Spanish/Mexican Rice

Like I mentioned before, my kiddo is a picky eater. She hates eating rice. Other day they had Spanish rice at the day care and her teacher said the kiddo loved it. I was like - my kiddo and eating rice, couldn't believe that. Over the weekend I searched couple of recipes over the internet for Spanish/Mexican rice and made this version. It was a huge success. Little monster loved it. Ingredients: Basmati Rice: 1 cup Tomatoes(medium sized): 2 Green Bell Pepper (chopped): 1/2 cup Garlic cloves: 2 Tomato Paste: 2 tsp Chicken broth: 2 cups Red Onion(finely chopped): 1/2 cup Cilantro(finely chopped): 2 tbsp Green onions(chopped): 2 tbsp Salt to...

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Vegetable Cutlets

My mom used to make different varieties of snacks for us to eat by the time we returned from school and these vegetable cutlets were my all time favorite. She used to make something different and fresh every day. She always tried to make them healthy using lot of vegetables and very little oil and she always served them with fresh fruits of the season. My little kiddo is a very picky eater. So the other day I decided to make these cutlets for her. I used potato, carrots, beans and green peas - all the vegetables that the kiddo loves. She likes to eat cooked vegetables, but does not like them in curries or rice. So, did she like the cutlets?...

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Stuffed Okra - Bendakaya Ullikaram

Ingredients: Okra: 10 Onion(large sized): 1/2 Cilantro( chopped): 3 tbsp Ginger root: 1/2 inch piece Green chillies: 4 Salt to taste Curry leaves: 4 Fresh shredded coconut: 2 tsp Seasoning: Urad dal: 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp Procedure: Make a paste of green chillies and ginger and set it aside. Cut the okra length wise into two slits to fill the stuffing. In a bowl add the chopped onions, green chillies paste, salt, chopped cilantro, shredded coconut, Curry leaves and mix well. Add oil to the pan and add the seasoning ingredients. When the mustard seeds start spluttering, stuff the okra with the...

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Cilantro Rice/ Kothimeera Rice

Long time back when went to Vegas, we ate at a Mexican restaurant in Venetian. We ordered something( I don't remember what it was) and they served cilantro rice as a side dish. The side dish was so good that I don't remember the main entrée. Me and my husband loved that rice. It looked like a simple recipe and I could taste cilantro lime and ginger. I thought of trying that after I get back home, but never really made it again. I usually make the Indian version of the cilantro rice with ginger garlic, tomatoes and garam masala etc. but I just loved this simple rice with not much of the seasoning dominating the cilantro...

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