Tomato – Mint Briyani

 Last week at the farmer’s market up a bunch of Mint leaves as usual.Most of the times it turns into chutney but this time I used it to make flavored rice. I used : Rice- 1 cup,washed Mint leaves- 1/2 a bunch Tomato-3,chopped Onion-1,sliced Garlic-3 cloves,chopped Ginger-1″ piece grated Cinnamon-1″ piece Curry leaves- a few…

Microwave Peppered Capsicum Rice

This is a mildly flavored rice that is easy to prepare and can be done without much supervision. I used : Rice-1 cup [Washed and soaked in water for ½ an hour]Colored capsicum-1 cup choppedOnion-1,slicedCumin seeds-1 teaspoonSalt and pepper to tasteOil-1 teaspoon 1. In a deep microwave proof dish put in oil, cumin seeds and…

Tomato Briyani

This is just like the regular tomato rice but with a briyani touch I used: Basmathi rice- 1 cup[washed and soaked in water for ½ an hour]Tomato-2 large ,choppedOnion-1,large choppedGarlic-5 small pods,choppedGrated ginger-1 teaspoonMustard seeds- 1 teaspoonCumin seeds-1 teaspoonChanna dhal-1/2 a teaspoonCurry leaves- a fewCinnamon- a small pieceGaram masala -1 teaspoonBay leaf -1Red chillies-5Salt to…