Coconut Rice

coconut rice

This delicious South Indian styled coconut rice is very easy to make & tastes mind blowing if you have fresh coconut. Coconut rice is a dish prepared by soaking white rice and cooking it within coconut milk with coconut flesh. Coconut Rice is a very simple recipe and can be done by everyone.

Ingredients

Ghee                                        1 tbsp

Cashew nuts                             4 – 5 nos.

Raisins                                     8 – 10 nos.

Jaggery                                    1 tbsp

Sliced coconut flesh                  1 cup

Soaked rice                              1 cup

Coconut milk                            1 cup

Water                                       as required

For garnish

Dried grated coconut

Roasted curry leaves

Green chilli

Raisins

Cashew nuts

Method

Heat ghee in a pan, add cashew nuts, raisins and stir.

stir cashew nut and raisins in ghee 

Then add jaggery and mix well.

add jaggery

Add sliced coconut flesh and stir well.

add coconut flesh

Add soaked rice and mix.

add soaked rice

Then add coconut milk, some water and cover the lid and cook until done.

add coconut milk

Open the lid and move the rice.

ready coconut rice

Now serve the rice in coconut shell.

Garnish with grated coconut, roasted curry leaves, green chillies, cashew nut and raisins.

garnish the coconut rice

Rice croquettes

rice croquettes 

Ever cooked too much rice? Well, put the extra rice in the fridge and the day after convert it in delicious, crispy rice croquettes and serve it with yummy salsa sauce.

Ingredients

For rice mixture

Boiled rice                                1 cup

Boiled corn                               2 tbsp

Chopped coriander                    2 tbsp

Chopped green chillies              1 tsp

Chopped onions                        1 ½ tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

Roasted cumin powder              1 tsp

Red chilli powder                       1 tsp

Grated cheese                           2 tbsp

Grated paneer                            2 tbsp

Bread crumbs                            2 tbsp

For sauce

Chopped onion                          2 tbsp

Chopped tomato                        ½ cup

Chopped green chilli                  1 tsp

Chopped garlic                          1 tsp

Orange zest                              1 tbsp

Sugar                                       1 tbsp

Black olives                               4 – 5 nos.

Lemon                                      1 no.

Salt                                          to taste

Crushed black pepper                to taste

Red chilli powder                       1 tsp

Refined flour                              to dust

Bread crumbs                            to coat

Oil                                            to fry

For garnish

Lettuce leaves                            2 – 3 nos.

Black olives                               few

Method

To prepare rice mixture

Take a bowl, put boiled rice and mash it.

Then chop the boiled corn and add into rice.

Add chopped onion, chopped green chillies, chopped coriander, roasted cumin powder, red chilli powder, grated cheese and paneer.

add grated paneer with all ingredients 

Then add bread crumbs (for binding), salt and mix well.

add bread crumbs

To prepare salsa sauce

Take a mixing bowl, add chopped onion, chopped tomato, chopped coriander, chopped green chillies, chopped garlic, orange zest, sugar and mix well.

prepare salsa sauce

Now chop black olives and add to the add to bowl, add lemon juice, salt, crushed black pepper then mix well and keep aside.

add olive, lemon juice

To prepare batter

In a bowl, mix refined flour, salt, chilli powder, crushed pepper, water and make a batter.

prepare batter 

Now make balls out of the rice mixture and coat with refined flour.

make ball out of rice mixture

Then put the balls in batter and then coat them with bread crumbs.

Now deep fry the prepared croquettes in hot oil until golden brown and remove them on tissue.

fried croquettes 

Serve salsa sauce in a bowl and keep it on serving plate.

serve salsa sauce

For garnish

Trim the lettuce leaves and keep on serving plate.

Place the prepared croquettes on plate and arrange black olives on the skewers and place on croquettes. 

place the croquettes with olive skewers and lettuce leave 

Steamed Dolmas

steamed dolmas

Grape leaves are filled with a mixture of rice, onions, currants, pine nuts, mint and spices then gently steamed. Serve chilled, as is traditional, or warm. Here Dolmas (stuffed grape leaves origin from middle east) are prepared with cabbage leaves and slightly roasted in olive oil.

Ingredients

Cumin seeds                             ½ tsp

Steamed rice                             1 cup

Black raisins                             1 tbsp

Salt                                           to taste

Crushed black pepper                 to taste

Tomato sauce                           1 cup

Cinnamon powder                      1 pinch

Lemon juice                              1 tsp

Chopped dill leaves                    1 tbsp

Cabbage leaves                         2 nos.

Oil                                            to roast

For garnish

Tomato sauce                           as required

Cinnamon powder                      as required

Black onion seeds                     1 pinch

Soya leaves                               as required

Method

To prepare filling

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin and stir.

Then ass steamed rice and mix well.

add rice 

Add black raisins and mix well.

add black raisins in rice

Add salt, crushed black pepper and tomato sauce and mix well.

add tomato sauce in rice

Then add cinnamon powder, lemon juice in it and cook well.

add spices in filling 

Add chopped dill leaves and mix well.

add chopped dill leaves into filling 

To prepare roll

Now cut the middle portion of cabbage.

cut cabbage leaves at middle 

Then put the filling on it and roll it.

put filling on cabbage leave 

Heat oil in a pan, put the rolls on it and slightly roast them all sides.

roast the dolmas

Remove and cut the roasted dolmas.

cut one dolma

Now decorate tomato sauce on a serving plate and place the dolmas on it.

place the dolmas on sauce

Then sprinkle the cinnamon powder and black onion seeds and garnish with soya leaves.

garnish dolmas

Exotic Tiranga Rice

tiranga rice

Cooked basmati rice 3 times with 3 colourful vegetables and arranged in tree coloured layers.

Ingredients

Boiled basmati rice                    1 big bowl

Ghee                                        6 tsp

Cumin seeds                             1 ½ tsp

Salt                                           to taste

For green layer

Ghee                                         2 tbsp

Chopped green chillies                ½ tsp

Chopped spinach                        1 medium bowl

Blanched green peas                  1 small bowl

For orange layer

Grated carrot                              1 small bowl

Curry powder                              1 tsp

For white layer

Grated cheese                            1 tbsp

For garnish

Cashew nut

Raisin

Method

To prepare green layer

Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a non-stick pan, add ½ tsp cumin seeds, chopped green chillies, chopped spinach and stir.

add spinach

Then add blanched green peas and mix well then add 1/3 rice, salt and mix well.

prepare green rice 

Remove and keep in a bowl.

To prepare orange layer

Heat 2 tbsp ghee in same pan, add ½ tsp cumin seeds, grated carrot and mix well.

add carrot 

Add half or remaining rice, salt and mix well.

add rice in carrots

Add curry powder and mix well.

add curry powder

Now put some cashew nut and raisins on green layer.

put cashew nut and raisins on green rice

Then put the orange rice on it.

put orange rice on green rice

For white layer

Heat ghee in a pan, add ½ tsp cumin seeds, remaining rice, cheese, salt and mix well.

prepare white rice

Put some cashew nut, raisins on orange layer

put cashew nut and raisin in orange layer 

Add white rice mixture on it.

add white rice on orange rice

Now keep serving plate on rice bowl and flip the bowl.

put bowl rice on plate

Garnish with cashew nut and raisins and serve.

Pineapple fried rice

pineapple fried rice

It is a delicious and easy-to-follow pineapple fried rice preparation, try it.

Ingredients

Cooked basmati rice                 1 bowl

Medium prawn headless            10 – 12

Chopped pineapple                   2 tbsp

Carrot finely chopped                2 tbsp

Red bell pepper diced               1 tbsp

Chopped onion                         1 tbsp

Onion tree white portion             1 tbsp

Chopped garlic                         1 tsp

Chopped ginger                         ½ tsp

Alpino chilli diced                      1 tsp

Curry powder                            1 tsp

Soya sauce                              1 tsp

Sugar powder                           ½ tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Vegetable oil                             2 tbsp

Method

Heat oil in wok, add onion, garlic, ginger and sauté then add alpino.

add alpino

Add finely chopped carrot and mix well.

add carrot

Add diced red bell pepper and stir well.

add bell  pepper

Now add prawn and spring onion white portion and cook well.

add prawn and spring onion

Add curry powder, salt, sugar powder and soya sauce then mix well.

add sauce and powder masala

Then and cooked basmati rice and toss well.

add cooked basmati rice

Now add chopped pineapple and mix well.

add chopped pineapple

The yummy pineapple fried rice is ready to serve.