Showing posts with label cinnamon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cinnamon. Show all posts

Monday, 28 May 2012

Splendid Bachelor Ghee Rice recipe


The best recipe that can be prepared in easy way. Ghee has best antioxidants and acts as the best aid for vitamins and minerals. Ghee will help to strengthen the immune system. This easy preparation can be prepared by best forms. The preparation details are given below in detail.

Ingredients:
  • Basmatic rice- 2 cups
  • Ghee-2 tsp
  • Onion- ½ cup
  • Cardamom-2 nos
  • Cinnamon-3 sticks
  • Pepper- 3 nos
  • Cloves- 3 nos
  • Boiled water- 4 cups
  • Salt- 1 tsp

Method to prepare:

Heat the ghee well in the pan and then add cinnamon, cardamom sticks, cloves and pepper. In the same time add all the onions and fry until it becomes slightly brown. In the same way add the microwave vessel put all the rice, boiled water and salt and mix the above ingredients together. Keep the microwave cooked for 15 minutes or till the rice has been cooked well. Serve hot with chicken curry and pappadam.

Keywords: Cloves, cinnamon, Ghee.

Monday, 14 May 2012

Shrimp pulav rice


Pulav can be cooked in many varieties. The best among them is the shrimp pulav. You can follow the below method for its preparation.

Ingredients

  • To grind 3 small pieces of coconut
  • To grind 3 flakes garlic and one small piece of ginger
  • 2 cups of Basmati Rice
  • 1 pack cooked pink shrimp (50 count)
  • ¼ cup frozen green peas
  • 5 tbsp oil
  • 2 count bay leaves
  • 1 small piece of each(cinnamon, cardamom, doves)
  • 5 count mint leaves
  • ½ long sliced onion
  • 5 split green chilies
  • 3 pinches turmeric powder
  • ¼ tsp garam masala powder
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Method to prepare

  • Grind the coconut with water and take two cups of coconut milk.
  • Grind the ginger and garlic into a thick paste without adding water.
  • Wash Basmati Rice and drain the water.
  • Clean the shrimp and keep aside.
  • Take a heavy bottomed non stick pan and fry bay leaves, cinnamon, doves, cardamom, mint leaves, onion and ginger garlic paste till light brown in medium flame.
  • Now add green chilies, 3 pinches of turmeric powder, garam masala powder, cleaned shrimp, peas and salt and then fry for 3 minutes.
  • Now put the cooked rice and mix all once.
  • Pour 1 and ½ cups water and 2 cups of coconut milk to the rice
  • Add needed salt to taste
  • Now close the cooker
  • After it is cooked garnish the rice with 2 tbsp of chopped coriander leaves
  • You can serve hot. You can have potato chips as side dish for the rice.

       Children love this pulav and will ask for more. Give it a try.

Keywords - Basmati Rice, pulav, shrimp, cinnamon, doves, cardamom, mint leaves, garam masala powder,  garnish.

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