Basmati Rice Seasoned With Garam Masala Food

BASMATI RICE SEASONED WITH GARAM MASALA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a medium stove-to-oven pot melt butter over medium heat.
• Add chopped onions, garlic and garam masala and cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring until onions are softened.
• Add rice and stir until well coated.
• Add vegetable stock, salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover and bake in the oven until the rice is tender and the stock is absorbed, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Let stand, covered for 5 minutes before serving.

BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• Cook the butter and onions over medium heat until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the rice and toss until all of the grains are coated with the butter. Add the water and salt, cover and cook until the water is absorbed and the rice is tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow to sit covered for 5 to 10 minutes. Add the scallions and parsley, fluff with a fork, and serve.

HERBED BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• Combine the rice, 1 3/4 cups water, the salt, and butter in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce the heat to low, stir once, and simmer, covered tightly, for 15 minutes. (I need to pull the pot half off the burner to keep it from boiling over.) Turn off the heat and allow the rice to sit covered for 5 minutes. Add the parsley, dill, scallions, and pepper. Fluff with a fork, and serve warm.

QUICK GARAM MASALA

Steps:

• Place ingredients in a small dry skillet.
• Heat over low heat, stirring, just until aromatic, but do not burn.
• Cool, and store in an airtight container until needed, no more than 3 months.

INDIAN STYLE BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• Place rice into a bowl with enough water to cover. Set aside to soak for 20 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a large pot or saucepan over medium heat. Add the cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves, and cumin seed. Cook and stir for about a minute, then add the onion to the pot. Saute the onion until a rich golden brown, about 10 minutes. Drain the water from the rice, and stir into the pot. Cook and stir the rice for a few minutes, until lightly toasted. Add salt and water to the pot, and bring to a boil. Cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer for about 15 minutes, or until all of the water has been absorbed. Let stand for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork before serving.

GARAM MASALA

Steps:

• Toast and grind all the spices together.
• Store in a tightly sealed jar for several months.

MADHUR'S SPICED BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• Pick over rice, and place it in a large bowl. Wash rice with several changes of water. Drain.
• Pour 5 cups of fresh water over the rice, and let it soak for 30 minutes. Transfer to a sieve, and let drain for 20 minutes.
• Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Add onion. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until onion has lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add rice, green chile, garlic, Garam Masala, and salt. Stir gently until all the grains have been coated with oil, about 3 minutes. If the rice begins to stick to the bottom of the pan, reduce heat slightly.
• Pour in the stock, and bring the rice to a boil. Cover with a tight-fitting lid, and reduce heat to low. Cook 25 minutes more; serve.

GARAM MASALA

Steps:

• In a food processor, preferably the nut and coffee grinder kind, grind cardamom seeds for about 15 - 20 seconds, it should be in a powder form by then.
• Add the rest of the ingredients, EXCEPT cinnamon, to the processor, and processor for a further 15 - 20 seconds.
• Put all the processed ingredients in to a small frying pan, with NO OIL, and fry over a very low heat for 5 or 6 minutes, it should smell warm, but not burnt.
• Take off the stove, and add the cinnamon.
• Leave in a dry place for the spices to cool off for a few minutes.
• Put in an air tight container and use as needed!
• Enjoy!

KABULI CHANA MASALA RICE

Steps:

• Boil Kabuli white Chana, adding pinch of asafoetida and 1/4 teaspoon Salt.
• Heat refined oil and butter in a pan. Add cumin seeds, asafoetida, chopped green chillies and garlic-ginger paste. Add chopped onions cook till light golden brown.
• Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, amchur powder cook for 2 minutes.
• Add curry leaves, salt to taste, sugar, lime juice and little chopped fresh coriander leaves and cook well.
• Now add boiled White Chana cook for 5 minutes. Then add tomato puree and cook till the oil comes out on top of the curry. Add Basmati Rice and cook for 5 minutes.
• Serve rice in a bowl and garnish with chopped fresh coriander leaves.
• Happy Cooking!