Showing posts with label Cinnamon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cinnamon. Show all posts

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Amma’s Quick Vegetable Briyani – Lunch Box Ideas


Briyani is my favorite..I make it completely in a different way..But amma is a speedy master..She make this in less than 30 mins..This can be put in lunch box for kids..They will love it for sure..Hope you like it..



Amma’s Quick Vegetable Briyani 

Ingrediants:

Rice – 1 cup (any rice of your choice)soaked for 30 min.
Carrot – 1 chopped
Potato – 1 peeled and chopped
Beans -5 chopped
Peas – ½ cup
Green Chilli - 4
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi -1 tsp
Chilli Powder – 1tsp
Cinnamon / Pattai – 1 small stick
Cardamom / Yelakai – 5
Salt to taste
Oil- 1 tblspn
Ghee – 1 tblspn
Coriander Leaves / Cilantro – for garnishing

Method:

Take a pressure cooker. Add oil and ghee and heat it up. Add cinnamon and cardamom and mix well.

Add all vegetables, green chilli and mix well. Fry for 3 mins.

Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and mix well.

Add rice and mix well. Pour in 3 cups of water ( if using basmati rice add 2 cups) and bring it to a boil. Simmer the flame and pressure cook it for 15 mins or for 3 whistles. Switch off the flame and allow the steam to escape on its own..

Garnish with cilantro and serve with raita.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Beans Briyani / Beans Pulav – Lunch Box Recipes / Simple Rice Recipes


If you need any quick Rice Dish to take for office or pack in kids lunch box  then this is the answer..It is a simple yet very flavourful pulav..I served it with Cucumber and Soya Chunks Korma..Will Post that soon in YUMMY TUMMY..Hope you like this and tell me how it cameout..



Beans Briyani Recipe

Ingrediants:

Basmati Rice – 2 cups (soaked)
Onion -1 sliced
Tomato – 1 chopped
Beans – 2 cups cut into inch pieces
Chilli powder -1 tsp
Coriander Powder / Malli podi -1 tblspn
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi -1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder -2 tsp
Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu -1 tsp
Cinnamon / Pattai -1 small stick
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam -1 tsp
Oil-1 tblspn
Ghee – 1 tblspn
Coriander Leaves / Cilantro –for garnishing
Salt to taste
Water – 4 cups

Method:

Wash and soak rice for 30 mins. Drain it and set aside.

Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker. Add cumin, fennel, cinnamon and fry for 30 sec.

Add in onions and mix well.Add in tomatoes and mix well..Cook for 5 mins.

Add in turmeric, chilli, coriander and garam masala powder and mix well.

Add in beans and mix well. Cook for 5 mins so that the raw smell goes from that.

Now add in drained rice and mix well.. Pour  4 cups of water and season with salt.

Bring this to boil and cover and cook for 2 whistles and simmer for 10 mins.

Let the pressure go by itself.. Open it up and drizzle 1 tsp of ghee over top and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with raita..