Kewra Dry Fruit Rice

Kewra Dry Fruit Rice  


My interest towards cooking got developed during my childood in the company of my mother, father, grand mother and my Bua. I learned a lot from them. This recipe credit goes to my Bua. Whom I saw many times preparing this when there was need of rich dish but available time was not enough.

Many times you need to prepare a dish good in taste like Biryani, but the time available is not sufficient. Here this option is really a good alternative. Now a days during roza also when one has to break fast with a rich dish this is a great option.

So when you are in hurry nevertheless you want to delight your guests or your family with blend of aroma, richness of dry fruits, delicious, make this Kewra Dry Fruit Rice .

Preparation Time : 40 min

Cooking Time : 30 Min

Ingredients :  

• Basmati Rice 1 Cup
• Onions 2 sliced (fried golden brown)
• Onion 1 Sliced
• Green pea 1 cup
• Rasine 1 Tablespoon
• Cashew-nuts 15 -20
• Garlic 1 Tablespoon crushed 
• Ginger 1 Tablespoon crushed
• Green chilly chopped 2
• Cumin seed 1 Teaspoon
• Green cardamom 2 -3
• Black pepper 8 -10
• Clove 2 -3
• Bay Leaves 2-3
• Cinnamon 1 inch stick
• Star Anise 1
• Dry roasted and crossly grind garam masala 1 Tea spoon
• Kewra essence few drops
• Oil or Ghee 2 Tablespoon
• Salt according to taste
• Water 2 Cup

Procedure :  

• Wash and soak the rice in water for an hour
• Slice onions and keep aside
• Fry onions and keep aside

• In a pan take Ghee/oil add cumin seeds and all dry spices 

• Now add garlic, ginger and cook for minute or two

• Now add sliced onions, cook it till it is light brown in colour, now add cashew-nuts and roast it

• Add raisins, green chilly and green peas cook it for 4 to five minutes

• Now add rice and salt and cook it gently for few minutes, add half of the fried onions

• Now add 2 cups of water and few drops of Kewra essence as we are not pressure cooking rice so 2 cup is fine

• Now close the pan with lid and cook it for 7 to 8 minutes on medium flame or till it is cooked

• Once you feel that 90% of rice is cooked, keep your tava under a pan for 5 minutes on slow flame as shown in picture

• Now switch off the gas remove the lid and cover the pan with tava as shown in picture

• After 5 - 6 minutes remove the tava open the pan and serve rice with curd or raita garnish it with fried onions

Tip :  

• You can add other vegetables of your choice 
• Make sure that dry fruits should be cooked in slow flame other wise it will be burnt 

Sprout Khichri

Sprout Khichri

Recently I bought sprouts from supermarket imagining that family will love eating sprouts as it is quite healthy food. However when I tried to serve them sprout salad everyone just revolted against my idea. I was confused and I left it in my fridge unused.

Next day I was just trying to figure out what to cook, everyone was insisting on his/her choice. I opened my fridge to see material available. I saw sprouts lying unused. An idea came to my mind and I prepared rice using sprouts. I was happy to serve them nutritious food. Family was happy that they got pulao to relish.

Sprouts are healthy but do you know when we use it raw some time it can trigger food poisoning as we can't see or smell the harmful bacteria which is germinating in raw food. But when we boil sprouts all the harmful bacteria get killed during proper cooking and cooked protein is easier to digest.  So I am happy to serve safe and healthy sprout khichri to my family

Preparation Time : 20 Min

Cooking Time :  30 Min

Ingredients :

• 1 Cup Sprouts 
• 1 Cup rice soaked in water for 30 minutes
• 1 Tablespoon ghee
• 1 Teaspoon zeera
• 1 Teaspoon chopped ginger
• 2 Green chilly chopped
• Pinch of hing (asafoetida)
• 2 Medium size onion sliced
• Salt as required
• Water as required

For Garnishing :  

• Some fried onions
• 1 Tablespoon of chopped coriander

Procedure :   

• In a pressure cooker take a tablespoon of ghee. Add zeera, pinch of hing, ginger and saute it

• Now add green chillies and onion and cook it for 4 to 5 minute on low flame

• Once the onion is light brown add sprouts and cook for 2 minutes

• Now add rice, salt and cook it for 3 to 3 minutes. Now add 2 cup of water pressure cook this for one whistle 

• Sprout Khichri is ready, garnish it with fried onions and coriander. Enjoy it with curd and pickle

Tip :  

• For kids you can add extra ghee on quiche while serving
• If you like khichri more soft add water accordingly