Vegetable Pulav/Pulao using MTR powder
By Hema Raghavendra on October 5, 2009
A variation of the two Vegetable Pulav/Pulao recipes posted earlier using MTR Pulav/Pulao
powder – theregular Vegetable Pulav/Pulao and the one which wasCoconut based but
equally “taste-worthy” [...]
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Corn Pulao/Pulav
By Hema Raghavendra on September 15, 2009
Corn Pulao/Pulav tastes great and easy to prepare requiring fewer vegetables. You can
prepare Corn Pulao/Pulav for lunch or as a breakfast dish as well.
Corn Pulao/Pulav Ingredients:
Rice – 1 cup
American Corn – 2 cups
Onion – 1 big sized
Pulao/Pulav leaves or Tej Patta or Bay Leaves – 1 big sized
Oil + Ghee – 2 Tbsp
Salt
Cloves – [...]
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Turkish Pulao/Pulav
By Hema Raghavendra on September 4, 2009
Turkish Pulao/Pulav is a neat little rice recipe which is easy to prepare and requires less
ingredients. Turkish Pulao/Pulav sports a little sweetish and spicy, yet delightful taste.
Turkish Rice can be had without Raita.
Pulao Ingredients:
Rice – 1 cup
Tomato – 2 medium sized
Onion – 1
Jaggery – 3-4 tsp
Groundnuts or Cashew Nuts – 1/2 cup (better [...]
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Carrot Rice
By Hema Raghavendra on August 20, 2009
Carrot Rice Ingredients:
Rice – 1 cup
Grated Carrot – 1 cup (Apprx. 2 medium sized carrot)
Green Chillies – 3-4
Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp
White Lenthils / Urad dal – 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves – 8-10
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves
Coconut grated – 2 tsp
Salt
Lemon Juice or Nimbu Juice – 1 tsp
Oil – 3 tsp
How to Prepare:
1] Cook the [...]
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Capsicum Rice / Chitranna
By Hema Raghavendra on July 29, 2009
Capsicum Rice / Chitranna Ingredients:
Rice – 1 cup
Chopped Capsicum / Bell Pepper – 1 big sized (deseeded)
Green Chillies – 2
Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp
Urad dal / White Lenthils – 1/2 tsp
Groundnut / Peanuts – 10-15
Curry leaves – 8-10
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves / Cilantro
Coconut grated – 2 tsp
Sugar – 1/4 tsp
Lemon Juice or Nimbu [...]
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Palak Pulao/Pulav
By Hema Raghavendra on July 15, 2009
Palak Pulao/Pulav Ingredients:
Rice – 1 cup
Onion – 1
Tomato – 1
Garlic cloves – 2-3 (optional)
Oil – 2 Tbsp
Salt
Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
Pulao/Pulav Paste Ingredients:
Palak / Spinach – 1 bunch or approx 2 cups
Ananas Hoovu/Star Anise/Chakkra moggu – 1
Coriander Leaves or Cilantro – 1/2 cup
Red Chillies – 4
Onion – 1/2
Grated Coconut – 1/2 cup
How to Prepare:
1) Chop the Onion [...]
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Cabbage Pulav/Pulao
By Hema Raghavendra on May 6, 2009
Cabbage Pulav is not very common but tastes surprisingly good and that is even if Raita is
not available. This easy to prepare rice dish takes about 30 min to prepare and can be had
for dinner/lunch. Compared to your regular Pulav, Cabbage Pulao requires less ingredients
and less masala/spice to make it taste good.
I got this [...]
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Mango Rice
By Hema Raghavendra on April 15, 2009
Mango Rice Ingredients:
Rice – 1 cup
Grated Raw Mango – 1/4 cup
Green Chillies – 2
Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp
Urad dal / White Lenthils – 1/2 tsp
Groundnuts / Peanut- 10-15
Curry leaves – 8-10
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Asafotida or Hing – 1 pinch
Coriander leaves / Cilantro
Coconut grated – 2 tsp
Salt
Sugar – 1/4 tsp
Oil – 3 tsp
How to Make [...]
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Lemon Rice or Nimbu Rice or Chitranna
By Hema Raghavendra on April 5, 2009
Lemon/Nimbu Rice Ingredients:
Rice – 1 cup
Onion – 1 small sized
Green Chillies – 2
Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp
Urad dal/White Lenthils – 1/2 tsp
Groundnuts or Peanuts- 10-15
Curry leaves – 8-10
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves / Cilantro
Coconut grated – 2 tsp
Salt
Sugar – 1/4 tsp
Lemon Juice or Nimbu Juice – 1 tsp
Oil – 3 tsp
How to Prepare:
1] Cook [...]
Pudina Pulav/Pulao or Mint Pulav/Pulao or Pudina Rice
By Hema Raghavendra on April 5, 2009
Pudina Pulav Ingredients:
Rice – 1 cup
Beans – 15 pieces
Green Peas – 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds or Jeera – 1/2 tsp
Onions – 1 small sized
Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
Ghee – 1 tsp
Oil – 1 tsp
Salt
Masala Paste Ingredients:
Pudina/Mint leaves – 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves / Cilantro – 1/4 cup
Green Chillies – 2
Ginger – 1/2 inch
Garlic – 2 cloves
Pepper [...]
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Vegetable Pulao/Pulav
By Hema Raghavendra on April 1, 2009
Everyone has heard about ever popular Vegetable Pulav/Pulao. Pulao goes well with Raita.
My earlier post provided the recipe for Vegetable Pulav/Pulao with Coconut. I decided to
have a separate post for this version of Vegetable Pulav/Pulao from my earlier one since
there are enough differences between the two which cannot be covered in a single
consolidated [...]
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Capsicum Rice Bath
By Hema Raghavendra on March 17, 2009
Capsicum Rice Bath Ingredients:
Chopped Capsicum / Bell Pepper – 1 Big sized
Rice – 1 and 1/2 cup
Tamarind Paste – 1 and 1/2 Tbsp
Vangi Bath powder – 1 and 1/2 tsp
Oil – 3-4 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Urad Dal or White Lenthils or Uddina Bele – 1/4 tsp
Bengal Gram or Chana Dal or Kadale Bele – [...]
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Peas Pulav/Pulao
By Hema Raghavendra on March 12, 2009
Pulav is known across many several continents and Peas Pulao is one of its variants whose
preparation is no different from others. The whole preparation can be completed in about 30
min.
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Vegetable Pulav/Pulao with Raita – Coconut based
By Hema Raghavendra on March 8, 2009
Coconut based recipes are popular in South Karnataka and Kerala and people from that
region may like Coconut based Vegetable Pulao that I am presenting here along with Raita.
Many prefer to try just the regular Vegetable Pulav/Pulao prepared without Coconut posted
by me. There is also a newer version of Vegetable Pulav/Pulao based on MTR [...]
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Bisi Bele Bath
By Hema Raghavendra on March 8, 2009
Bisi Bele Bath is famous rice based dish from South Karnataka. While you can get off-the-
shelf Bisi Bele Bath powders in grocery stores, the recipe that I am presenting here involves
starting from scratch. If you are in a hurry, you can skip a few steps and use commonly
available Bisi Bele Bath powders including [...]
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Sweet Pongal or Sarkkarai Pongal or Sihi Huggi
By Hema Raghavendra on March 8, 2009
Sweet Pongal is a Rice, Moong Dal and Jaggery based dish/dessert popular all across South
India, specially in Tamil Nadu (known as Sarkkarai Pongal) and Karnataka (known as Sihi
Huggi). The Sweet Pongal is prepared for prasadam in many temples, specially during
Dhanur Masa. On Makara Sankranthi day, Sweet Pongal is prepared in most homes [...]
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Gobi Rice
By Hema Raghavendra on February 8, 2009
Gobi Rice Ingredients:
Rice – 1 Cup
Gobi – 1 small
Rice Flour – 2 tsp
Corn Flour – 2 tsp
Maida / All Purpose Flour – 1 tsp
Salt
Red Food Color – 2 pinches (optional)
Chopped Onion – 1
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1/4 tsp
Chopped Green Chillies – 2
Red Chlli Powder – 1/2 tsp
Pepper Powder – 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala Powder – 1/4 [...]
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Jeera Fried Rice
By Hema Raghavendra on January 21, 2009
Fried Rice Ingredients:
Jeera Rice (Small Grained Rice)- 1 cup
Onion (medium sized) – 1
Green chilly – 2-3
Carrot – 2
Beans – 20 pieces
Green Capsicum or Bell Pepper – 1
Cabbage – 1/4 of a regular sized cabbage
Oil – 3 tsp
Vinegar – 2 tsp
Soya Sauce – 1 tsp
Pepper Powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Tasting or China Salt or Aginomoto [...]
