Kabul Kadle Chitranna

Kabul Kadle Chitranna or Kabul Chana Rice is a  healthy one pot meal made from the Kabul chana/chickpea blended in spices, highly nourishing. Enjoy!

Ingredients

Kabul Kadle Chitranna

• 1 cup rice
• 1/2 cup sliced onions
• 1/2 cup Kabul chana (boiled)
• Turmeric pwd-pinch
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• 1/2 tsp mustard
• 1/2 tsp chana dal
• 1/2 tsp urad dal
• Hing-pinch
• Curry leaves-few
• salt to taste

• For Grinding
• Red chillies-5-6 (roasted) 
•  Coconut-1/4 cup

Method- Cook the rice and spread it on a plate.Cook the chana well. Grind the items mentioned under the heading "for grinding" into smooth paste. Next in a pan,heat oil,add mustard ,once done,add jeera,chana dal,urad dal,hing ,curry leaves and fry , next add onions and sauté. Next add the cooked chana and saute for 1-2 mins. Add the ground paste and fry well. Add salt and mix . Next add the cooked rice and mix well. Simmer on low heat for 10 mins till all the rice,chana  is blended well with the spices.  Serve hot with raita of your choice.

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Methi Peas Bhath / Menthya Soppu Batani Bhath

Methi Peas Rice / Menthya Soppu Batani Bhath  is easy and perfect one pot meal. Stir fried Methi leaves or Fenugreek leaves with peas blended with bhath powder in rice tastes delicious.

Enjoy this healthy greens with raita or papad.

Methi Peas Bhath / Menthya Soppina Batani Bhath

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice
•  1/2 cups of peas (steamed)
• 1 cup of methi leaves (cleaned/chopped)
• 1/2 tsp. mustard
• 1/2 tsp.chana dal
• 1/2 tsp. urad dal
• Hing-Pinch
• Curry leaves-few
• Turmeric pwd-pinch
• 2 tbsp. oil
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp. Bhath Powder
• Dry grated coconut-1 tbsp

Method: Cook rice and Spread it on a plate.Heat oil add mustard seeds, after it splutters ,add chana dal,urad dal,hing,curry leaves, turmeric and fry until golden brown.Add the Methi Leaves and stir fry well.Next add the steamed peas,bhath powder, salt and mix well.Add rice, and mix well.Garnish with coconut.Serve hot with raita or papad or enjoy just like that.

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Karibevu Chitranna / Curry Leaves Rice

Karibevu Chitranna or Curry Leaves Rice is a healthy and flavorful one pot meal made with Curry leaves blended with spices. Nutritious, flavorful and delicious. Enjoy!!

Ingredients

Karibevu Rice / Curry Leaves Rice

Cooked rice: 1 cup

Grinding
Grated coconut: 2-3 tbsp 

Jeera: 1-2 tsp

Red chili: 4-5 (according to taste)
Pepper:2-3

Salt:for taste
Curry leaves-handful

Seasoning-

peanuts: few
Cashews-few

Hing-Pinch
oil for frying 3-4 tsp
Mustard -1/2 tsp
Urad dal-1/2 tsp
Chana dal-1/2 tsp

Method-  Pressure cook rice and spread it on plate to cool. 

In a kadai,roast curry leaves,jeera,red chilies,pepper in little oil.

Next grind curry leaves, jeera,pepper,red chillies with coconut to a nice paste with little water.Take a kadai, heat oil and add peanuts /cashews and fry well.Keep it aside.Add mustard,chana dal urad dal,hing,and sauté. Add the coconut curry paste mixture and fry for1-2 mins.

Next add the rice, salt ,fried peanuts and mix well and serve Karibevu Chitranna / Curry Leaves Rice hot.

(you can add green chilies i/o of red if req)

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Spinach Tomato Pulao

Spinach Tomato Pulao is one pot meal with a healthy combinations of spinach in tomato mix of spices. Simply spicy and tasty and nutritious. Spinach or Palak provides healthy nutrients and is rich in iron, vitamins and minerals. It is very important for overall health including skin, hair etc. It is one of the immunity booster foods.

Spinach Tomato Pulao

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice (cooked)
• 1 cup chopped spinach
• 1/4 cup steamed peas
• 1/4 cup onions finely chopped
• 1 cup tomatoes finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 2 tsp Pulao masala
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp jeera
• salt to taste
• Few coriander leaves

Method-  Cook rice and spread it on a plate to cool. In a kadai, heat butter, add the jeera, when the jeera is done, add ginger garlic paste, chilies and sauté for 1-2 mins. Next add the chopped onions and sauté. Add the tomatoes and cook till it becomes mushy, next add the masala pwds, and fry for 1-2 mins. Add the spinach and simmer for 5 mins on low heat, add cooked rice, peas, salt and mix well. Serve hot with  raita of your choice.



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Tawa Pulao

Tawa Pulao  ( Tava Pulav ) is one pot meal, with a healthy combinations of veggies blended in Pav Bhaji Masala. Simply spicy and tasty. A Mumbai street food speciality. A culinary delight with its own aroma and flavor! 

Tawa Pulao

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice (cooked)
• 1/4 cup steamed peas
• 1/4 cup onions finely chopped
• 1/4 cup capsicum finely chopped
• 1 cup tomatoes finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1-2 green chilies
• 2 tsp pav bhaji masala
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp jeera
• salt to taste
• Few coriander leaves

Method- Cook rice and spread it on a plate to cool. In a kadai, heat butter ,add the jeera , when the jeera is done , add ginger garlic paste , chilies and sauté for 1-2 mins. Next add the chopped onions and sauté  , add the capsicum and mix and fry again. Add the tomatoes and cook till the veggies become mushy, next add the masala pwds , and fry for 1-2 mins. Add the cooked rice, peas , salt and mix well. Serve Tawa Pulao hot with raita of your choice.

Adjust the spices/salt as per your taste and preferences.

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Cabbage Masala Bhath / Cabbage Rice

Cabbage Masala Bath/ Cabbage Rice

Cabbage Masala Bath / Cabbage Peas Rice is easy and perfect one pot meal.

Stir fried shredded cabbage with peas blended with bhath powder in rice tastes delicious.

Enjoy with raita /papad.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rice
• 1 cup stir fried Green Cabbage(shredded)
• (pata Gobi)
• 1/2 cup peas (steamed)
• 1/2 tsp. mustard
• 1/2 tsp.chana dal
• 1/2 tsp. urad dal
• Hing-Pinch
• Curry leaves-few
• Turmeric pwd-pinch
• 2 tbsp. oil
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp. Bhath Powder
• Dry grated coconut-1 tbsp
• Peanuts-few

Method: 

Cook rice and Spread it on a plate.

Heat oil fry peanuts and keep it aside,next add mustard seeds, after it splutters ,add chana dal,urad dal,hing,curry leaves, turmeric and fry until golden brown.

Add the cabbage and stir fry well.

Next add the steamed peas, bhath powder, salt and mix well.Add rice, and mix well.

Garnish with coconut.

Serve Cabbage Masala Bhath hot with raita or papad or enjoy just like that.

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Moong Rice

Moong Rice is a healthy one pot meal made from the moong blended in spices, highly nourishing. Enjoy!

Ingredients

Moong Pulao

• 1 cup rice
• 1/2 cup sliced onions
• 1/4 cup tomatoes
• 3/4 cup Moong (boiled)
• finely chopped
• Turmeric pwd-pinch
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• salt to taste

• For Grinding
• few coriander leaves
• Green chillies-4-5 chopped
• Coconut-1/4 cup
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• 1 clove
• 1-2 pepper

Method- Cook the rice and spread it on a plate.Grind the items mentioned under the heading "for grinding" into smooth paste.Next in a pan,heat oil,add the onions and sautéNext add the tomatoes ,moong and saute for 1-2 mins.Add the ground paste and fry well.Add salt and mix .Next add the cooked rice and mix well.Simmer on low heat for 10 mins till all the rice is blended well with the spices.Serve hot with raita of your choice.

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Potato Cauliflower Rice

Potato Cauliflower Rice is simple and easy one pot meal.This is the easier version mildy spiced.Enjoy hot with raita.

Potato Cauliflower rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice
• 1 cup potato chopped
• 1 cup cauliflower florets
• 1-2  bayleaves
• 1-2 cloves
• 1 cinnamon(small)
• Turmeric pwd-pinch
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp Pulao Masala(mtr)
• 2 tbsp oil
• salt to taste
• Roasted Cashews

Method -Cook rice and spread it on plate to cool.Next in a pan,add oil,add jeera ,next add turmeric ,add potatoes and cauliflower  and fry well once done add the masala pwd and fry ,add the rice ,add salt and mix well.Serve hot with raita.


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Charles Spurgeon 

Corn Jeera Rice

Corn Jeera Rice is jeera rice blended with sweet corn .Enjoy hot with Sabzi,gravy or raita.Kids will love it.

Sweet Corn Jeera Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup basmati rice
• 2 tsp jeera
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 1 bay leaf
• 1-2 cloves
• 2-4 pepper
• 1-2 green chillies
• 1/2 cup steamed sweet corn
• 2 cups water
• 2 tbsp oil or ghee
• Cashews-few (roasted)
• salt as required

Method-Soak the basmati rice in water for 30-40 minutes.(or follow instructions on the packet)Heat oil in pan,next add the spices and fry,add the soaked rice and sauté for 1-2 mins.
Add salt and required water.Cover and cook till the rice is done,once done add the steamed sweet corn mix the rice carefully and serve hot with sabzi and raita for your choice.

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Vegetable Pulao

Vegetable Pulao can be made in many different ways. This one is the South Indian variety. Try it out.

Ingredients

Vegetable Pulao

• For Rice 
• 1 Cup Basmati Rice
• Jeera – 1 tsp
• Pepper – 1-2
• Dalchini/Cinnamon – 1 inch 
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 cardamom 
• Salt to taste
• Vegetable Mix
• Oil – 3 tbsp
• 1 1/2 cup mixed vegetables, chopped
• ( Cauliflower, Carrot, Green Beans, 
• Capsicum,Potato)
• 1/2 cup steamed peas
• 1/2 tsp Dhania Jeera pwd
• 1/2 tsp Pulao Masala (opt)
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• For Grinding
• few pudina leaves
• few coriander leaves
• Green chillies-4-5 chopped
•  Coconut-1/2 cup
• 1/2 tsp Ginger shreds
• 1/2 tsp jeera/saunf
• 1 clove
• 1 kalamiri
• 1 Elachi

Method: Cook the rice with required amout of water (with spices mentioned under rice) and cover. Let it cool.

Grind the items in mentioned under the heading grinding. Keep it aside.

Next heat oil in a pan,add onion and fry well. Next add the vegetables and saute for 1-2 mins or till the vegetables are crispy.

Next add the ground paste and mix well. Let it cook for 5-10 mins on low heat.

Add the cooked rice ,salt and mix well.

Cover and cook for 10 mins and let the rice blend with the masala mix .

Serve Vegetable Pulao hot with raita.

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Potato Masala Rice

Potato Masala Rice is a simple one pot meal made from potatoes blended with spices.

Easy to prepare.

Potato Rice

Ingredients

1 cup-Rice
2 big Potatoes (boiled and chopped)

1/2 tsp Mustard

1/2 tsp chana dal

1/2 tsp urad dal
1/2 tsp jeera

Hing-pinch

Turmeric-pinch

2-3 tsp Bhath pwd

Few Corianderleaves

Few Curry leaves

2 tbsp Oil

Salt to taste
Roasted cashews
Grated coconut-1-2 tsp
Lemon juice-1/2 tsp

Method: 

Cook rice and spread it on a plate. 

Meanwhile heat Oil in pan, add mustard, chanadal ,uraddal, jeera , hing ,tumeric, curry leaves, and fry for some time.

Add the masala pwd in the oil , next add the potatoes and fry well.

Add salt and mix well. 

Add rice, l emon juice and mix well.

Garnish with coconut and coriander leaves.

Serve Potato Masala Rice hot with raita of your choice.

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Capsicum Bhath / Capsicum Rice

Capsicum Rice

Capsicum Bhath / Capsicum Rice is easy and perfect one pot meal.Stir fried capsicum blended with bhath powder in rice tastes delicious.Enjoy with raita /papad.

Ingredients:

1 cup rice

1 cup stir fried capsicum (Simla Mirch)

1/2 tsp. mustard

1/2 tsp.chana dal

1/2 tsp. urad dal

Hing-Pinch

Curry leaves-few

Turmeric pwd-pinch

2 tbsp. oil

Salt to taste

2 tbsp. Bhath Powder

Dry grated coconut-1 tbsp
Peanuts-few

Method: In a pan add little oil and stir fry capsicum and keep it aside.Cook rice and Spread it on a plate.

Heat oil , add mustard seeds, after it splutters ,add chana dal,urad dal,hing,curry leaves, turmeric and fry until golden brown. Also fry peanuts.Add the capsicum, bhath powder, salt and mix well.Add rice, and mix well.Garnish with coconut.Serve hot with raita or papad or enjoy just like that.


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Mix Vegetable Rice

Mix Vegetable Rice is an easy one pot meal .

Healthy and nutritious blend of variety of vegetables with rice.

Ingredients:

Vegetable Rice

1 cup rice

1 cup chopped mixed vegetables,

(beans,Potatoes, carrots, capsicum , peas)

1/2 tsp. mustard

1/2 tsp.chana dal

1/2 tsp. urad dal

Hing-Pinch

Curry leaves-few

Turmeric-pinch

1 tbsp. lemon juice

2 tbsp. oil

Salt to taste

2 tbsp. Bhath Powder

grated dry coconut-2 tbsp
Roasted cashews-few

Method:

Cook rice and Spread it on a plate.

Heat oil , add mustard seeds, after it splutters ,add chana dal,urad dal,hing,curry leaves, turmeric and fry until golden brown. Add the vegetables and stir fry well till it becomes crisp,next add bhath powder, salt and mix well. Fry for 5-10 minutes.Add rice and mix well.Add coconut mix well.Serve hot with raita and papad.

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Hurlikayi Bhath / Green Beans Masala Rice

Hurlikayi Bhath / Green Beans Masala Rice is spicy rice variety .An easy one pot meal made with green beans blended with homemade bhath masala powder.

Ingredients: 

Hurlikayi Bhath / Green Beans Masala Rice

1 cup Cooked Rice 
1 cup chopped green beans(hurlikayi)

salt as per taste
Grated coconut-2 tsp

Seasoning

2 tbsp Oil
1 tsp Mustard(sasive)
1/2 tsp chana dal
1/2 tsp urad dal
2-3 tbsp Bhath Masala pwd
5-6 Curry leaves
Roasted cashews-Few
Turmeric pwd-pinch
Hing-pinch

Method: Allow the rice to cool,spread it on a plate.Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds,turmeric, curry leaves ,hing,chana dal,urad dal.Once done add chopped green beans to the above seasoning. Saute frequently till.Next add salt, cashews, masala powder. Mix well.Add the cooked rice .Mix well.Cover and cook on low heat.Granish with grated coconut.Serve hot.




(You can chop the beans finely also,I liked it this way,you can add MTR Vangi Bhath pwd also)


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Besibele Bhath

Bisibele Bhath is the famous traditional South Indian Rice Recipe. Enjoyed by all. A healthy mix (Melange) of vegetables, rice and lentils all blended with spices making it a perfect meal.

Ingredients

BesiBele Bhath

Rice - 1 cup
Tur dal - 3/4 cup (togari bele)
Vegetables- carrot, beans, potato
(finely chopped) 1 cup
green peas- 1/2 cup
Chopped onion - 1 
Chopped capsicum-1
Coconut 3-4 tsp
Bisibele Bath powder -4-5 tbsp
Tamarind Juice - 3-4 tsp
Jaggery - 1 tsp
salt for taste

For Seasoning
Ghee -1 tsp
Cashews-few
Red chilly1-2
 curry leaves-few
mustard-1 tsp
Hing-pinch

Method: Cook the rice and dal separately in a pressure cooker.

Wash and cook the vegetables with pinch of salt. Grind the masala pwd with coconut into smooth paste.

In a kadai, add the cooked dal, add the tamarind juice , masala paste and boil for 2-3 min.

Add the vegetables ,rice and mix well.

Add little jaggery, salt and water and mix everything well, till it blends well. Meanwhile prepare the seasoning. Also fry the onion and capsicum in little oil. 

Add all this to the Bisibele bhath and mix well.

Serve BisiBele Bhath hot topped with ghee and chips/ Khara Boondi and raita.

(alternatively you can cook it in pressure cooker)

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Coriander Rice

Coriander rice is simple one pot meal. Coriander leaves (Hara Dhania) is blended with spices to make this delicious rice recipe.

Coriander Rice

Ingredients
Cooked Rice-1cup
Green peas-1/4 cup
Salt - to taste
Fresh coriander leaves 
(hara Dhania)
Shredded Ginger-1 tsp
Green chillies - 4-5
Coconut-1-2 tbsp
Seasoning:
Oil - 2 tsp
Chana dal- 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Hing-a pinch
Curry leaves-few
Cashewnuts-few

Method: Grind the coriander leaves,coconut,green chillies ,ginger into a fine paste.

Allow the rice to cool ,spread it on a plate.Next heat oil in kadai,roast cashews and keep it aside ,next add the other items in seasoning ,roast well ,once done add the rice to this seasoning.Add the ground paste,salt cashews and mix well.Saute for 1-2 mins.Garnish with coriander leaves.Serve hot with raita of your choice.

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Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice (Kobri Chitranna) is simple and easy rice that be prepared in very less time.It is one of the South Indian rice variety. Kids will definitely love it. Serve it some crisps.

Coconut Rice

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rice (cooked)
• 1 cup fresh coconut(grated)
• salt to taste

Seasoning

• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2  tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp channa dal
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 6-7 cashew nuts
• 2 tbsp peanuts
• Hing pinch
• Green chillies-3-4 chopped
• Red chilly-1 (opt)
• few Curry leaves
• Oil-2 tbsp

Method:  Allow the rice to cool, spread it on a plate. Next heat oil in kadai, roast cashews and peanuts and keep it aside, next add the other items in seasoning, roast well, once done add the rice to this seasoning. Add the grated coconut, salt, cashews and peanuts and mix well. Saute for 1-2 mins. Serve Coconut Rice hot with curry, pickle or Sandige.

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Pudina Rice

Pudina Rice (Mint Pulao)  is an easy mint flavored rice. Mint leaves are blended with spices and added with peas and potatoes to make a tasty one pot meal.

Pudina is a herb commonly used in Indian cooking. It is used in a variety of dishes such as chutneys, raitas, and salads. It has a refreshing taste and aroma along with many health benefits.

Pudina Rice

Ingredients:

1 cup rice

1 potato,boiled and chopped

1/2 cup peas steamed

1 cup mint leaves

6-8 green chillies, chopped

1 tsp. ginger

1 tbsp. chopped coriander leaves

1/2 tsp. mustard seeds

1 tsp. cumin seeds
1/2 tsp chana dal
1/2tsp urad dal

Few Cashews nuts

1 tbsp. lemon juice(opt)

Salt to taste

2-3 tbsp. oil

Method: Cook rice and spread it on a plate to cool.Meanwhile, blend mint leaves, ginger, chillies in smooth paste. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, jeera, chana dal, urad dal, cashews once done, add mint paste and fry for 10 minutes. 

Next add potatoes, peas, salt and mix well. Add rice, lemon juice and mix well. 

Serve Pudina Rice hot with raita and papad.

(You can add only mustard and jeera for seasoning)


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Carrot Peas Rice

Carrot Peas Rice is colorful and lightly spiced one pot meal for kids.

Carrot Peas Rice

Ingredients:-

Rice 1 cup

Peas-1/2 cup steamed

Carrot chopped and boiled 1/2 cup

Cumin seeds 1 tbsp

mustard 1/2 tsp

Pepper pwd-1 tsp

Oil 1-2tbsp

Salt as per taste

Method: Cook rice and spread on a plate.Heat oil in a pressure pan add mustard and cumin seeds once done,add the boiled peas,carrot and salt sauté for some time.Add the cooked rice pepper pwd and  mix well.Serve hot.Elders can enjoy too with raita or curry.

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