Rice is more than a simple accompaniment in Indian
cuisine. A staple in almost all states of India, this tiny white cereal grain
is used in varied forms in households. Right from simple khichri to exotic
biryanis and delicate idlis to yummy kheer, there are several dishes you can
cook with rice. To add variety to your cuisine, we bring you five
distinctive recipes from different corners of India. Enjoy the rice trail!
Murgh Kofta Ki Biryani
Starting with the land of staunch non-vegetarians,
basic rice delicacies from North India are biriyanis, peas pulao and jeera rice
where rice is cooked in variety of spices with or without chicken or mutton
pieces. A choicest recipe is of Murgh Kofta Ki Biriyani which has a unique palatable taste. Boneless chicken is used to
make koftas blanched in mutton stock after mincing it with onion, ginger, eggs,
mutton kidney fat and nutmeg powder. Rice is cooked in biriyani style in ghee, cream,
milk, mint and brown onions with a dash of saffron and served with the chicken koftas.
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White Dhoklas
Coming towards the west, where rice is mostly savoured
as steamed rice or khichri, White Dhoklas from Gujarat is something you may
definitely want to try making in your kitchen. Popular as an anytime snack,
White Dhoklas are steam cooked which make them a healthier meal option
too. For preparing this, rice and urad
dal needs to be soaked, drained and grinded with ginger and green chillies.
Sour yoghurt and salt needed to be added to the paste and kept to ferment
overnight. After adding oil and baking soda to the batter, it needs to be poured
into an oil greased pan sprinkled with black pepper, red chilli powder and roasted sesame seeds. The pan
needs to be steamed for about half an hour or till a toothpick comes out clean
from the batter which indicates that the dhoklas are done. The slightly sour
tasting dhokla can be enjoyed with spicy coriander chutney.
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Dehrori
A lesser known rice dish, Dehrori is a rice dessert
that has its roots in Chhattisgarh.
Savoured mostly in central states of India, Dehrori is basically a rice
dumpling dipped in sugar syrup. Rice is soaked for hours and drained completely
and blended into a smooth paste. Curd is added and the same is kept to ferment
overnight. Next day, sugar syrup is prepared by continuously boiling sugar with
water. Then rice dumplings are made by frying small portions of the batter in
ghee and then soaked in the syrup. It can be garnished with nuts to enhance the taste.
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Jadoh with Pork
Want a taste of eastern Indian cuisine on your plate?
Then Jadoh with Pork or Pork Biryani from Meghalaya may tempt your taste buds.
For this dish, red hill rice is fried for some time with pork pieces tossed in
onion, ginger paste, turmeric powder, black pepper and bay leaves. Then the entire
mixture is simmered till cooked by adding water as and when required. It is
served with condiments like fermented soya paste with cilantro garnishing.
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Vendakkai Saddam
Here is a pick from Chettinad region, which is known
for its extensive use of aromatic spices in almost all recipes. Vendakkai Saddam uses lady’s
finger as a core ingredient, a rather very unusual combination. To make this,
lady’s fingers are slit through the centre and then sauted in oil along with
salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder and tamarind paste. In another pan, boiled
rice is added to crackling mustard seeds, cinnamon, red chillies, turmeric
powder, curry leaves, cashews and chana dal. To this mixture, the fried lady’s
fingers are added and then simmered for a few minutes.
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