I want to know of Rice recipes you all have tried, tested and found to be great!
There are so many variations of rice:
Qeema biryani
Yakhni pulao - all time favorite
Matar pulao
Zeera rice
Shrimp biryani
Chicken and Potato biryani
Goat biryani
Chana chawal - another favorite
What others are there???
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Vegetable chawal with corn, beans etc
Chanay ki daal chawal
Aloo matar chawal
Masoor daal chawal
tikka biryani
haddiyoon ka pulao
chicken pulao
chicken biryani
afghani chicken biryani
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^ Those sound good too!!!
I really want a good recipe for Chanay Chawal and Qeema Biryani.
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I think tikka biryani is by far the yummiest thing I have ever had.
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Tahari
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Oh gosh, I should NEVER have clicked this thread.. starving! 
I can never say no to rice, no matter how it is cooked.. wow, so many diff types here 
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Maash ki daal (chilkay wali) kitchri with moli, desi ghee and aamchur chutni.
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Tamarind rice is the bestest and yummy..
Pea pulao
Zarda sweet yellow rice …
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Some Recipes :
**CHilli rice casserole
**rice
sour cream
cheese slices
parmisan cheese grated
green chilii
boil rice
Prepare sour cream - take regular cream , put the cream pot in another larger pot filled with ice , one pot into another . and add some salt to the cream. start mixing it slowly. after some time add lemon juice and mix it slowly.
Once rice is boiled add about 4 large spoons of sour cream. then add one spoon salt.
then take pre greased caserole. put some of the mixture in it as layer one, then add cheese slices as layer two. as layer 3 put green mirch sliced add another layer of the rice
then take parmesan cheese , grated and spread over the rice layer
Preheat over to 350 Degrees for 6-8 minutes ...
*Tamarind Rice *
Tamarind juice
peanuts and channa dal
sounf
mastard
curry leaves
red whole chilli
haldi
heeng powder
sesame seeds toasted ( optional )
green chilli
chilli , coriander and cumin powder
add oil in a pan , then add whole red chilli , then add mustard seeds , when they start to splutter , add saunf ... one by one , then add roasted channa daal and peanut ... finally add curry leaf and heeng powder , green chillies ... add turmeric .... finally add tamarind paste ... add corriander ,chilli and cumin powder and mix it all ... then let it cook until imli huice lets out the oil ...
once it gets cooked , roast the sesame seeds ( optional ) and add powder then and add them into the tamarind paste ... .. add salt and let it cook on low fire for 15 minutes ..
add boiled rice into the tamirind and its ready ....
droooooooooolinggg
Oh God! How can one resist to all of them... haye Allah lately I have started a special kind of craving for rice.. I like them with EVERYthing and I'm on a diettttt..... whatever so Skittelez can you pls post the recipe for corn and bean rice? lol sounds YUMM..
and you CB! Stop make me craving for everything you post! :( I landed on this forum after so many days and got stucked with your latest thread.. all the fried things I want to avoid at all costs.. sobs
sorry for hijacking the thread PS couldn't resist..
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Its okay woman...........I had zeera rice with saag qeema last night..........soooooooooooo good!!!
CB.........keep them coming!
Btw, anyone know a good zarda recipe?
Some Recipes : *Tamarind Rice *
Tamarind juice peanuts and channa dal sounf mastard curry leaves red whole chilli haldi heeng powder
sesame seeds toasted ( optional ) green chilli chilli , coriander and cumin powder
add oil in a pan , then add whole red chilli , then add mustard seeds , when they start to splutter , add saunf ... one by one , then add roasted channa daal and peanut ... finally add curry leaf and heeng powder , green chillies ... add turmeric .... finally add tamarind paste ... add corriander ,chilli and cumin powder and mix it all ... then let it cook until imli huice lets out the oil ...
once it gets cooked , roast the sesame seeds ( optional ) and add powder then and add them into the tamarind paste ... .. add salt and let it cook on low fire for 15 minutes ..
add boiled rice into the tamirind and its ready ....
This sounds yummy! What would you serve this with - any particular salans/tarkarees or achaars?
And to add to the list of rice options, zaffrani chawal/saffron rice with zirish or anaar dana.
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Waleeja , my bacha , khao piyo and ash karo 
Sehrysh, I usually have then with daals … or even with koftay , it just gives that nice tangy taste ..
Here’s a recipe for Zafrani Pulao :
to get a good saffron color .. .take some safron on a spoon and hold it on fire to make it warm … then crush it a bit with the back of the spoon , add a bit of warm milk.. its ready to use …
add some oil in the pot, add bay leaves , cloves , cardamom and cinnamon, shahi zeera … when it starts to splutter add mishmish , almonds , cashews and saute it for a minute .. then add onions … as soon as they are colored , add ginger garlic paste … then salt …
add chopped corriander nd mint leaves ,add half a cup of yghurt … a bit of briani masala or cumin powder … add the 1.5 cup water per cup of rice …
once water starts boiling , add rice … decrease flame , sprinkle some fried onion … then sprinkle zafran milk , add a couple of strands on the top as well for the look … add some anardana …put a small blob of butter on the top … cover and leave on dum …
mix the rice and serve …
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no no Reha , I am not yaar .. just like cooking really … so I keep on experimenting new things
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chicken and egg fried rice
thats all i can think off if i think of any more will post soon
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Other variations can be:
Brinjal Rice
Carrot Rice
Coconut Rice
Curd Rice
Fried Rice
Garlic Rice
Hyderabadi Biryani
Instant Onion Rice
Jeera Pulao
Kashmiri Pulao
Kesar Pulao
Lemon Rice
Methi Pulao
Mutton Biryani
Onion Rice
Palak Rice
Rice Khichdi
Sambhar Rice
Shrimp Biryani
Tomato Rice
Vegetable Biryani
Chulu Kabab - Rice with Kabab
**Zarda...
**Ingredients
Rice (long grained)(soaked) 2 cups
Sugar ½ cup
Saffron 5-6 strands
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Ghee ¼ cup
Cloves 3-4
Cinnamon 1 inch stick
Green cardamoms 3
Raisins 1 tbsp
Almonds (chopped) 5-6
Cashewnuts (chopped) 5-6
*Method *
Melt sugar in one cup of water, add saffron strands and keep aside.
Boil four cups of water. Cook the rice till three-fourth done. Drain.
Pour lemon juice over the rice and then wash again with cold water so that the rice grains remain separate.
Mix together rice and sugar syrup in a thick bottom vessel.
Melt ghee in a pan, sauté cloves, cinnamon and green cardamoms and add to the rice.
Stir in the raisins and chopped nuts. Place a tawa underneath the vessel and cook over low heat till all the water is absorbed.
Serve hot or cold.
**Hara Pulao
Cooking time : 35 Minutes
Serves 2-4
Ingredients:**
Basmati rice 1 cup
Cauliflower (cut into small pieces) 250 grams
Green peas 150 grams
Thinly sliced potatoes 200 grams
Cinnamon 2 sticks
Cloves 4-5
Black pepper 7-8
Bay leaves 2-3
Green cardamom 2
Thinly sliced onions 2
Thinly sliced green chilli 2
Vegetable oil 4 tbsp.
Paste of {green Coriander leaves, green chillies,ginger}
1 bunch (about 100 grams)
4 inch
Salt to taste
Garam masala powder
*Method:
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1. Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a pan. Fry bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, black pepper for 1/2 minute on medium heat.
2. Add thinly sliced onions, green chillies and fry till pink. Keep this aside.
3. Take rest of the oil and fry all the vegetables for 4-5 minutes. This adds taste to pulao.
4. Add paste of coriander leaves, green chilli and ginger to it.
5. Add the fried onions, garam masala and salt. Stir and then fry it for 5 minutes.
6. Add washed rice and water (slightly more than 2 cups). Cook on medium heat. Stir rice once while its getting cooked.
Green spicy pulao is ready to serve. Decorate with chopped green coriander leaves.