Rice

Plain Gujarati khichdi: rice and green moong dal pressure cooked with ghee, cloves, cinnamon, asafoetida and turmeric.

Moong dal tadka khichdi: rice and split moong dal pressure cooked, then mixed into a vegetable tadka with tomato, ginger, garlic and whole spices.

South Indian peanut rice: cooked rice tossed with a roasted peanut, dal, sesame and coconut powder and a tempering of mustard seeds, curry leaves and peanuts.

Restaurant style Mexican rice: basmati rice cooked in one pan with tomato puree, corn, kidney beans, bell peppers, jalapenos and oregano.

Coriander rice: cooked rice mixed with a fresh coriander and mint paste, paneer, carrot and French beans, with cumin, cloves and cinnamon.

Danedar veg white pulao: rice cooked with whole spices, butter-roasted paneer, peas, carrot, cashews and raisins, then rested in its own steam.

Palak khichdi: rice and yellow split gram pressure cooked with potato, then mixed into a spiced tempering of onion, tomato and chopped spinach.

Chinese style sweet corn fried rice: 90% cooked rice tossed with sweet corn, capsicum, carrot and spring onion in soy sauce, vinegar and red chilli sauce.

South Indian coconut rice: cooked rice tossed with fresh grated coconut and a crunchy tempering of dals, peanuts, cashews, green chillies and curry leaves.