How to prepare JEERA RICE in an electric cooker?

JEERA RICE

Jeera (cumin seeds) is most often used as seasonings in all Indian dishes.

Ever wonder why?

There are plenty of reasons for which we add cumin seeds into our recipes. Besides its flavored taste it has got many health benefits.

·        It is very good for digestion.

·        It can fight against constipation

·        It fights against cancer

·        It can prevent anemia.

·        It can boost your memory.

Switching on to our course, gas stove preparation may differ from my preparation yet I promise that it takes only 25 minutes in an electric cooker.

Generally cooked rice is added separately to the seasonings and vegetables. But as we have no such feasibility, I show you how to prepare it in one go.

All we require is:

(Required) 

                               

1.      Butter/ oil – required amount

2.      Cumin seeds – 2 tablespoons

3.      Chopped ginger/ ginger paste – ½ teaspoon

4.      Chopped chilies – 3 no.s

5.      Soaked rice – 1 cup

6.      Water – 2 ¼ cups

7.      Salt and pepper – sufficient amount

8.      Ghee – 1 teaspoon

(Optional)

1.      Mustard seeds – ½ tablespoon

2.      Chopped onions – 1

3.      Lemon juice – 1 tablespoon

Preparation: 

1.      Turn on the electric cooker and heat some oil/ butter

2.      Add mustard and cumin seeds.(you can avoid mustard seeds)

3.      Fry it properly for good taste.

4.      Add ginger paste/ chopped ginger along with chopped green chilies. (fry for 30 sec)

5.      Add chopped onions if required and allow it to fry till its color changes. (it is completely optional)

6.       Add sufficient water. Followed by salt and pepper. (add a very little amount of pepper powder as green chilies are available)

7.      Allow it to boil for some time.

8.      As it boils, add soaked rice and close the lid.

9.      Mix it well over 5 minutes in between and allow it to boil.

10.   Let the cooker automatically turn off.

11.   Add some ghee and lemon juice if required.

12.   Serve it hot along with vegetable gravy.

Are you ready to taste it?

How to prepare Poha in an electric cooker (Upma with beaten/flattened rice)?

How to prepare Poha in an electric cooker (Upma with beaten/flattened rice)?

Poha- a scrumptious, delicious, simple recipe is here to satisfy your taste buds now.

It is a regular breakfast recipe of Maharashtra also called as “Atukula Upma” in my mother tongue. It takes no time to prepare when compared to other breakfasts.

You do not need to go to a grocery store and shop for the stuff. It can be prepared with basic ingredients that are readily available in your kitchen.

Do not worry! A mini kitchen can also do this ;)

As I said, the intention of this blog is to help you, to cook with limited resources and ingredients; here we go, add a second recipe to your menu.

Let us go to our mini kitchen and start preparing this yummy dish.

All you require is (ingredients):

Ingredients	Quantity *
Rinsed flattened/beaten rice	1 cup
Sufficient water	Just to wash and rinse flattened rice
Salt	1 tea spoon (you can add according to your taste)
Turmeric powder	¼ teaspoon
Mustard and cumin seeds	1 teaspoon each
Oil/ butter	2 table spoons
Finely chopped ginger / ginger paste	½ table spoon
Chopped green chillies	2 no.s
Chopped onions	1 large sized or 2 small sized
Chopped tomatoes (bit juicy)	2 no.s
Curry leaves (optional)	8 leaves
Tomato sauce (optional)	Very little quantity
Lemon juice (optional)	1 tablespoon

*Note: Quantity can be increased or decreased according to your taste and requirement.

You can also add other vegetables like capsicum depending upon availability.

Preparation:

1. Wash 1 cup of flattened rice and rinse it with water for about 5 minutes.

2. Add sufficient salt and pepper to it and put it aside.

3. Meanwhile, switch on the electric cooker with butter/oil in it.

4.  After butter gets heated, add mustard and cumin seeds

5. Allow it to fry till you hear the crackling sound of mustard seeds.

6. Add chopped ginger/ ginger paste, curry leaves along with green chillies and stir it well for 30 seconds.

7. Add chopped onions and fry until its colour changes to slight brown.

8. Add chopped tomatoes (juicy tomatoes help a lot).

9. Mix it well and leave for 1 minute by closing it with a lid.

10. Add rinsed flattened rice to the mixture and stir it well.

11. Sprinkle a little amount of water if required (also, you can add some tomato sauce for lubrication)

12. Leave it for 2 minutes and switch it off.

13. Squeeze some lemon and serve hot in a serving plate.

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How to prepare POHA in an electric cooker?

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How to prepare vegetable rice in an electric cooker?

Vegetable rice is one of the most common and regular recipes in everyone's food chart. It is not only healthy but also tasty and handy.

For those who are staying as a Paying Guest or in a flat without proper cooking accessibility and resources, here I put a full stop to all your problems now.

Where there is a will there is way. So, just chill and follow our way!!

Vegetable rice can be prepared very easily in an electric cooker in not more than 20 minutes.

Lets us now switch on to the preparation of healthy, tasty vegetable rice using less ingredients and resources.. 

All you need is:      

              

(Required)

1. Rice – 1 cup

2. Water- 2 cups

3. Seasonings (mustard seeds, cumin, cloves, cinnamon)

4. Ginger paste/ finely chopped ginger (1 tsp)

5. Oil (it can be replaced with butter for softer texture)

6. Vegetables (onion, tomatoes, capsicum, green chillies, beans, carrot etc..)

7. Salt and pepper powder.(sufficient amount)

(Optional)

1. Lemon

2. Mint leaves

3. Coriander leaves

Preparation:

1. Heat oil/butter (preferably ground nut oil) in an electric cooker for 1 min.

2. Add 2 cloves and sufficient cinnamon and stir for 30 seconds.

3. Add mustard and cumin seeds to the oil and fry it till you hear crackling sound of mustard seeds

4. Add very little ginger paste followed by chopped green chillies and allow it to fry by stirring.

5. Add chopped onions and wait until color changes to slight brown. (don't over fry)

6. Add carrot, capsicum and other required vegetables and stir it for 2 minutes.

7. Add tomatoes at the end. (Make sure that tomatoes are slight juicy and finely chopped.)

(* you can also add some tomato sauce for lubrication)

8. After few seconds add 2 cups of water and allow it to boil.

9. Add sufficient salt and pepper (add pepper only if you require)

10. Add 1 cup of cleaned rice and allow it to boil for sometime until the electric cooker automatically turns off.

11. Squeeze lemon juice if required before serving to add additional taste.

12. Garnish with mint and coriander leaves for better appearance.

13. Your scrumptious vegetable rice is now ready to serve hot. (Serve with raitha or plain curd).