Jeera Rice with Cashew Nuts  



 I am so on Rice kick today hence after Rice noodles its typical Indian Jeera rice with cashew nuts .. its nice & easy to cook & glorious to eat with  Chicken or Mutton Curry or  for Vegetarians with Panner curry .. Now with on the recipe .


               Ingredients - 1) Basmati Rice - 300gms 

                                    2) Cashew nuts - 25 gms 

                                    3) cumin seeds -   10 -15 gms 

                                     4) Sugar & salt -     to taste 

                                      5) sprig of Coriander leaves 

                                       4) oil  --       to cook 

                                        6)  Clarified butter ( optional ) 

                                         7)  whole cardamom black & green - 2 nos each 

                                          8) clove - 4 nos .

                                          9) Cinnamon - 1 stick 

                                          10) Dried red chili - 2 nos ( fried ) 

                                          11) dry roast cumin seeds & Fennel  & ground them

                                           12) black pepper powder - pinch 

                                             13) water - 4 cups

          
           Recipe -  1) Wash & keep aside the rice  .. put a deep  non stick  pan on heat pour oil or if choose can put clarified butter too  when it reaches its smoking point add cumin seeds  let it crackle add whole spices to the oil 


                         2) add Cashew nuts to oil let it be golden brown & now  add the rice mix it now add salt & 
sugar &  ground spices mix & black pepper powder  it now add 4 cups of water  .. & cover it with lead .. reduce the heat let it cook slowly .. 

                        3) check if rice is cooked properly then take it off heat garnish with fried red chili & coriander leaves & some fried cashew nuts .

                        4) serve  hot with Chicken or mutton curry 




                                        

                                                      Sweet & Sour Noodles



 Ingredients -  1) Rice Noodles  - 200gms

                     2) Chicken  ( boneless) ( cut in strips) - 50gms

                    3) Shrimps -                        50gms

                   4)Shiitake Mushroom ( cut it strips )  -  50gms

                    5) Spring onion -                  2sprigs

                     6) red capsicum ( thin sliced ) 1 nos

                      7) Ginger            ( thin sliced ) 1/2 inch

                       8) Rice wine vinegar - 50ml

                        9) light Soy & dark soy - 25ml

                         10) Fish sauce              - dash of

                         11) Honey -                        10 ml

                         12) Sugar -                           3 tbs

                         13)  Oil -  veg oil ( to fry )

                          14 ) Chicken stock

                           15) seasame seeds & peanuts ( roasted) for garnish

Recipe -               1) take a pan  put it on stove add Vinegar on it then add sugar & honey to it let it boil &

                                 sugar melt . Now add both soy sauces to & dash of fish sauce & let it boil & get thick  
                               now add ginger strips to it . take it off heat . keep aside .

                             2) put another pan in stove add oil to it , when oil in its smoking point add spring onion                                  
                                 capsicum to it  add shrimps , chicken & mushroom to it mix it well add bit salt  
                                 according to taste , now add 2/3 of the sauce to it mix it well . rest keep aside . add    

                                 two Tbs of chicken stock to this mix .
                       
                           3) mean while boil water & soak the noodles for not more than 1 to 1 1/2 mins . then take  

                         noodles out  run under cold water , pour dash of oil in them & rub that oil in the noodles &

                         now add the noodles in the pan mix in smooth motions .

                              4) take out the noodles pour the rest of the sauce over it .. garnish it with pan roasted      

                                seasame seeds & peanuts .

                              5) serve hot