Rice, Pasta & Noodles Archive
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Ambat Bhath
Sourashtrians take on South Indian Tamarind rice. -
Pasta (Fusion) in spiced tomato sauce
A box of bow tie pasta has been lying in my pantry for months now. I bought it for my neighbor’s little one who loves pasta, but then we moved from NY. I was not sure how myself and V will like it if I prepare it in Italian or American way. Like every [...] -
Ven Pongal
Sourashtrians are famous for their unique language, silk weaving, silver anklets business and their cooking. Though we have inherited the Tamilian style of cooking over centuries, still there are few variations which makes our dish unique. One such dish is Ven Pongal. Recently when I was talking to my hubby’s friend I told him that [...] -
Raw Mango Rice / Mangai Sadam
Ingredients (Serves 2) Raw Mango (Small) – 1/2 finely chopped or grated Onion(Small) – 1/2 Green Chili – 6 Olive Oil or Gingerly Oil – 2 tbsp Basmati Rice – 2 cup (Cooked) Mustard Seeds – 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds / Jeera – 1/4 tsp Urad dhal – 1 1/2 tsp Chana dhal – 1 1/2 tsp Hing / Asafoetida / Perungayam – 1/8 tsp Mustard powder [...] -
Green Rice with Green Raitha
I was telling my Mother in law that I had lots of Pudhina/Mint at home and asked her if she would suggest me some recipes. So today’s post is from my in-law’s kitchen. She suggested me two recipes Pudhina Rice and Pudhina thogayal. I am posting one of them. I was bored to [...] -
Thakkali/Tomato Biriyani
This is one of my favorite dish that my Amma prepares. I drool even when I think about this dish. Here goes the recipe for Sourashtrian Tomato Biriyani. Few people call this as Tomato rice or thakkali sadam but its more of biriyani types. Ingredients Basmati Rice – 1 1/2 cup Onion (large) – [...] -
Brinjal Rice / Vangi Bath
Today I thought I should post a recipe on Brinjal (eggplant), the king of vegetables. I think brinjal is one of the few vegetables that is liked by most of them. Even GOD might love this vegetable. I just love them in any form. I learnt this recipe from one of my friend, I liked [...] -
Hot n Sweet Pineapple Rice
My cousin’s wedding was celebrated very grandly with an extravagant feast. I had Pineapple Rice for the first time in her wedding. When I tasted it I couldn’t really find out what I was eating though the taste was very familiar to me. It was very different but it tasted awesome. I took my uncle’s [...]
