Friday, August 13, 2010

Tiranga Rice

Wishing all a very Happy Independence Day





To celebrate independence day, I thought of preparing something special and came up with this idea of preparing three varieties of rice - tomato rice, coconut rice and a "special" pudina rice.


Tomato Rice

Ingredients:

Rice (basmati)- 1 cup boiled.
Tomato - 2, blanched and pureed
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 medium chopped
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt - To taste

Blanched Tomatoes


Method:

Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds to it. When it crackles, add onion and fry till transparent. Add tomoto puree and fry till it leaves oil. Add boiled rice and salt and mix well. Cover it for 2 - 3 minutes.


Coconut Rice

Ingredients:

Rice - 1 cup boiled
Cocunut- 1 cup grated and ground
White Urad dal - 1 tsp
Hing (asefoetida) - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt - To taste

Method:

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and hing. When it crackles, add urad dal and fry till golden color. Add curry leaves and coconut and fry for 5 minutes on low flame. Add rice and salt and mix well. Cover it for 2 - 3 minutes.



Pudina (Mint) Rice
Ingredients:

Rice - 1 cup boiled
Spring Onions - 2 chopped
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Pudina (Mint) - 1/2 bunch
Garlic - 2 flakes
Green chillies - 1


Method:

Grind pudina, garlic and green chillies and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. When it crackles, add spring onion and fry till transparent. Add pundina paste and rice and mix well. Cover it for 2 - 3 minutes.



Tip

Mint can be grown at home in a small pot. I have tried it at home. It smells and tastes great and is organic too.


Independence Day Quotes


"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy


"One individual may die for an idea; but that idea wil l, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives. That is how the wheel of evolution moves on and the ideas and dreams of one nation are bequeathed to the next’"
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
"Liberty is the breath of life to nations."

- George Bernard Shaw






"At the dawn of history India started on her unending quest, and trackless centuries are filled with her striving and the grandeur of her success and her failures. Through good and ill fortune alike she has never l ost sight of that quest or forgotten the ideals which gave her strength."

- Jawaharlal Nehru




India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most astrictive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only!"
--Mark Twain

JAI HO!!!!
sending to Lavina---orangee creation...independence day
sending to sharan'sevent....celebrating independeceday



sending to event celebrate independenceday satarted by Jagruti
sending to Preeti--jashn-e-hind



29 comments:

  1. Very....... nice presentation, your video and editing was simply amazing. Nice job done.

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  2. Wow.... superb dear.... Amazing presentation... Video is superb... Hats off to your work dear...

    Thanks a bunch for sending to my event....

    Wish you and your family a very Happy Independence Day dear.....

    http://www.akilaskitchen.blogspot.com

    akila

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  3. WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. LOVELY CLICKS.
    WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TOO.

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  4. That was a great post..nice presentation...happy independence day...

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  5. happy independence to you as well. great art work...

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  6. Happy independence day and lovely presentation

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  7. Happy Independence day!!! Nice video and lovely presentation....keep rocking...... Thanx for ur lovely words in my blog....

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  8. thanks dear for sending this colorful and bful presented entry to my event...but u hv to follow the rules to qualify..link back to my event announcement page and place my event logo and then send across to me with the details mentioned..u can check the details on my eventpage or if need any help mail me at creativesanyukta@gmail.com

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  9. Hi Santoshji thanks for visiting my blog and giving a good comment.U r always welcome to my blog.you too have a lovely blog with nice recipes.

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  10. Wow Wow!!..this is simply superb..fantastic presentation..LOVED it:)
    Hi santoshji, first time here..you have a beautiful space here with an amazing collection of recipes..
    Happy Independence day to you too!
    have book marked your site will b visiting often
    do visit my blog sometime :)
    aipi
    http://usmasala.blogspot.com/

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  11. Thanks for dropping by and for your sweet words! The tiranga rice is very well presented. Great work!

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  12. Superb presentation and a nice video, lovely recipes..first time i have been 2 ur blog..Thanks for visiting my blog..

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    I liked your blog very much. I appreciate for your wonderful presentation. Tiranga rice looks delicious and mouth watering.
    You are welcome in my blogs.

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  14. Thanks for stopping by my blog .... U too have a gr8 space. The video is superb. Lovely presentation . Happy Independence Day to u too.

    Cheers n Happy Cooking,
    Satrupa
    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  15. Lovely presentation and great recipes .

    You have a lovely space , i'll be back for more.

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  16. Lovely presentation and all three rice dishes look awesome, Santosh...thanks for visiting my blog, Your blog has so many nice and healthy recipes..following you..visit me too

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  17. I'm amazed by your presentation....Tiranga rice looks superb.
    Thanks for dropping by my blog and leaving nice comment.Would love to see you there again. Happy to follow you.
    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  18. gr8..this is so patriotic..love the video and the beautiful presentation for the dishes...btw, thanks for your kind words at my blog..appreciated..hoping to see you often..have a nice day!

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  19. Lovely post and beautiful presentation....thanks for dropping by my space..u have a lovely space.will sure peek often.

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  20. Happy independence day
    lovely presentation and rice

    thank you for following I am doing the same
    hear from you soon

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  21. Nice pictures and lovely presentation.Do drop by
    http://padhuskitchen.blogspot.com
    when u find time

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  22. Looks really delicious

    Mina Joshi
    http://www.givemesomespice.com

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  23. Sabyasachi PatraTuesday, 28 August, 2012

    Wow! This is very innovative. Looks great.

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  24. sooooooooo nicely presented.

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  25. Nicely Presented and looks delicious... Thanks for linking to my event...

    Inviting you to join
    "ONAM SADHYA~THE GRAND FEAST"


    Cheers,
    Sharanya

    Sharans Samayalarai

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  26. Look Awesome and wonderful presentation... Thanks for linking this with my event

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  27. From watching Masterchef, I get that presentation is very important. They would give you lots of points for these!

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