 onion, sliced 1 tomato, sliced 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste 10 cashew nuts 1 bay leaf 3 cloves 1 cinnamon stick 2 cubes butter Method In a wide wok, melt butter and add the spices. Fry cashew nuts in the same oil till golden color. Followed […]
