Saturday, October 22, 2011
Tomato Rice...a trial
I grew up in a home where there was no kind of variety rice made. We did have biriyanis and fried rice and the like made but never lemon rice, tomato rice and so on. Until I moved to a city from a hillstation was where I had my first taste of the array of variety rice at one specific lunch hour at junior school. My classmate or several of them would bring yellow coloured rice with potato fry. I knew not then that the yellow coloured rice was lemon rice. The classmates in turn were fond of my sandwiches and rice and vegetables and so on. So likewise that is how I got to taste all the variety rices. As I grew up I started asking for lemon rice to be made at home. Only lemon rice because that had become my favourite. But to tell you the truth I still miss the lunch box rices. They were all of a different taste.Now when I visit vegetarian restaurants, I ensure I order variety rice and this rice is a result of of one such visit. A trial at tomato rice and this tastes almost like the restaurant one. It was pretty good. How else can you explain a picky eater when it comes to tomatoes asking for more. This was a trial and do correct me if this isn't how a tomato rice is made.
Ingredients:
Basmati Rice: 1 C halfcooked and strained
Onions-1 chopped
Tomatoes-2 chopped
Green Chillies-4-Slit
Chilli Powder-1+1/2t
Turmeric Powder-1/2t
Coriander Leaves-a fistful chopped
Salt
Oil-2T
Saute onions in oil. Add green chillies. Add in the powders and once the raw smell leaves, add in the chopped tomatoes. Saute until it turns to a dry masala. Add in the rice and mix in slowly so that you don't break the rice. Season with salt. Cover and let it cook on a slow fire for a few minutes. Add some chopped corainder leaves and they are ready to be served. Served with raita this is an ideal one pot meal.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Banana Walnut Muffins.
I have this writer's block of late. The compose page has been opened and closed 'n' number of times with nothing to write. Hoping this is a phase and will pass soon. This post is for all those who enquired whether I still exist. This post is an answer for all those lovely friends.These banana muffins are the perfect solution when there are overripe bananas vying for your attention on the counter/fruit basket or when there are too many in number. I use recipes from the net form all over the world and from books, paper clippings and some work and some do not. This recipe was one such result of a search and I had to post this some time or the other because this a foolproof recipe with no hidden ingredients. Moreover this recipe explains in getting the best muffins in all terms. I agree with that a lot. Follow the recipe exactly and you get really good results.
I followed the exact recipes with no changes. The recipe says pecans work best but I used walnuts here. Just like how the recipe proclaims, these muffins were light, delicious and very moist. Follow this link for the recipe
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