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Lemon Dill Rice

» by redchillies July 22nd, 2010 at 8:56 am » Comments (16)

We had eaten a Dill Rice at a Mediterranean restaurant when we were on a vacation far east (no not that far east a little to the westJ), and that taste had stuck onto us for a long time. It was a simple rice recipe, nothing complicated but the way the rice and dill was [...]

Raw Mango Rice (MavinaKayi Chitranna)

» by redchillies April 23rd, 2010 at 9:21 pm » Comments (24)

This Raw Mango Rice called as ‘Mavinakayi Chitranna’ in Kannada is a variation of the usual Mango Rice recipe that I have posted here. In the latter version, all the ingredients are mixed and cooked over the stove top; where as in this version, the cooked rice is mixed along with raw mango paste and [...]

Fried Rice (Indo Chinese Style)

» by redchillies December 4th, 2009 at 2:25 pm » Comments (20)

Ever had one of those feelings that you are going to get a bout of cold/cough/fever just because you are around a person who has one? You have a minor throat irritation and you take in a spoonful or two of your favorite cough syrup? You let out one small sniffle and then the next [...]

Easy Mixed Vegetable Rice/ Pulao without pressure cooker

» by redchillies November 13th, 2009 at 2:25 pm » Comments (23)

At work, the week we have the production release is the busiest and the craziest week of all. New stuff, last minute changes gets added to the release at the last minute and that just means more work to finish before the deadline. So I end up carrying over work home to finish off the [...]

Puliyogare /Tamarind Rice

» by redchillies November 7th, 2009 at 7:19 pm » Comments (25)

Puliyogare/Tamrind Rice is a South Indian rice preparation usually eaten as a snack/breakfast. Puli means sour taste and Ogara means rice in Halegannada (old Kannada), thus Puliyogare translates as sour tasting rice. (Source).
The rice is usually one of the items prepared during major festivals in South India and is offered as Prasadam in the temples. This is [...]

Tomato Mint Pilaf

» by redchillies October 28th, 2009 at 9:50 am » Comments (20)

I have to give full credit to DH for this recipe of Tomato Mint Pilaf, as he took over the mantle of chopping, cooking, preparing and even cleaning. Now DH is a talented, but reluctant cook. In a decade’s time that I have known him, it must have been a handful of times; he has [...]