KESAR PULAO

Ingredients:

1cup long grain (basmati) Rice
1cup Sugar (or according to taste)
3-4 Cardamom (green elaichi, split & crushed)
Few strands of Saffron (kesar)
4 cloves
11/2tbsp Mixed Dry fruits (Pista, cashewnut, almond)chopped
1tsp Raisins
a Pinch of saffron (kesar)color dissolved in 2tsp warm water
2 tbsp pure ghee
1 tbsp mustard seeds
silver paper (varak)
Water for boiling rice.

How to make kesar (saffron) rice:

TOMATO RICE

Tomato rice is a very delicious and simple to prepare recipe. Pureed tomatoes are sauted with spices and then added to rice.

Ingredients:

2 large tomatoes made into a thick puree.
1 cup basmati rice, washed and soaked for ten minutes
1 whole black cardamom (bari ilaichi)
1 tsp red chili powder (lal mirch )
Salt to taste
1 tsp garam masala powder.
1 tblsp ghee
2 cup water

Preparation:

TAMARIND RICE

Tamarind is a popular rice recipe of the south India. Tamarind or imli as it known otherwise makes this dish tangy.

Ingredients:

2 cups basmathi rice
1/2 cup tamarind juice
salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp jaggery powder
1 tsp fenugreek
a pinch of asafoetida
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp channa dhal
6 red chilly
100 gms sesame oil(as needed)
a bunch of curry leaves
1 tsp peanuts

How to make tamarind rice:

JEERA PULAO

Ingredients:

1 cup Long Grain (Basmati) Rice
2 cups Water
11/2tsp Cumin seeds(jeera)
1tbsp oil
salt to taste
2 Bay leaves
3-4 cloves
Few whole Black pepper
1 Black Cardamom

How to make jeera pulao (rice):

GARLIC RICE

Here is a recipe for rice flavoured with garlic and green chillies. learn how to make garlic rice.

Ingredients:

2 cup cooked rice
2 tsp crashed garlic
2 green chillies chopped
2 tblsp cashewnuts (kaju)
1 tblsp almonds(badam), slivered.
1 tsp chopped fresh coriander
2 tblsp ghee
Salt and pepper to taste

How to make garlic rice:

PALAK RICE

Learn how to make palak rice by cooking spinach and rice with onion, tomatoes and garam masala.

Ingredients:

1/2 bunch (cut into small pieces) palak
a pod garlic
a small piece of ginger
1 chopped onion
1 tomato
a few sprigs of curry leaves
1 mashed potato
1 cup basamathi rice
salt to taste
1/2 tblsp garam masala powder (optional)

For Seasoning 
1 tblsp mustard
1/2 tblsp urud and channa dal
1/2 tblsp green chillies and red chillies (cut into pieces)

How to make palak rice:

ONION RICE

A quick and easy recipe of fried rice laced with onions and a tangy flavor of lemon.

Ingredients:

2 cup cooked rice
1 onion sliced
2 tblsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds (raai)
1 green chili chopped
1 tsp chopped garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp fresh coriander, chopped
2 tsp juice of lime

How to make onion rice:

CURD RICE

Ingredients:

1 Cup Boiled Rice
2 cups of plain yogurt (Curd)
2 Tbsp Oil
1/4 cup milk
Finely chopped coriander leaves
1-2 green chilies
1 tsp. chana daal
1 tsp. urad daal
1 tsp. mustard seeds
1 1/2 tsp. finely chopped ginger
2 Tbsp desiccated coconut
1/2 tsp. salt

How to make curd rice:

COCONUT RICE

This is a South Indian recipe for coconut rice. Fried coconut and cashewnuts are added to boiled rice and garnished with ghee and coriander leaves.

Ingredients:

400 gms biryani rice
120 gms coconut
40 ml ghee
25 gms black gram dhal
25 gms broken pieces of nuts
6 gms dry chillies
2 gms curry leaves
2.5 gms asafoetida powder
20 gms (minced) coriander leaves
Salt to taste

How to make coconut rice:

METHI PULAO

Ingredients:

11/2 Cup Long Grain (Basmati) Rice
1 cup green peas
50gms paneer (cut into small cubes and deep fried)
A small bunch of methi (fenugreek) leaves (chopped)
2 tomatoes (chopped)
4-5 flakes of garlic (paste)
2-3 green chilies (chopped)
1/4th tsp. turmeric powder
Red chili powder to taste
Salt to taste
1tbsp oil/butter

How to make methi pulao:

CARROT RICE

This is a very delicious and nutritious recipe of carrot rice made from groundnuts, carrots and spices like cinnamon and cloves.

Ingredients:

2 cup rice
2 onion
5 carrot
2 tsp fried groundnuts
2 tsp oil
a small piece of cinnamon
1 tsp broken block gram
2 nos cloves
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp bengal gram
a few sprigs curry leaves
Salt as per taste

For Masala: 
1 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
3/4 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp grated coconut
4 nos red chillies

How to make carrot rice:

LEMON RICE

Ingredients:

2cups boiled Rice
1/3rd cup Lemon Rice
6Tbsp Oil
1/2tsp Black Mustard seeds
Few curry leaves
3-4 green chilies
Salt to taste
1/4th tsp. turmeric powder
1/4th cup peanuts

How to make lemon rice:

BRINJAL RICE

This is a spicy rice recipe made by tempering the brinjals or eggplants with mustard seeds and curry leaves and then mixing with boiled rice. It is very tasty as well as complete meal in itself.

Ingredients:

3 cups plain rice
1 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
a few curry leaves
3 tsp. vegetable oil
3 cups eggplant (brinjals)
3 tsp. finely sliced green chillies
Salt to taste
1 tsp turmeric powder
3 tsp lemon juice

How to make brinjal rice:

Sindhi Mutton Biryani

Sindhi Mutton Biryani is a delicious main course dish and is very spicy.Find out how to prepare Sindhi mutton biryani.

Ingredients:

1 kg Mutton
1 kg Basmati Rice
1 Cup Yogurt or curd
4 Onions (chopped)
4 Tomatoes
1/2 kg Potatoes
1 tblsp Red chilly powder
2 tblsp Coriander Powder
1 tblsp Ginger garlic paste
1 Bay Leaf
Salt to taste
Lemon juice (approx 3 lemons)
1/4 kg Dried Apricots (Soaked in hot water )
Handful of Mint Leaves (chopped)
4-5 Green Chillies
Oil

How to make sindhi mutton biryani:

Bhuga Chawar

Sindhi fried rice as the name suggests is the Sindhi variant of rice or biryani and is cooked with lots of onion. Find out how to make Sindhi fried rice.

Ingredients:

1 Cup Basmati Rice (washed & soaked for 10 mins)
2 Onions (diced)
1 Tomato (chopped)
2 Bay Leaves
2 Green Cardamoms
1 Piece Cinnamon
2 Cloves
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 tsp Red Chilly powder
Salt to taste
2 Cup Water
Desi Ghee 

How to make sindhi fried rice:

MANGO RICE

Ingredients:

4 tblsp raw Peanuts
Curry leaves
150 gms Basmati Rice
Masala
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
11/2 tsp Mustard seeds
6 Red Chillies
11/2 cup Grated Green Mango
4 tblsp Fresh Coconut, grated
1/2 tsp Asafoetida powder
For Tempering
1 tbsp Chana Daal, rinsed
1 Red Chilli, halved
1 tsp Mustard seeds
Curry leaves
3 tblsp Oil

How to make mango rice: