RECIPES

Coconut Rice

Coconut rice is an easy and flavourful rice dish made with fresh grated coconut, tempering spices, curry leaves and rice. It is one of the most basic South Indian foods made for a meal during festivals and occasions. This simple yet delicious coconut rice is flavourful and easy to make. The ingredients like curry leaves, fresh grated coconut, chilies, ginger and hing impart wonderful and unique flavours to the dish.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked rice (any kind, or 3 to 4 cups cooked rice)
  • 1 to 1½ cup coconut grated (fresh or frozen) (adjust to taste)
  • ½ teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
  • 1 to 2 green chilli (slit or chopped)
  • 1 dried red chilli (broken to 2 pieces) (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons oil or ghee
  • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds (optional)
  • 1 pinch hing (asafoetida)
  • 1 tablespoon chana dal (bengal gram)
  • 1 tablespoon urad dal (skinned split black lentils)
  • 1 teaspoon ginger (fine chopped)
  • 12 to 15 cashew nuts or peanuts

Healthy Fried Brown Rice With Vegetables

Learn how to make healthy fried brown rice with fresh vegetables. Simple, delicious and wholesome vegetable fried rice recipe that is better than takeout.

Ingredients

  • 2 cup brown rice
  • 3 ½ cup water
  • ½ tablespoon sesame oil
  • 3-4 medium garlic cloves finely chopped
  • ½" ginger peeled and finely chopped
  • ½ bell pepper diced red and green each
  • 1 large carrot peeled and diced
  • 1 cup green peas fresh or frozen
  • 3-4 springs of green onion (scallions)
  • 1 ½ tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • salt to taste

Thai Vegetable Fried Rice

Thai fried rice prepared using colourful vegetables and aromatic Traditional Basmati rice. Make it using white rice or Traditional basmati rice for a wholesome lunch or dinner. 

Ingredients

  • 2 cup Basmati rice
  • 3 cup water
  • 2 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • ½ teaspoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 small onion finely chopped
  • 2 medium carrots peeled and sliced
  • ½ red bell pepper diced
  • ½ cup green peas
  • 1 cup sliced shitake mushroom
  • 1 Thai red chilli
  • 3-4 whole garlic cloves peeled
  • 1” ginger peeled
  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • salt to taste
  • 1 cup fresh Thai basil chopped