This is a simple fried rice dish that works well as an everyday meal.
Ingredients
lots of rice
water
cooked bacon, ham, pork, shrimp, or chicken
bean sprouts
egg
soy sauce
oil
celery or bok choy
Procedure
Cook rice as you normally would, but skimp on the water. The rice should not be sticky or crunchy.
Wash the bean sprouts. Discard any that are not white and […]
The Caesar salad is a traditional salad served in American restaurants, often prepared tableside. It is the “king” of salads.
It was invented in the 1920s (probably 1924) by Caesar Cardini, a restaurateur and chef in Tijuana, Mexico. Mr. Cardini must have been inspired, because the whole is most definitely more than the sum of its […]
Sweet pongal is a sweet and buttery porridge-like dish that is traditionally prepared in South India for the Makar Sankranti festival that heralds the arrival of summer. The khara pongal variety differs only in the spices added, and the two are often cooked together from the same batch of rice and dhal.
Ingredients
1/2 cup white rice
1/2 […]
Ingredients
one apple, grated
one onion, chopped
2 tomatoes, sliced
2 oz. butter
1 tsp. curry powder
milk
salt
black pepper
boiled rice
Instructions
Fry apple and onion in the butter until blended.
Mix curry powder in a little milk, and stir in.
Season with salt and pepper.
Fry tomatoes in a separate pan.
Cover them with the mixture, and serve within a wall of boiled rice.
Curried Rice
Ingredients
1 cup brown rice or white rice
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 chopped onion
1/2 cup raisins
2 cups water
3 vegetarian bouillon cubes (non-vegetarians can use chicken bouillon cubes)
Makes 3 servings.
Procedure
Find a large saucepan or frying pan which has a lid, place on a medium heat and add butter and then add chopped onion, cook the […]
Mung Beans and Brown Rice
This is a hearty vegetarian dish that can be eaten hot or cold and served as an entire meal. The recipe will feed four with leftovers. It’s a hit with kids and adults and great for packed lunches.
Ingredients
1/2 teaspoon oil
1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon tumeric
1 cup dry brown rice
1 cup mung […]
Risotto (Italian for ‘little rice’) is an Italian rice dish, most popular in the north of Italy. Generally the rice is slowly cooked in stock, but other liquids can be used. What’s described here is a basic risotto recipe. It can be eaten as is, but risotto is generally enjoyed with one or two ingredients […]
Puliyodarai, is a speciality of the South Indian coastal state of Tamil Nadu.
Ingredients
For Puliyodarai
4 cups cooked white rice
2 tsp Mustard seeds
3 tbsp gingely oil(”Til” oil in Hindi, “NaLEnnai” in Tamil)
2 tbsp split-pea
2 tbsp groundnuts (peanuts)
1/2 tsp asafoetida (”Heengh” in Hindi, “Perungayum” in Tamil)
3-4 dry red chillies
4-5 curry leaves
1.5 tbsp tamarind concentrate
1 tsp turmeric powder
3/4 tbsp […]
Microwave Risotto. This risotto is made using the microwave. It requires very little stirring and turns out quite well.
Ingredients
3 cups simmering hot chicken broth
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
dash ground white or black pepper
2 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup minced yellow onion
1 cup uncooked medium grain rice
Procedure
In a saucepan, bring chicken broth, salt and pepper to a […]
Khara pongal is a savoury porridge-like dish that is traditionally prepared in South India for the Makar Sankranti festival that heralds the arrival of summer. The sweet pongal variety differs only in the spices added, and the two are often cooked together from the same batch of rice and dhal.
Ingredients
1/2 cup white rice
1/2 cup moong […]