Recipes For Healthy Life - By Nisha Gupta

मटर पुलाव और खीरे का रायता Matar Pulao is an easy one-pot rice dish prepared with basmati rice, green peas, jeera and whole spices. Serve it with a simple cucumber raita for lunch, dinner or a packed meal. Preparation time: 15 minutesSoaking time: 20 minutesCooking time: 25 minutesServings: 4 Buy Dinesh Flour Mills Products Used Best Basmati Rice Jeera A2 Gir Cow Bilona Ghee Garam Masala Ingredients For Matar Pulao 1½ cups Dinesh Flour Mills Best Basmati Rice 1 cup fresh or frozen green peas 2 tablespoons ghee 1 teaspoon jeera 1 bay leaf 1 small cinnamon stick 3 cloves 2 green elaichi 1 medium onion, thinly sliced 1 green chilli, slit 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste ½ teaspoon garam masala 2¼ cups water Salt to taste Fresh coriander or mint For Cucumber Raita 1½ cups fresh curd 1 medium cucumber, grated ½ teaspoon roasted jeera powder ¼ teaspoon black pepper Salt to taste Fresh coriander or mint Method Rinse the basmati rice and soak it for 20 minutes. Heat ghee in a pressure cooker or heavy saucepan. Add jeera, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves and elaichi. Add sliced onion and cook until lightly golden. Add green chilli and ginger-garlic paste. Add green peas and drained rice. Mix gently for one minute. Add water, salt and garam masala. For a pressure cooker, cook for one whistle over medium heat. For a saucepan, cover and cook over low heat until the water is absorbed. Rest for 5 to 10 minutes before fluffing. Whisk the curd until smooth. Add grated cucumber, roasted jeera powder, black pepper and salt. Garnish the pulao and serve it with cucumber raita.

दही चावल Curd Rice is a familiar South Indian rice dish prepared with softly cooked rice, curd and a simple mustard-seed tempering. It is commonly served at the end of a meal. Preparation time: 10 minutesCooking time: 20 minutesServings: 4 Dinesh Flour Mills Products Used Dinesh Flour Mills Sona Masoori Rice Dinesh Flour Mills Urad Dhuli Dal Dinesh Flour Mills Kali Sarson Dinesh Flour Mills Lahori Namak Ingredients ½ cup Sona Masoori Rice 2 cups water 1 cup fresh curd ¼ cup milk, optional Salt to taste 1 teaspoon oil ½ teaspoon black mustard seeds 1 teaspoon Urad Dhuli Dal 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger 1 green chilli, chopped 8 curry leaves 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds, optional Method Wash the rice and cook it with two cups of water until very soft. Allow it to cool until just warm. Mash the rice lightly. Add curd, optional milk and salt. Mix well. Heat oil in a small tempering pan. Add mustard seeds and allow them to crackle. Add Urad Dal and cook until lightly golden. Add ginger, green chilli and curry leaves. Pour the tempering over the curd rice. Mix and garnish with pomegranate seeds. Refrigerate promptly if not serving immediately. Buy Dinesh Flour Mills Products Used Sona Masoori Rice Urad Dhuli Dal Kali Sarson Lahori Namak