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    Rice Bowl: Vegetarian Rice Recipes from India and the World
    Rice Bowl: Vegetarian Rice Recipes from India and the World
    Rice Bowl: Vegetarian Rice Recipes from India and the World
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    Rice Bowl: Vegetarian Rice Recipes from India and the World

    By Pragati Bidkar

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    From the acclaimed author of '30 Days of Daal' -

    Rice Bowl features vegetarian and vegan recipes from the heartland of India. The book features stunning food photos and popular dishes like pilafs and biryani. Step by step instructions, special notes, advice on how to cook rice using several different methods, make this book a usable hands on guide for adventurous cooks the world over.

    The author uses a Less is More approach using a limited number of herbs and spices to enhance a dish.

    Rice is the staple diet of most people in Asia, and is an important food group. Any Indian meal is incomplete without rice.

    Featured recipes to note are the Golden Spiced Rice or Masalebhat of Maharashtra, Fruit & Nut Rice Pilaf of the far north/ Kashmir, Vangi Bhat and tomato rice of the South, Pilafs and Biryani, street food favorites like Bombay Skillet Rice or Schezwan fried Rice and so on.

    Serve these as the main dish or pair them with an Indian meal. Now you can easily plan an Indian curry dinner and wow your family with these bold and flavorful rice creations from India.

    Don't forget to check out the other books in the series, 30 Days of Daal which celebrates lentils, and Chai Street, a celebration of Indian Street Food.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPragati Bidkar
    Release dateMar 1, 2016
    ISBN9781310948954
    Rice Bowl: Vegetarian Rice Recipes from India and the World
    Author

    Pragati Bidkar

    Pragati Bidkar is the founder and creator of the immensely popular vegetarian food blog KamalKitchen.com. ‘Kamal’ means wonderful or magical in the Hindi language, and it is everything she wants her blog and recipes to be.Pragati started experimenting in the kitchen since a young age and has been dishing out yummy food for friends and family for 25 years. She studied and worked in the United States for many years, and absorbed regional cuisines and influences. Today, she focuses on using locally available produce and selective herbs and spices in her cooking.In her books, you will find a Less is More approach to Indian cooking. Her recipes are bold, flavorful and tailored for global food lovers and culinary adventurers.

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    Introduction

    Hello, Hello and Namaste!! The most common greeting in India, Namaste literally means I bow to you and welcome you. Thank you for choosing my book out of the many available.

    I started a cookbook series of curry recipes with my first book, 30 Days of Daal, which features Indian lentil recipes made simple for foodies across the world. Rice Bowl is the second book in the series, and features rice, a starchy grain which is a staple food in Asia and many other regions.

    About two thirds of the rice recipes in this book are from Indian cuisine. If you are Indian or you frequently cook Indian food, you may be familiar with the information given in the first few chapters. Please feel free to skip ahead to the recipes and start cooking.

    Rice for Dinner

    Rice is a staple in India and an integral part of the Indian meal. Rice has firm place as a dinner dish in my home. Whether I am serving steamed rice with a delicious curry, or an elaborate rice based dish which can be the meal itself, rice is generally a part of it. India is a major rice growing region and offers plenty of rice varieties apart from the famous Basmati rice. Every state or region in India has a variety of rice delicacies. I have picked my favorites and the most popular ones, and made them as simple as possible while trying to preserve authenticity.

    The book also contains recipes from other cuisines like Chinese or Thai and some fusion or modern recipes with my own twist.

    You can be sure of one thing – every rice recipe in this book is certified YUM. With 30 different rice dishes, including two desserts, you never have to agonize over ‘what to make for dinner’.

    Pair any rice dish with a delicious daal from 30 Days of Daal, and you have a healthy vegetarian meal on the table.

    What to Expect

    The recipes are roughly arranged in an increasing order in terms of time and effort needed. None of these are actually hard; some may use lesser known ingredients or just be more elaborate. So if you are a new cook or new to cooking rice, you can start with something simple like my Cumin Scented Rice and move on to other recipes.

    All recipes are vegetarian and made with real food. About 20 recipes are vegan recipes.

    You will find that recipes mention a rice variety. I have provided these as a guideline, considering the ethnic origin of the dish. So most North Indian recipes use Basmati Rice, Asian recipes use Jasmine rice, Maharashtrian recipes use Kolam or other shorter grain rice.

    Please feel free to use any rice that is readily available to you. Refer to the pantry section for more detail around this.

    Portion sizes or Serving Sizes – This book is not about diet advice, so I don’t want to specify what a serving size should be. I am mentioning the approximate yield of a dish. For example, 3 cups fried rice or 5 cups Rice Pilaf. Whether you want to serve 1 cup to 1 person, or eat it all yourself, I leave it to you.

    What’s Next?

    If you are new to Indian cooking, you will first need to stock your pantry with the right ingredients. Most of these ingredients are available in Indian grocery stores in the US and the UK (and I am assuming also in Canada, Australia and New Zealand). Many

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