Breakfast, Paratha/Flatbread
Sanika Khadilkar
Aloo Paratha
Aloo Paratha

Rice Etc.

Tawa Pulao

Tawa Pulao

Serves: 3-4 persons

Ingredients:

  • 2½ cup cooked rice
  • 1½ tablespoon butter
  • 1½ tablespoon oil
  • 1 cup sliced onion
  • 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 cup chopped bell pepper
  • ½ cup boiled peas
  • 2 small-medium boiled potatoes chopped into cubes
  • 4 tomatoes chopped finely
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon kasuri methi or dry fenugreek leaves
  • 2½ tablespoon pav-bhaji masala
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Lemon wedge

Method:

  1. Heat oil and butter in a pan. Add sliced onion and sauté. Add ginger-garlic paste and mix well. Sauté for a minute.
  2. Add chopped bell pepper. Mix well and let it cook for a minute. add chopped tomatoes and salt to the pan. Cook everything for 5-7 minutes or until the tomatoes get cooked and mushy.
  3. Add boiled green peas and chopped potatoes.Mix gently. Add pav-bhaji masala, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, and chopped cilantro. Mix well and cook for another 5 minutes.
  4. Add kasuri methi and mix. Add cooked rice to the pan and mix everything very carefully. Let it cook for a minute on low-medium flame.
  5. Serve hot with raita or yogurt.

Tomato Rice

Tomato Rice

Serves:3-4 persons

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup raw basmati rice
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 1 tablespoon ghee/butter
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon red chili powder or 3-4 green chillies.
  • 1 tablespoon cashews
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 cloves
  • ½inch cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon grated ginger
  • 3 medium tomatoes chopped
  • ¼ cup frozen green peas
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

Method:

  1. Wash and drain the rice. Bring water to a boil in a big pot. Add rice and cook it. Do not overcook. Drain the rice through a strainer and keep it aside to cool down completely.
  2. Heat a tablespoon oil in a pan. Add cashews and fry till they are golden. Drain on a paper and keep it aside.
  3. Add another tablespoon oil in a same pan. Add cumin seeds, bay leaf, cloves,and cinnamon. Stir well. Add turmeric,chopped onion, and green chillies( if using). Mix well.
  4. Add grated ginger and green peas. Saute for a minute. Add chopped tomatoes. Mix everything and cook for another 5 minutes on low-medium flame.
  5. Add cooked rice to the pan and mix all together and cook for another 1 minute on a low flame.
  6. Garnish with chopped cilantro and fried cashews on top. Serve hot with yogurt or raita.