Fresh Coriander leaves pilaf/Easy Indian Cilantro pulav/Indian Vegetarian lunch recipes/Cilantro veg pilaf without chili powder for kids/step by step pictures

I have lots of cilantro bunches in fridge.So,thought to try a rice dish.While browsing my MLH blog I came to know that already I posted a cilantro pulav recipe long time back.But,the pictures are very dull and not impressive..after cooking this immediately took my canon darling and clicked pics.If you are a regular visitor MLH,then you may know that iam a big admirer of green color..Choosing cilantro,mint leaves in bulk quantities is my one more weakness when buying vegetables and prefers this kind of rice varieties mostly more than the chutney versions.This cilantro pulav also one of my favorite in vegetarian rice category...It is very easy to make which may complete within minutes..Grinding the cilantro leaves with cumin and other spices gives a nice texture to pulav and even kids also love to have this without any fuss..If you are cilantro hater or if you have any family members who avoids cilantro leaves, cook this and serve.Definitely,they will love it.here goes the recipe details.........

PLEASE check here for few more rice pulav recipes:

CHICKPEAS PULAV
SOYA CHUNKS PULAV
CARROT SPINACH PULAV
PALAK PULAV
OATS RICE VEG PULAV
JEERA CARROT PULAV
VEGETABLE PULAV
TRI COLOUR PULAV

Medicinal uses

• The herb parts (leaves, root, and stem) of the cilantro (coriander) plant have been found to have anti-septic and carminative properties.
• The herb contains many phytochemical compounds; phenolic flavonoid antioxidants like quercitin and essential oils have found application in many traditional medicines as analgesic, aphrodisiac, antispasmodic, flatus-relieving (carminative), depurative, deodorant, digestive, fungicidal, lipolytic, stimulant and stomachic.(medical-disclaimer)
• Coriander seed oil has been found application in many traditional medicines as analgesic, aphrodisiac, anti-spasmodic, deodorant, digestive, carminative, fungicidal, lipolytic (weight loss), stimulant and stomachic

Ingredients

basmati rice-1 1/2 cups

TO GRIND

cilantro leaves-2 cups(tightly fitted)
mint leaves-1/2 cup

coconut powder-2 tsps

cumin-1 tsp

onion-1 medium size
dry kasoori methi-1 tsp

green chili-4

GGP/ginger garlic paste-1 tsp

cardamom-2

cloves-4

star anise-1 floret
cinnamon stick- 1 inch- 2 pieces

TO COOK

ghee or butter & oil -1 tbsp+1 tbsp 

yogurt/curd-1/4 cup

bay leaf-1 small
shahijeera/black cumin-1 tsp
red chili-1

garam masala-1/2 tsp

salt-to taste

Preparation

Wash and soak rice for 20-30 minutes.You can use normal rice too.But,basmati rice gives nice texture and good look.

take the ingredients which mentioned in the grind list and grind into a fine paste.........

now heat a thick bottomed vessel,kadai or pan and add in butter+oil......

add cumin,red chili,bay leaf and ground paste and fry for 3-4 minutes in medium flame by stirring.......

add in curd and mix well.....you can observe the nice aroma of cilantro while stirring.....

add in salt and  rice with enough water.(adjust the water level which depends on your rice

quality)

cook this until done by covering with a lid...when rice cooked completely off flame and serve hot with raita or tomato rasam......

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Easy Rasamalai with step by step pictures/Make rasamalai with baked rasagullas/Milk sweets/Easy indian sweets with ricotta cheese/How to make ricotta cheese rasamalai

Is there any one who refuses this wonderful tasty dessert??? Ah.How fool Iam..Actually my question it self totally wrong Is n`t it?? Hehehe..Who can ignore this amazing juicy rasamalai when you serve with lots of affection/love?? I love sweets..I Can`t ignore if they are in front of me..This is the reason behind of my weight gaining every time.But,now days totally stopped eating sweets,even iam not preparing any desserts.. With hernia pain,also stopped evening walk so,iam afraid of weight gaining very much..O.k.leave my stories.

Egg free butter free orange cake with fresh orange juice and condensed milk/step by step pictures/Egg less orange cake with chocolate frosting/

I already posted orange cake around 2 years back.But,It is not my favorite,even my two little naughties also don`t likes it very much.They prefers only chocolate cakes.(Demons)  But we people blessed with lots of oranges here in foz.So,obviously,orange juice is a common drink at my home every day in the evening.,As usual i prepared a big jar orange juice few days back and after drinking up remained around a cup of juice.To use that left over juice I tried this orange cake and routine chocolate cake in the same day..It is an egg less and butter less version,and for more healthy,you can also replace all purpose flour with wheat flour,but add 1-2 tbsp extra orange juice to balance the batter consistency.Condensed milk gives a good sweet taste in this cake,but still you can use sugar in place of that if you want.The aroma of the cake was so good with orange flavor and I skipped orange zest.Yup..That`s called laziness...

Actually Iam very poor in decorating cakes.But,this time i was in mood to decorate.So, took some chocolate chips and melted them.After frosting well refrigerated fro some time.finally on top of the cake and sprinkled some color shaves.Here is the complete recipe with pictures.check it and try it..

Ingredients

all purpose flour-1 1/4 cups

condensed milk-3/4 cup
oil-4 tbsp

baking powder- 1 1/2 tsp

baking soda-1/2 tsp

orange juice-1/4 cup

orange zest-1 tsp
milk-1/4 cup
sugar-1/4 cup
any flavored jam-1 tsp

Preparation

1.preheat the to 180 degree C..apply oil or butter to the baking tin and dust it with flour. or place equal size of butter paper and apply oil on it.

2.add oil,milk,orange juice,sugar,condensed milk and orange zest in a bowl.mix well.

3.add in flour,baking powder,jam and soda and mix well.

4.finally add fistful of tutti frutti and fold together well.pour this batter in baking tin and bake for 30-40min.

5.to check insert a knife and if it comes out clean then the cake is ready to remove.

6.cool it on a wire rack for some time.slice and serve........

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

In a bowl take 1 cup of chocolate chips.Add 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp milk to it.In double boiler method melt it completely.Wait until it reaches to room temperature. then frost on cool cake.Sprinkle some shaves on top and refrigerate for few minutes and serve.

MAHAS NOTES

If you want you can add any of your favorite nuts too.Replace APF with wheat flour for healthy version.

Replace sugar with condensed mil with same quantity.

You can use butter in the place of oil.

Vanilla is allowed in this,but I don`t have that in kitchen.

Adding jam is optional.But gives a good taste.

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Green chick peas mint rice/Green chick peas rice with black pepper flavor/Step by step pictures/Black Pepper health benefits/Mahas own recipes/green chick pea recipes

Mixing rice with different vegetables/leaves and spices is my weakness.Instead of having plain white rice in lunch I like to fold it with veggies.This time I used green chick peas and fresh mint leaves to mix up with rice.But,instead of red chili powder went with black pepper powder which gives a mild hotness to rice.You can replace green chick peas with kabuli chana also.After so many trails,what I came to know is mint leaves plays a best role when you add them in rice.Like you can imagine the pulav n biryani recipes where mint gives a fresh and aromatic feel.In the same way,in this kind of fried rices or one pot meals, more than the cilantro leaves mint gives true flavor and best taste.When you have some fresh mint leaves in hand instead of wasting them,just mix it up with rice along with any other vegetable..Like you can use potato,cauliflower,brinjal,mush room or paneer...This combination matched perfectly and it`s worth to try..This is an absolutely healthy rice for kids even for elders..match some curd and pickle and serve hot..Also,you can pack this rice,in lunch box too...

CATEGORY- Rice/Vegetarian rice recipes
PREPARATION TIME-20 MINUTES
COOKING TIME-15  MINUTES

WHAT YOU NEED

cooked rice- 2 cups

salt-to taste
Ginger garlic paste(GGP)- 1 tsp

turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
garam masala-1 tsp
coriander+cumin powders- 1/2+1/2 tsp

onion-1 big

cloves-4

bay leaf- 1 big

cinnamon-1 inch piece

green cardamom pods-2

black cumin-1 tsp
oil-2 tbsp

mint leaves fresh-chopped 1 handful

HOW TO COOK

Heat a pan with oil and saute cloves,bay leaf,cinnamon,green cardamom pods,black cumin.

Now heat a pan with oil n add in GGP,onions and saute well.After 1 minute add pressure cooked chick peas and mix well.Then add salt,turmeric powder,garam masala,cumin+coriander powders, and combine well.

After 2 minutes add in rice and fold carefully.then finally mix pepper powder and combine every thing finely.

Turn off and serve hot with pickle and curd.

Black pepper health benefits:

1.It helps in Weight Loss and good for the Stomach.

2.According to Ayurvedic medicine, black pepper also helps to prevent ear-aches and gangrene. It is also good for conditions of hernia, hoarseness and insect bites. 

3.It is also commonly used to treat conditions of tooth decay and toothache. In ancient times, pepper was also administered to treat vision problems.

4.Pepper may cause sneezing. Patients who have undergone abdominal surgery should not add excessive pepper to their diet because it can have an irritating effect on the intestines. 

5.It is also not good for people with ulcers. Black pepper should not be taken in high concentrations, and if you show signs of an allergic reaction, discontinue its use and consult a doctor!

Simple cucumber raita for rice pulav and biriyani recipes/Kheera dosa pepper yogurt raita/south indian raita recipes/Cucumber recipes/cucumber health beneifts

Iam back with one more easy recipe to share with you all today.I already posted mango lassi recipe in the morning.Within 12 hours again with another one..Yes..I stopped thinking about comments,page views which really gives a seviour headache..After serious thinking,I came to know the purpose of my blog,reason of sharing recipes with you all.What I decided is,when I can cook& click 4-5 recipes in a day,sure can share more than 2 recipes in the same day.In the initial days of blogging every blogger concentrates on page views and comments if they are serious about their passion.In the same way I too struggled and faced mental stress.But,now decided to share my recipes regularly to reach you all as much as possible.After sharing every post sure I leave maximum comments in co-blogs too,also hoping the same job from my co-bloggers..I can understood that it`s not an easy task to write comments regularly,but can do if decides with strong decision. Am I right??!!

Coming to the recipe,it is a simple,common,popular raita in india where you can see in every home almost..cucumber is the one of the lowest calorie vegetable which god gifted.For those who wants loose weight can eat this watery slices happily.Almost 4-5 days in a week I simply chops 2-3 cucumbers in round slices and serves with lunch..A long time back I shared this raita recipe in my blog.But,on step wise pictures purpose, re posting it again.I think no need to give a lengthy,routine summary to this simple recipe.Even though you all know the  preparation of this raita,please check out my post too and try next time.enjoy.

Ingredients

cucumber(keera)-2 big grated

pepper powder- 1/2-1 tsp

green chilli-1 minced(optional)

salt-to taste

chat masala-1tsp(must)

cilantro-to garnish

curd-2cups
hing/asafoetida/inguva powder-1/4 tsp
cumin powder-1/2 tsp

water-1/2 cup (Optional)

cilantro leaves-1/2 cup finely chopped (must)

Preparation

1.peel and grate the cucumber.finely chop the chilli.

2.mix all the Ings one by one -curd,water,pepper powder,chopped chilis,cumin powder,salt,hing,chat masala.

3.mix it well.add cilantro and serve chilled with biryanis,pulavs or parathas.

4.you can take it directly also as your wish.

CURD/YOGURT

ADD ALL THESE INGREDIENTS TO CURD-CUMIN+PEPPER POWDERS,SALT+HING+CUCUMBER GRATED

MAHAS NOTES

Cumin +pepper powders gives a nice taste.Don`t skip.

 I adds water to curd normally,but you can use thick curd if you want.

Wash well and grate,instead of peeling if you want.I do the same.

                     cilantro leaves in raita`s is must.Never do raitas without cilantro leaves..

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Indian mango sweet lassi with cardamom and fennel seeds flavor/easy summer drinks/lassi recipes/Easy mango drinks recipes

Iam a mango devotee.Yes.Loves mangoes madly,deeply,badly.Even though mangoes makes harm to my hot body,can`t say no to lovely juicy mangoes..If i ate mangoes too many can see the big pimples on my face which looks like a foot ball..