Wednesday 29 December 2010

Mushroom Ajwain Rice

If u need for a simple, quick,delicious at the same a flavourful rice dish, do try this mushroom ajwain rice, since i had some fresh mushrooms,i tried out this rice with mushrooms..U can surely use any sort of veggies for making this delicious rice..Ajwain gives a beautiful flavour to this rice and if u serve this rice with papads or with spicy potato fry,they tastes absolutely divine and nothing will beat this combination..This rice suits prefectly for a lunch box menu or for a get together party, even with a non vegetarian side dish am damn sure that this rice will be definitely a big hit..To spice this rice, i just used slit opened green chillies and store bought pav bhaji powder,both together turned out this rice even more delicious..Sending to my own event CWS-Ajwain seeds guest hosted by Kavita..

Mushroom Ajwain Rice

2cups Basmati rice (cooked)
2nos Onions (sliced lengthwise)
2nos Green chillies (slit opened)
1tsp Ginger garlic paste
1tsp Garam masala powder
1tbsp Pav bhaji powder
1tsp Ajwain seeds
1/2tsp Cumin seeds
1cup Mushrooms (chopped as small chunks)
1/4cup Green peas (optional)
Salt
Oil
Few chopped mint leaves

Heat enough oil, fry the ajwain seeds and cumin seeds until they turns brown, add immediately the sliced onions, ginger garlic paste, sauté until the raw smell goes away..now add the slit opened green chillies, chopped mushrooms, green peas, cook everything in simmer along with garam masala powder, pav bhaji powder with enough salt until the veggies get well cooked and the oil gets separates..(u can add water if needed, i didnt added water and cooked everything in simmer)..Immediately add the already cooked basmati rice and toss gently until everything gets well mixed, finally add the chopped mint leaves and serve hot with papads or with any spicy side dish..

49 Expert Thoughts:

La Mom said...

Hi Priya,
M.A rice looks good =) I'll try this one ( may be fr dinner), as I have all the ingrdnts in my pantry =P
Anbudan,
La Mom
P.s: ur mail id pls?!

Kurinji said...

The idea of adding Pav bhaji powder is innovative and should be enriching the taste...
Kurinji

kaarasaaram.com said...

Very new to me...you are amazing to come up with new recipes...great work.Thanks for letting me host "CWS" in sept...I am glad.
Reva.
www.kaarasaaram.com

<br><br><br><br><br>Dr.Sameena Prathap said...

Hey,

Yeah very innovative recipe...Let me know if there is a slot for hosting...:)

Dr.Sameena@

http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com/

Gayathri's Cook Spot said...

Yummy rice. I started using ajwain in my dishes after trying for CWS. It tastes great and you give a lot of ideas to use these flavourful seeds..

Padhu said...

Flavorful and simple rice

G.Pavani said...

yummy n tempting rice..

Shanthi said...

Sure would have tasted good with ajwain with full of flavour

Subhie Arun said...

wow..thats look good..simple n easy..neva tried this combo..nice one!

Priya Sreeram said...

nice ! in mumbai it is called as the tawa pula-- the addition of pav bhaji powder to the rice is a famous street food there , of course a host of other veggies go in to it !

Veggie Hut said...

never used pav bhaaji in pulao.. u come up with interesting recipes always!

Jaisy James said...

rice looks perfect and delicious

sanjeeta kk said...

Like ajwain in this rice recipe. Looks delicious!

Lite Bite

Simply Life said...

great looking rice dish!

Abhilash Pillai said...

My award goes to you for the frequent most innovative cook.

Prathima Rao said...

Quick n flavorful indeed...!! Cant wait to dig into it..;)

Sweet and Savory said...

I am going through a rice stage, right now, and this looks just wonderful.

savitha ramesh said...

Flavor of this mushroom pulao,travels from France to US...hmmmm

Suja Sugathan said...

Innovative and delicious rice..you come up with mouthwatering recipes dear..this is superb

HomeKreation said...

I'm so hungry.... can I have a plate of this delicious looking rice....!

Mary said...

You've included some ingredients that are new to me in your recipe, which, by the way, sounds delicious. I'm off to do some research :-). I hope you are having a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary

Uma said...

sounds interesting! need to try this!

Tamanna said...

mmmm sounds amazing!

sinfullyspicy said...

This sound so simple and flavorful.I never used ajwain with mushrooms but cant wait to try that combo! Pav bhaji masala gave rice such a lovely color!

veena krishnakumar said...

HMMMM another lovely dish from you, i will try this but minus mushroom!!

Hari Chandana said...

interesting and delicious recipe.. looks spicy.. :)

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Swathi said...

Mushroom ajwain rice looks delicious. awesome Priya.

Santosh Bangar said...

good aroma i coming from ur rice gr8 recipe

AdukalaVishesham said...

interesting recipe... never heard of it... but it looks so good... nice post

Shanavi said...

mmm...Vaasam..love it..Love each n every grain of this mushroom rice..

Gulmohar said...

A nice and flavorful recipe...adding pav bhaji powder is a cool twist

Sathya Sankar said...

Delicious rice priya, love the addition of phavbhaji powder !

Viki's Kitchen said...

A very new rice for me....must have tasted great. Nice idea to add ajwain, because of the health benefits.

Pushpa said...

Super delicious and flavorful mushroom rice Priya.

simply.food said...

Delicious rice and adding ajwain sounds very innovative.

Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said...

I so would love to try this as I want to try ajwain rice.

Satrupa said...

Simple and delicious one pot meal. Gr8 for parties and potluck :)

Wish you and your family a very Happy New Year

Cheers,
Satrupa

http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

Alessandra said...

Lovely, I never made rice dishes with basmati rice really, usually I use italian rice (short grain). I must try!

Best wishes for a happy New Year!

ciao
A.

aipi said...

looks so yum.. i want to grab the plate.. :)


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Apu said...

Delicious!! Love mushrooms!!

rekhas kitchen said...

Interesting twist to ajwain rice Priya mushroom and ajwain combination have to try this looks yum

Nandini said...

A nice rice to gobble for lunch! Slurp! Goes well with pachadi!

Soumya said...

Delicious and very innovative recipe...the flavor is reaching here...

chaitrali pathak said...

very inovative and yummy looking rice

swapna said...

nice idea....crunchy and yummy...
Happy New Year!!

Ameya said...

Yum!! I love ajwain in roti, but I've never tried it in rice though! Sounds delish :)

Authenticoriyafood said...

Gr8 one !!!!Thanks for giving me another option for my lunch box !!!

notyet100 said...

wish ya happy new yr 2011

Ananda Rajashekar said...

yet again a new combination ajwain and mushroom but i'm just curious about the addition of pavbaji masala ...is just for flavours?