Baby Corn Pulao Recipe

Baby corn Pulao / Baby corn pulav -  This is a simple yet wonderful recipe using baby corn,...I am using Baby corn, but you can also try this with corn kennels.

Baby corn pulao recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Prep Time: 30 mins   

Cook time: 25 mins   

Serves: 2

Ingredients

·         Basmati rice     1 cup

·         baby corn         10-12

·         Onion  1

·         Coconut milk(thin)       2 cups

·         Bay leaf            1

·         Turmeric powder         as needed

·         Cinnamon         1 inch piece

·         Cloves  2 or 3

·         Ealchi  2

·         Salt       As needed

·         Oil/ghee           2-3 tblsp

To Grind

·         coriander leaves         1/2 bunch

·         Garlic,small variety    4-5

·         Ginger             1/4 inch piece

·         Grated coconut(optional)       2 tblsp

·         Green chilli     4

·         Garam masala powder           1/4 tsp

Recipe:

• Soak rice for at least  1/2 hour before preparing any rice dishes like this. The more you soak, the more soft the gains will be and you can use less water ratio for cooking it.

• Cut onion to length wise and cut baby corn into bite size pieces. Pressure  upto 3 whistles. If you slice them thinly into circles or diagonally, then no need to pressure cook.
• Grind all the ingredients under "to grind" table to a smooth paste with less water.

• If you are cooking direct in pressure cooker,heat ghee/oil in the cooker and add the whole spices-bay leaf,cinnamon,elachi and cloves.Then add the onions,fry till pinkish,then add the baby corn,ground masala and fry till raw smell disappears.Add the soaked rice and fry for a minute.

• Then add coconut milk( I used ready-made coconut milk) and bring it to boil.(Coconut milk should not be too thick or too thin,if its thick then dilute to adjust it to make 2 cups- you can reduce the water quantity to 1 & 1/2 cups.). Addsalt and mix well and cook covered in lowest flame,without pressure regulator for 8-10 minutes.

·         Now pulav is ready and serve hot with onion raita or raita of your choice!

Veggie salad recipe

Preparation time:  10 Minutes

Cooking time: 5 Minutes

Serves: 2 - 3 persons

healthy and light summer salad with fresh raw veggies and nuts and seeds.

Ingredients

salad ingredients

·         2 medium sized carrots

·         2 medium sized cucumber

·         1 small tender white indian radish

·         1 large tomato

·         2-3 spring onions

·         1 or 2 Table Spoon pumpkin seeds

·         1 Table Spoon roasted sunflower seeds

·         ½ Table Spoon sesame seeds

·         1 Table Spoon chopped cashews or whole cashews

·         1 Table Spoon chopped almonds (optional)

·         1 Table Spoon chopped pistachois

·         1 Table Spoon walnuts

·         salad dressing

·         1 Table Spoon extra virgin olive oil

·         1 Tea Spoon lemon juice

·         3-4 fresh italian basil, chopped

·         herbs as required

·         1 Table spoon finely chopped celery

·         Salt and pepper as required

Recipe for Veggie Salad.

·         Rinse all the veggies. peel and chop the carrots, radish and cucumber.

·         Chop the tomatoes. Finely chop the spring onions. Take all the cut veggies in a bowl.

·         Heat a pan and dry roast all the dry fruits till crisp and lightly browned.

·         In a small bowl, beat all the ingredients well for the dressing. Pour the dressing in the bowl containing veggies.

·         Toss well so that the veggies are coated with the dressing. Sprinkle the roasted seeds and dry fruits.

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Dry fruits ladoo

Dry fruits ladoo

These are the dry fruits ladoos without sugar, fat less. Sweet and delicious, good to taste recipe, good for health.

Makes 10-12 ladoos

Prepration time:  20 mins

Serves: 5-6 persons

Ingredients

·         1 cup chopped dates

·         2 to 3 table spoon almonds or badam

·         2 table spoon raisins

·         1 to 2 table spoon cashews

·         8-9 whole dry figs

·         1 to 2 Table Spoon desiccated coconut

·         2 green cardamom pods, peeled and seeds crushed in a mortar-pestle

Recipe for Dry fruit ladoos.

·         Roast the almonds in a pan till they get golden browned. Stir the almonds.

·         Till the almonds are roasting, chop the dates and figs.

·         Peel the cardamom pods and powder the seeds roughly in a mortar-pestle.

·         Roughly dry grinder add the chopped dates, figs, raisins, almonds, desiccated coconut and the coarsely powdered cardamom powder.

·         In this mixture add the roasted almonds.

·         Grind mixture and spread on a tray or plate or take the mixture in a bowl.

·         Make small balls and the dry fruit ladoos are ready.

·         Serve the dry fruits ladoos immediately or you can store in an air tight container and refrigerate.

·          Dry fruits ladoo stays good for 2-3 weeks.

Coconut, Almond, Laddu, Fruit, chopped dates, figs, raisins, almonds, desiccated coconut