Authentic Recipes from the Kitchens of Shriya, Nithu & Arthi!

Restaurant Style Fried Rice

Posted by on May 26, 2013 in Indo-Chinese, Rice dishes, Slideshow | 2 comments

This is a simple recipe for making restaurant style Indo-Chinese Fried Rice. You can serve this dish with Gobi Manchurian or Veggie...

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Spicy Vegetable Pulao

Posted by on Mar 14, 2013 in Rice dishes | 5 comments

Spicy Vegetable Pulao is a wonderful one pot meal which is cooked with a blend of spices and vegetables with flavorful Basmati rice. Pulao...

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Mushroom Biryani (Version 2)

Posted by on Nov 25, 2012 in Rice dishes | 1 comment

Usually I make Mushroom Korma and I will have it with chapati. Recently I made it and I had with rice. It tasted good and I changed my...

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Beetroot Rice

Posted by on Nov 4, 2012 in Rice dishes, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 0 comments

Beetroot rice is one of the easiest to make and it makes a great comfort food. If you are looking for a lunch box dish, this is the perfect...

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Simple Mutton Biryani

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Meat & Seafood Entrees, Mutton Dishes, Rice dishes | 10 comments

I have heard a lot about how difficult it is to cook a perfect mutton biryani. They say the hardest part is to cook the mutton perfectly....

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Raw Mango Rice – Manga Sadham

Posted by on May 23, 2012 in Rice dishes | 2 comments

It’s mango season and  time to try different recipes with mangoes. They are widely grown in India and there are many varieties...

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Cabbage Fried Rice

Posted by on Mar 26, 2012 in Rice dishes | 7 comments

My husband asked me for a long time to make fried rice we get in roadside. He liked the taste and it is almost tasted like the roadside...

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Capsicum Rice

Posted by on Mar 11, 2012 in Rice dishes | 2 comments

I got this easy and tasty capsicum rice recipe from my sister-in-law. This is an awesome lunch box menu and we can make it very quickly....

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Methi Pulao / Fenugreek Pulao

Posted by on Nov 1, 2011 in Rice dishes | 6 comments

Today I was little lazy to cook for the lunch. I wanted to make something quick. Then I found a couple of bunches of methi leaves in my...

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Curd Rice – Yogurt Rice

Posted by on Oct 12, 2011 in Featured, Rice dishes | 12 comments

Curd rice is my most favourite dish and I cannot finish my meal without curd. During my school and college days my mom used to make curd...

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Puliyodharai Mix and Puli Sadam (Tamarind Rice)

Posted by on Sep 28, 2011 in Featured, Rice dishes, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 12 comments

Puliyodharai is a famous food in South India. This food is cooked for all good occasions and during festive days. It is considered to be...

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Kuska Biriyani

Posted by on Sep 21, 2011 in Featured, Rice dishes | 15 comments

My husband is a huge fan of Kuska Biriyani and I wanted to make it for him. Kuska is cooked only with onions and tomatoes without any...

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Egg Dum Biryani

Posted by on Jun 24, 2011 in Featured, Rice dishes | 12 comments

Egg Dum Biryani is a flavorful Biryani cooked using Dum method. It is nothing but cooking food over slow heat in a tightly sealed...

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Spinach Pulao (version 2)

Posted by on Jun 16, 2011 in Featured, Rice dishes | 14 comments

This is another version of spinach pulao other than the one Arthi posted. I added carrots and peas and some fresh spices and it came our...

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Dindugal Thalappakatti Chicken Biriyani

Posted by on Jun 2, 2011 in Chicken dishes, Featured, Meat & Seafood Entrees, Rice dishes | 32 comments

If you from the Dindugal area in Tamilnadu, this biriyani needs no introduction. If you are in Chennai or visited Chennai you would have...

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Mint Cilantro Pulao

Posted by on Mar 16, 2011 in Featured, Rice dishes, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 14 comments

After a very long time I am posting a recipe today. Mint cilantro puloa is  a simple and comfort food. I am in my last trimester and my...

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Vangi Bath – Spicy Brinjal Rice

Posted by on Mar 11, 2011 in Featured, Rice dishes | 24 comments

Vangi Bath is a popular dish from Karnataka. Rice is mixed with a curry made of eggplant or brinjal and spices. I enjoyed it in one of my...

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Ghee Rice

Posted by on Jan 28, 2011 in Featured, Rice dishes, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 10 comments

ST Authors meet up – Day 3 We three are having great time together and today we made Roti, Ghee rice, Vegetable korma, rasam, Mango...

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