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INGREDIENTS Rice- 200 gms Tomatoes- 4 Ginger- 2 inches Green Chillies- 2 Coriander leaves (for paste)- 30 grams Chopped coriander leaves- 2 sprigs Onion- 1 Onion Shoots (optional)- 4 Salt- 2 Black salt- 1 Chilli powder- 1 tsp Turmeric powder- 1 tsp Oil- 4 tbsp Cinnamon Powder (optional)- 1 tsp Water- 3 cups or as required PROCEDURE Wash the rice and leave on strainer for atleast half an hour before cooking. Grind together tomatoes, chopped coriander leaves, ginger and green chillies. Chop the onion and onion shoots into fine slices. In a pressure cooker or pan, heat the oil. Fry the onion till it starts turning crisp. Add the onion shoots and fry. Add the rice and fry till the grains separate and are well fried. Add the ground tomato mixture, turmeric, chilli powder and salt. Fry well till tomato thickens. Add the chopped coriander, cinnamon powder, water. Steam or cook till done. Serve with Onion-Cucumber Raita and gravy subzis.

(Serves 2) INGREDIENTS Rice-1/2 cup Moong Dal(Split Yellow Gram)- 1/2 cup Chopped Mixed Vegetables(Carrot,Peas,Beans,Potatoes)- 1/2 cup Onion-1 Tomato-2 small Green chilli- 1 to 2 Ginger - 1 inch Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp Cumin (Jeera) powder- 1 tsp Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp Salt- to taste Oil- as required Pickle- 1 tsp (Optional) Coriander Leaves chopped-1/2 cup METHOD Soak the rice and moong dal for atleast half an hour. Drain and leave on a sieve for 20 minutes before cooking. Chop onion and tomatoes fine. Slice 1 chilli (optional). Chop the ginger and 1 chilli and crush or pound these well together. In a pressure cooker or deep dish, heat oil, fry cumin seeds. Add the onion and fry well. Add tomatoes and crushed ginger-chilli. Cook till soft and paste like. Add salt,turmeric and cumin powders.Add the pickle(optional) Mix well. Add the rice-dal,vegetables and mix well,frying for 2-3 minutes. Add 2 and a quarter cups of water and cook till done.(ADD 2 and a half cups if you like your khich...

INGREDIENTS Rice- 200 grams (1 cup) Soya Chunks (Nutrela brand is famous)- 15 Red chilli powder- 1-2 tsp Onion- 2 Ginger- garlic paste- 1 tsp Pudina- chilli paste- 1 tbsp (Paste made from ½ bowl of mint leaves and 1 green chilli) Mint leaves- 8 Curd- ½ cup Saffron (optional)- 6 to 7 strands soaked in ½ cup milk Oil or Ghee to fry Water- 2 cups Biryani masala – 2 tsp I use Everest Shahi Biryani Masala- is quite tasty Or Quick Biryani Mix {(2 Cardamom, ½ inch cinnamon,3 black pepper, 2 cloves powdered), 1 small bay leaf, ¼ tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp red chilli powder) Salt- to taste PROCEDURE Wash rice rice well, strain and leave for atleast half to one hour before cooking. Heat 2 cups of water. Remove from heat. Add 1 tsp salt and red chilli powder. Immerse the soya chunks and leave for atleast 20 minutes. Take out squeeze and put in again for 10 minutes. Squeeze out water, taking care not to break any and leave aside. Slice onions into thin slices. Fry one onion till golden b...