Pineapple Smoothie with Vanilla Ice Cream

• 1 cup canned pineapples with syrup
• 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
• ½ cup milk
• 1 banana
• Ice cubes

• Blend milk and banana till smooth
• Add vanilla ice cream and the pineapple chunkswith syrup and blend again
• Add ice cubes and blend again until a smoothie is ready
• No extra sugar is needed as pineapple syrup andvanilla ice cream are already sweet
• Garnish with pineapple chunks and serve cold

Simple yet Important Teeth Care Tips

Teeth care is not only important from health point of view but it imparts a completely new appeal to your personality. Good teeth and gums are a sign of good health. Therefore, here are a few simple yet importantteeth care tips for everyone to follow every day.

Firstly and most importantly in teeth care it is essential to brush your teeth twice a day. It is a sin in teeth careto sleep without brushing your teeth because you are actually opening a door for the bacteria and germs to attack your teeth in very possible way. Brush your tongue and teeth well and if you are not familiar with the right way of doing tooth brush then ask your dentist to demonstrate it to you.

Brush at least for five minutes and move gently. Teeth care does not mean at all that you deal with your teeth with a hard toothbrush or strongly brush your teeth, rather, remain steady and gentle when cleaning your teeth.

There are many parts of the teeth where good teeth care cannot take place by just doing toothbrush. You need to use the dental floss or the inter-dental brush to clean the areas between the teeth. Therefore, do this at least once after every two days if you are lazy to do it every day.

Tongue scraper is an excellent tool for teeth care. It restricts plaque on your teeth and protects you from a smelly oral cavity.

Making a right choice about foods that you eat is essential for teeth care. Eating fresh carrots and other vegetables is ideal for your teeth while, snacking all the time is very bad. Moreover, try to eat different dairy products like cheese because due to their alkaline nature they neutralize the affect of acidity created by other food items which could otherwise cause problems for teeth care.

Most importantly, visit your dentist after every six months and do not be lazy about it at all. Being an educated person, educate yourself about the latest information on teeth care and discuss different stuff regarding teeth care with your doctor. If there is any problem with your ongoing teeth care tactics then correct it as soon as possible.

Therefore, just by following these few simple steps of teeth care, enjoy a long-lasting and beautiful smile with perfect teeth and love yourself too.

Pancakes with Maple Syrup and Butter

• 300g self-rising flour
• 500ml milk
• 2 eggs
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 60g melted butter
• Extra Melted butter to grease and cook
• Maple syrup, to serve

1. Sift the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda into a large bowl.
2. Whisk together the milk, sugar and eggs in a separate bowl.
3. Now add the milk mixture to the flour mixture, whisk constantly until a smooth batter is formed.
4. Now add melted butter gradually in the batter and keep stirring.
5. Put in the fridge for 30 minutes.
6. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat.
7. Grease with the extra melted butter
8. Pour 1/3 cup of the batter into the heated pan and quickly move the pan in round direction to form a 15cm-diameter pancake.
9. Cook for 2-3 minutes until bubbles appear on the surface of pancake and it starts getting golden underneath.
10. Turn and cook for 2 minutes until golden.
11. Make about 10 pancakes repeating same process
12. Place all pancakes on serving plates.
13. Pour maple syrup and butter on the top of the pancakes.

Acquainting kids with Ramadan

This holy and sacred month of Ramadan affects the life of Muslims all across the world.  Ramadan is full of blessings, hence every Muslim try to take benefit of it in order to adorn their after life with good deeds. In today’s busy life, Ramadan for kids stands as a pleasant reminder of Muslim traditions. Importance of Ramadan for kids is not only based on religious reasons but also because it brings a pleasant change in their social life. It gives them a chance to meet up and eat together with their friends and extended family following the Muslim mode of life.

It is very necessary for the parents to acquaint their kids with the real essence of blessed Ramadan and to teach the importance of Ramadan for kids. InRamadan for kids whole charm lies in waking up in the middle of night to eat sehri and then a large variety of delicious dishes to eat in the evening for aftari. The responsibility falls on elders to make kids aware of the purpose of fasting. Ramadan for kids means whole family sitting together and eating a large variety of dishes. Kids have a very inquisitive mind which is filled with several questions regarding fasting. Parents must address those questions first then make them observe fast. It is not correct to enforce fasting on them but prepare them psychologically so that when they reach to age of 12, which according to Islam is the right age of fasting, they realize the importance of Ramadan and observe fasting willfully not forcefully.

Fasting gives them a feeling of being grown up. They proudly share with their friends and cousins that how many fasts they observed in the month of Ramadan. Ramadan for kids is also like a competition with their siblings or friends. Making their favorite dishes for aftari serves as a token of encouragement and appraisal as well. In the month of Ramadan, inviting their friends for aftari is also an endeavor that would encourage them. In Ramadan, parents or grand parents should keep telling small religious stories to kids so that they get to know teachings of Islam. Reciting Quran-e-Kareem and going to mosque for Tarawee with their elders also teach them about Islamic teachings.

Finally Eid-ul-Fitr is the biggest reward of all for Muslims. Kids also wait for Eid and observe fast in order to get more eidi and new clothes. Kids get attracted very easily. It is the responsibility of elders to tell them about Islamic teachings through reward system as it is the exactly same way which Allah has chosen to make us choose the right path. Parents can make Ramadan for kids’ pleasantly spiritual experience.

Deal With Dehydration during Ramadan

Ramadan brings a bundle of blessed fruits and foodsfor Pakistanis. For a person fasting in Ramadan here is a wide range of healthy meal available to keep him healthy and active for day long fasting. But, there are many a men who get dehydrated as the half fast passes away. Here are given some simple but useful tips to deal with dehydration during Ramadan. Follow them at iftar and sahari time and combat your dietneeds.

Never skip sahari:
Sahari is the most important time for person wishing to fast in Ramadan. It is the time when you can do best for your body to keep it efficient.

Some people have wrong faith to skip sahari and eat huge meal in night before sleeping. They think the meal consumed will save them whole day and keep them working and walking. The fact here is that during sleep half of our brain keeps working and utilizes energy reserved in our body, so by the time we wake up in morning we are already hollow.

Make a habit to get up in sahari and have proper sahari meal. By doing so you will get sufficient electrolytes and vitamins that will work for your body till aftar time. Moreover, in this way you will follow sunnah as well.

Meal for sahari time:
Take about two glasses of fresh water when you wake up in sahari. It regulates blood in body and provides sufficient amount of oxygen to beat dehydration. Then have healthy sahari meal. before fajar prayer again have two glasses of fresh or luke warm water. This good intake of water deals with dehydration during Ramadan.

Healthy aftar meal:
No one can stop hand from grabbing a hot samosa and dipping it in heavy sauce, eating mouthful of pakoras and gulping frizzy drinks in a breath. Healthy aftar meal does a lot for combating dehydration.
Always intake soft drinks at aftar time and that in small sips so it may not attack your kidneys direct. But the best to be taken immediate after aftar is hot lemon tea, green tea, or any sort of hot drink. It relieves thirst and has healthy impact on digestion system.

Intake fluid after aftar:
Take 1 glass of fresh water, any fresh juice or milk after about half hour of aftar and then keep on drinking 1 glass of fresh water after each 1 hour. This is the best and easiest way to deal with dehydration during Ramadan.

Creamy Cold Coffee

Ingredients:

• Coffee 2 tspn
• Sugar 2tspn
• Chocolate Ice Cream
• Ice cubes
• Milk 1 cup

Method:

1. Heat 2 spoons water in over and add coffee andsugar in it and beat well.
2. Pour the mixture in the blender with ice cubes and blend until the coffee changes the color to creamy beige.
3. Add a cup of milk and chocolate ice cream and beat again.
4. Pour the coffee in two cups garnish with cream and crushed chocolate.

How to Grow a Decorative Vegetable Garden

Plan a garden that is both functional and that adds beauty to your landscape design. Your home garden is best place to grow vegetables. By this you can get home growing vegetables as well as an attractivehome garden.

Pakistan home gardens are very popular, mostly people have their own landscape, they have gardens and lawns in their home, Pakistani home vegetable gardens give benefits of home grown vegetables to their residence and they can design very well by following these easy steps. 

Set out special areas of your garden to display your decorative vegetables:

1st of all, make a mind that which area of your garden you will reserve for vegetables. Don’t try to choose a hidden area for growing vegetables in your home garden. As it doesn’t look awkward in current era. The best place for the home garden is a corner of the property that's visible from both the house and the end of the driveway. 

Select suitable vegetables:

After selecting suitable place for growing vegetables, it is time to decide which vegetable will be better. Those vegetables will be better which can grow easily. Like tomato, cabbage. Cabbage plant have beautiful flower, and tomato have beautiful red look.
There are many other vegetables too which you can grow easily in your home garden.

Add in some herbs:

Consider adding in some herbs for color and contrast around the edges or in between the decorative vegetables. Add some herb plants to give an attractive look to your home vegetable garden. 

Try including edible flowers in your garden:

The edible flowers will enhance the beauty of your garden & will give special look. 

Change the look yearly:

Some vegetables grow yearly, so you have to change your home garden look yearly. Change the vegetables, and grow them on different location. Change the layout look yearly. 

Change the look seasonally, too:

Some vegetables grow with season to season, like ladyfinger comes in summer, so you have to change your home garden look seasonally too. Cultivate the seeds of seasonally grown vegetables.

Create permanent structure in your garden:

Consider the plot size and the types of vegetables you want to plant. If a small area is unavailable, don't forget that vegetables can be grown in a window box or small pot.
If you have lawn or children play area around your home vegetable garden, then do special care. If you want to decorate your vegetable garden with Garden statuary, fountains, sundials, and other ornaments then do it in limit. 

Maintain the garden:

Maintenance of any thing plays a big role in the success of that project. Maintain your home vegetable garden by doing day to day effort. Keep it neat & clean. Spray thoroughly. Be sure to remove all weeds and debris from the garden area before planting. Use gardening tools to loosen the soil so the roots can expand and grow.

Plant vegetables in an attractive layout:

For attractive layout of your home vegetable garden, use a splash of paint on your walls so that you can further enhance the design of your home garden. No matter how beautiful your home garden may turn out, it will not look attractive if you have a dull and worn out wall in the background.

.salty lassi

Ingredients:
1 cup Yogurt -(low fat is ok)
sum water to dilute the yogurt
4-7 tsps sugar (or to taste)
14 ice cubes

blend it all together till frothy..
Garnish with mint....optional :)

hardly takes 5mins to make this :)

ok now what are you looking at ..hurry up and make this - and then browse thru foodi with a nice chilled glass of lassi :)

hurry up :) muaah!

frothy coffee

1 tsp instant coffee
2-3 tsps of Sugar (or to taste)
sum evaporated milk

Use a frother and froth the above three ingredients..
add boiling water..but don't use the frother..as it will make the coffee cold ..

Use ur heart or any shape stencil and with a strainer sprinkle coffee over it.

enjoy :)

Cake Pops / Bites...

Ingredients:

1 (18.25-ounce) boxed YOUR FAV cake mix plus ingredients called for on box

1 (16-ounce) can betty crockers frosting

Directions:

Bake the cake according to package instructions. While warm, crumble the cake into a bowl with a hand mixer to a fine texture.

Mix in frosting to make a paste, using 3/4 to a full can of frosting, according to taste. Chill the mixture for at least 2 hours.

Using a melon baller or your hands, form the mixture into 1 ½ -inch balls. Place the balls on wax paper; freeze at least 6 hours.

Working in small batches, remove the balls from the freezer and dip the balls into warm, melted cooking chocolate OR Almond Bark Coating or Confectionery Wafer Coating, using toothpicks or forks to manipulate the balls.

Remove the balls. Place the balls on wax paper to harden.

NOTE:
I use the plastic forks - I break the middle two and use the out two to dip :)...it's a good tip
also when moving them around wear gloves so u don't leave ur finger prints :)

Almond Bark / Cooking/ baking chocolate Coating: In a double boiler, melt one (20-ounce) package vanilla- or chocolate-flavored almond bark, stirring constantly. Or, in a tall, narrow container, microwave almond bark for 45 seconds on High (100 percent power). Continue to heat in 15-second intervals, stirring between intervals, until melted; be careful not to scorch.

When almond bark (or cooking/baking chocolate) is melted, stir in 1 teaspoon vegetable oil. If desired, stir in oil-based coloring drop by drop until you achieve the desired color.

Confectionery Wafer Coating: Melt 48 ounces confectionery wafers in double boiler or microwave oven per instructions for Almond Bark Coating. Omit oil. If desired, stir in oil-based coloring drop by drop until you achieve the desired color.


For decoration, fill a narrow-tip plastic squeeze bottle with a contrasting color of melted coating and paint stripes over the balls, or sprinkle on rainbow jimmies, colored sparkling sugar or finely chopped nuts. (If you are using oil-based candy color to tint coating made from white- chocolate disks, decorate with sprinkles quickly as the oil candy color causes the coating to set rapidly.

ENJOY :)

EGGLESS CHOCOLATE SRYUP MOUSSE

Ingredients
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1 tablespoon cold water
2 tablespoons boiling water
1 cup (1/2 pt.)cold whipping cream
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Chocolate Syrup
chilled 2 drops mint extract
Whipped topping
Sliced fresh fruit (optional)

Directions
Sprinkle gelatin over cold water in small cup; let stand 2 minutes to soften.

Add boiling water, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved. Beat whipping cream in small bowl until slightly thickened; gradually add gelatin mixture, beating until stiff. Fold in syrup and mint extract.

Spoon into individual dessert dishes. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until set. Garnish with whipped topping and fruit, if desired. 4 to 6 servings.

enjoy..

Chocolate walnut brownies!

chocolate walnut fudge brownies!

sooo this one i adapted from martha stewart's pecan fudge brownies recipe found on her website.

Ingredients
...
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 ounces (56.6 grams) unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 ounce (28.3 grams) semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup packed dark-brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
few drops of vanilla
3/4 cup walnuts coarsely chopped

Method:

Preheat oven to 180c. Butter an 8-inch-square baking pan.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.

Place butter and chocolates in a large heatproof bowl set over (not in) a saucepan of simmering water. Heat until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat, and stir in sugars, eggs, vanilla, flour mixture, and half of walnuts. Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top. Sprinkle with remaining walnuts

Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-30 minutes. Set pan on a wire rack; let cool completely. transfer to a cutting board and cut into 16 squares.

Moist Fudgy yummmmy brownies

Ingredients:
115 grams of semi sweet chocolate chopped into small cubes
3 tbsp of milk
150 grams of butter softened..i used 2/3 cup oil..(i know u dont use oil in brownies but it turned out great)
1 cup of caster sugar
3 eggs
2 tsbp golden syrup
1 3/4 cups of self raising flour
2 tbsp of cocoa powder
Method..
preheat oven to 180..melt chocolate with milk..set aside..now beat sugar with butter until creamy..add eggs one by one..keep beating..add golden syrup n beat for 1 minute..now with a metal spoon fold in the flour and cocoa powder n mix until just combined..pour the batter into prepared tin n bake for 25 to 30 minutes..do not over bake...
Sauce...i took hersheys semi sweet chocolate chips..melted them ,added 1 cup of cream to it..1 heaped tbsp of hersheys cocoa and 1 tsp of golden syrup..mixed in everything with a whisk and poured it over the brownies..:)yummm yummm yummmmmmm...the best brownies i ve ever had..do do do try!!

Instant dahi badey

Take gram flour(besan) add salt nd baking powder. Add water and make a THICK paste of it. keep it aside.

Take curd add abt same amnt of sugar and salt jst to make da curd RIGHT dat is not too sour. add som water beat it so its quite runny. ( make sure u hav gd amount of curd prepared coz its mostly absorbed up by baddeys.

Then deep fry ur baddeys on medium flame u dnt want it to b uncooked frm inside.
Put the baddeys straight into the curd and make sure its dipped inside the curd properly.

Then for Tadka...heat oil and add lots of curry leaves, whole red chillies and cumin seeds. then put the tadka over the dahi baddeys and add fresh chopped corriander leaves... :)

RainboW dahi papri chat

Candy Fiz RECIPE:

Ingredients:
corinder chutnii..
imli chuttni ..
red chilli powder
salt
chaat masla
nimko
papri
tomatoes 2
onion 3 sliced
chick peas 1 bowl
boiled potatoes 3
yogurt 1 kg
pholkiyan 2 bowl .. boil water .. add thm when get soft drain water..

Recipe for papri :

i dnt remember frm where i read it but it was:
2 tb of sooji
1 cup of maida(flour)
salt to taste

Method:
take bowl put all the pholkian add chaat masla n red chilli powder n salt than add all the rest of the things .. add yogurt add the end n thn papri 3 tb of yogurt again n chat masala.. enjoy !!

Rubri

1/2 litre milk.
4 bread slices(corner's trim n removed)
1/4 cup sugar ( according to taste )
1 can Evaporated milk.
1 can Thick cream.
Saffron ( Optional)

Boil milk.
Add small pieces of bread and sugar.
When reduced add evaporated milk and let it cook.
Add thick cream and saffron and cook untill it becomes thick n creamy.

taste good when served warm :)

Besan ka Halwa:

Ingredients:
1 cup besan (chick pea flour)
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup ghee
almonds, cashew nuts, pistachio, raisins and desicated coconut as desired
1 cup water or milk as prefered

Method:
In a pan heat ghee and add almonds, pistachio, cashew nuts and raisins and roast it a bit. then keep aside
in the same ghee saute besan till it changes colour and add sugar then add the dry fruits and desicated coconut then quickly add water or milk and stir till u see the ghee.
finally garnish with sliced almonds.

Grill Chicken with Barista Rice:

Take chicken legs pc,
Marinate chicken for overnight in Fridge
1. 1 tbsp garam masala
2. 1/2 tsp tumeric powder
3. 1 tbsp chilli powder
4. Add 2-3 tbsp oil
5. Add 2-3 tbsp ginger garlic paste
6. Add 1 cup of yoghurt
7. Add 1/4 cup lemon juice or squeeze lemon
8. Add coriander leaves for garnish
9. 1/2 tsp mint leaves crushed
10. Red Color ½ tsp
11. Salt to taste
Make sure to coat all over chicken, add more masala if necessary.
Then Grill the chicken in Griller.

For Rice:
1. Socked Rice in water for 1 hour.
2. Take a vessel put water according to the rice will cook.
3. Put Cloves 5 pc + Cinnamon Stick (Dal chini) + Briyani Leave +Shah Zeera & Salt
4. Boil the water with all this spices then put Rice and cooked half & then drain water.
5. Take a vessel put little oil then put Round Cut Tomatoes + Capsicum + Fried Potatoes stir for a while.
6. Then put fried onion then rice then fried onion, then again same (make a layer).
7. On the top put Coriander and Mint leaves finely cut.
8. Make for Steam at least 5-7 min.
9. Then open the lid, and then close the vessel with one plate which u wants to serve, turn the rice on the plate. All the veg will come up.
10. Serve with hot grill chicken & Dahi raita .

Tahiri Rice:

Basmati Rice: 1 1/2 cup (soaked for half hour)
...Oil- 3 tbspn
Onion- 1 small chopped
Garlic- 2 cloves crushed
Ginger- 1 tea spoon cut in long stripes
Tomatoe-1 small
*Salt- to taste
*Karri patta- 1 dry
*Black peper whole- 5,6
*Zeera whole-1 tea spoon
*Haldi- 1/2 tsp
*Corriander Powder- 1/2 tsp
Potatoes- 2 medium cubed
fresh corriander+mint - 1/2 cup

Method:

- Add oil to pan and fry onion till lightly golden brown.

- Add ginger+garlic and all *marked spices and bhonify for 5 minutes.

- Add tomatoes and potatoes. Fry till tomotaes softened and potatoes look fried.

- Add 3 cups water,cover and let it come to boil. let it boil for few minutes covered. Then add rice and corriander/mint to it and cook till water evaporates.

- Put on dum for 8-10 minutes, garnish with sliced boiled eggs on top.

Recipies for Kabab and chicken masala are taken from Foodie folders :)

Here is the link for Kababs, I lost chicken masala link, will paste if I find it :$

Mint And Pea Risotto

Well as we all now that Risotto is suppose to be made with arborio rice as i was not able to find them i thought of trying with the rice which we use for kheer...n it came out so good it was yummy..So here is the recipe.

Ingredients
1/2 cup rice
1/2 cup peas cooked
750 ml of chicken stock
10 sprig of mint
1 small onion
1/2 tsp garlic crushed
1 tsp olive oil
3 tbsp butter
1 tbsp grated parmesan
Salt n pepper to taste.

Method
Roast rice for 8-10 mins remove from fire and keep aside.
Heat the stock add mint leaves bring it to boil then let to simmer on very low heat.
Put a flat pan on low heat add oil n 1 tbsp of butter then add onion and garlic saute it for 3 -4 mins do not brown the onions.
Now add rice with 100 ml of stock at a time let it cook then gradually keep on adding 100ml of stock and stiring it very gently..make sure that ur risotto is not dry at any time..keep tasting as go to make sure that ur rice does not get mushy.
When rice is done add peas and remaining butter,mix it well.
Season it with salt and pepper.
Finally add grated parmesan.Serve hot.

Fish Biryani:)

1 kg Rice, 6 -8 medium sized fish pieces (boneless prefered), 4-5 medium sized onion, 2 tblspn ginger garlic paste, 2-3 chopped tomatoes, mixed spices, 1 tblspn red chilli powder, salt to taste, 1/2 tspn turmeric powder, 6-8 fresh green chillies, 200 grams youghart, few mint leaves, oil/ghee, kewra essance, orange food color,

chicken biryani

-marinate chicken by adding salt, yoghurt, coriander, cumin, garam masala, chilli powder, garlic-ginger paste...place in fridge for 1 hr

-chop onions and fry till golden brown

-fry potatoes

-cook chicken

-cook rice with mixed vegetables

-when rice is 50% boiled, layer together with chicken and place in oven

Shami Kofta Biryani

recipe: All u have to make is 3 dishes seperately.. Rice for biryani then koftey then gravy...

for koftay
lean minced beef. 1 pound
do not wash it keep it dry.
...green chillies. 2
coriander leaves. a bunch
onion 1 medium
garam masala 1 tsp
bhunay chanay.a hand full
khas khas or poppy seeds. 1 tbsp
cumin seeds 1/2 tbsp
salt to taste
red chilli powder. 1 tbsp
almond powder. 4 tbsp 2 for kofta and 2 for gravy.
method.
dry roast cumin and poppy seeds and grind them with bhuna chana and add them in the mince mix with all other ingredients. chopped green chillies coriander and onion in a processor and add them also in the minc mix make balls and set aside.

gravy:
onions two medium
brown them.
tomato 1 medium
yougart 1/2 cup
ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp
salt to taste
red chilli powder 2 tbsp
or to taste
turmeric powder. 1/2 tsp
cumin powder 1 tbsp
coriander powder 2 tbsp
garam masala 1/2 tsp
cumin and coriander seeds 1 tsp.
oil. 1/4 cup.
method: brown onion and put them in blender along with tomato and yougart. and blend them. now heat pan and add oil in it put cumin and coriander seeds fry for a minute then add the yougart mix and stir fry them for 3 to 4 minutes in between add all the spices and bhunofy the mix till oil seperates. now in another pan add some oil 3 to 4 tbsp. and fry the balls in that oil for a minute or 2.

now add some 1/3 cup of water in the gravy and lower the heat. and now add the fried balls in the gravy and let them cook for 30 to 40 minutes again. in the end add the almond mix inthe gravy stir mix and put them for dum for 5 minutes.

Cook Rice and make layer's of both gravy and shami kofta. garnish with food color and crushed fried onions and keep it fr dum for almost 10-20 mins.. njoyyyyyyyyyyyy

tricolor pulaoa

Mixed vegetables-2-3 c
oil
salt
pepper pwdr

Method:

heat oil..saute all te vege. add salt n pepper.cuk till veges r done. divide it into 3 equal parts.

Green rice:
Basumathi rice-1c
palak puree-1c
water-3/4c
onion-1 small
salt
cardamom-2
cinnamon n cloves
oil/ghee-1tbsp

Method:
Heat oil add te spices n onion.saute it,add rice saute for few mints. add water,salt n palak puree..bring to boil.lower te flame n cook til te rice is done.add a portion of cooked veges to it.

Orange rice:
Basumathi rice-1c
carrot puree-1c (boil one carrot vth some water n blend it)
water-3/4c
onion-1 small
salt
cardamom-2
cinnamon n cloves
oil/ghee-1tbsp

Method:
Heat oil add te spices n onion.saute it,add rice saute for few mints. add water,salt n carrot puree..bring to boil.lower te flame n cook til te rice is done.add a portion of cooked veges to it.

White rice
Basumathi rice-1c
water-1 1/2c
onion-1 small
salt
cardamom-2
cinnamon n cloves
oil/ghee-1tbsp

Method:
Heat oil add te spices n onion.saute it,add rice saute for few mints. add water n salt ..bring to boil.lower te flame n cook til te rice is done.add a portion of cooked veges to it.

Vegetable Rice

Ingredients:

1 cup frozen mixed vegetables

2 cups of Basmati Rice, rinse and soak for 30 minutes

1 tsp salt, adjust according to taste

1 tsp cumin powder

1 tsp corriander powder

1/4 tsp garam masala

1/4 tsp of cumin seeds

4 cups of water

1 medium onion

Method:

1. Fry the onion in a little bit of oil until golden brown. Add the frozen veggies, salt, cumin and corriander powder. Cook until the veggies are cooked thoroughly.

2. Add the water and bring to a boil. Drain the rice and pour into the pan. Let cook until most of the water has been soaked by the rice.

3. Sprinkle the cumin seeds and garam masala on top. Turn the heat on low and cover the pan. Allow to set for about 20 minutes.

4. Remove cover and fluff the rice. Serve and enjoy!