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Category: Rice Recipes – No-Onion No-Garlic

Delicious rice recipes that contain no onion and no garlic.

Yogurt Rice

Yogurt Rice

| March 19, 2013 Comment

Yogurt Rice or Curd Rice as it’s known in India, is the easiest dish to make, and makes any festive meal even more delicious. In South India, no meal is complete without plain yogurt and rice; and on special occasions, vegetables are added to give it a special touch. Made with plain yogurt, yogurt rice […]

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Vegetable Khichdi

Vegetable Khichdi

| March 19, 2013 Comment

Vegetable Khichdi is great if you don’t have time to make elaborate meals and are just looking for something quick and healthy. Made with rice, split mung beans (with peel), and vegetables, this dish is easy to make. The mung beans with peel provide protein and fiber, and the vegetables several vitamins and minerals. Servings: […]

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Vangi Bhath (Eggplant Rice)

Vangi Bhath (Eggplant Rice)

| March 19, 2013 Comment

Vangi Bhath (Eggplant Rice) is a popular vegetarian dish in South India. If you’re tired of eating the usual fare, spice up your meals with Vangi Bhath. This is an easy recipe for this flavored rice, especially if you have the store-bought masala handy. This recipe uses no onions or garlic. Servings: 4-6 Cooking Time: […]

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Plain Basmati Rice

Plain Basmati Rice

| March 14, 2013 Comment

Plain basmati Rice has a wonderful fragrance and a taste all its own. Fluffy and aromatic, this rice is usually served with North-Indian vegetable curries, lentil soups, raitas, and pappadums. You can cook this rice in a pressure cooker, rice cooker, or as in this recipe, in the old-fashioned way – in a pan on […]

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Khichadi (Pongal)

Khichadi (Pongal)

| March 13, 2013 Comment

Khichadi (Pongal) is a healthy one-dish meal made with rice and moong dal. It’s known as Khara Pongal in South India. Khichadi is easy to make and makes a great vegetarian brunch as well. Serve it with a spoonful of ghee, lemon or any other pickle, rasam, and papads, and you have simple yet delicious […]

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Jeera Rice

Jeera Rice

| March 13, 2013 Comment

Try this simple Jeera Rice the next time you want to have a special meal. Serve this cumin-flavored rice with a vegetable curry and plain yogurt or raita for a light but healthy meal. This is a traditional North Indian rice recipe. Servings: 2 Cooking Time: 20 mins ( 30 minutes for soaking) Ingredients 1 […]

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Bisi Bele Bhath

Bisi Bele Bhath

| March 8, 2013 Comment

Bisi Bele Bhath is a delicious and spicy dish popular in South India. Made with rice, lentils, and vegetables, this makes a perfect one-dish meal for a cold winter night, or any night you don’t feel like making an elaborate meal. Bisi Bele Bhath is the South Indian version of the Italian risotto. Bisi Bele […]

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