Cheesy Baked Rice with Vegetables is a fantastic baked one pot meal with rice , vegetables be’chamel sauce and cheese . It is a perfect winter treat . This is the fourth week of the Biryani , Pulao ,Khichadi Festival and this week I shall be posting Rice varieties from overseas . It was very…
Rice and curry in Banana leaf packets are rice and curry packed in banana leaves , steamed and then served as a complete meal . Presenting the same food in a unique style is what really impresses me . Today I am presenting Bhuga Chawara with a mattar paneer curry in banana leaf packets .…
Kulhad wale Rajma Chawal is the famous Punjabi Style cooked Rajma served with rice and accompaniments in an earthen pot called had. Kulhads are earthen pots and these are available in various sizes and shapes. kulhars are made by firing in a kiln and are almost never reused and are like a disposable cup. Tea…
Stuffed Rice is a rice where the rice is stuffed with a curry and presented . It is the serving style which is unique . While hosting dinners I always feel that music , flowers and candles play an important role , but the presentation of food is equally important and the guests should feel…
A Khichadi Bowl is a comfort meal where the Khichadi is served in a bowl along with small portions of different dishes that are a perfect accompaniment to the Khichadi . The rage of Buddha bowl tempted me to make this Khichadi Bowl where I have used the Gujrati Basic Khichadi . The basic Khichadi is…
Vegetable Layered Khichadi is a mix of rice , lentils and vegetable cooked together in layers . The result is a delicious semi soft Khichadi . The Layered Vegetable Khichadi is a recipe from my first cook book by a Gujrati author Jyoti Nikunj Parekh and this book is like a treasure as it…
Mumbai Tawa Khichadi is a Khichadi made on a griddle , with precooked Khichadi and Vegetables, just the way the way Pav Bhaji is made . Served with a big dollop of butter the Khichadi is a wholesome and finger licking meal . We begin with a new week and I have again divided the…
Nuts Pulao is a unique pulao which is prepared with spinach, nuts and farsaan . The pulao is protein rich , crunchy and delicious . After the delicious Achaari Panner Pulao , today I have a Nuts Pulao for the April Mega Marathon with the theme Biryani , Pulao and Khichadi Festival . The original…
Achaari Paneer Pulao is a very flavourful Pulao which is a one pot meal with mild pickle flavour and chunks of marinated and grilled paneer cubes. The Achaari Pulao had been on my to do list since a very long time , but somehow we have almost stopped eating pickles so was hesitant . Finally…
Sindhi Thooma wara Chawara are rice which are cooked with fresh green garlic and chilly . These rice are very popular in Sindhi homes and are cooked in winters . Thooma is the Sindhi name for garlic, Chawara is rice or Chawal , hence the name Thooma wara Chawara. During winters we see abundance of…