There are a wide range of rice dishes based on Indian basmati rice including pilaf and biryani. These recipes include main rice dishes and side dishes.
In this salad, the slightly chewy texture of curried rice provides the perfect backdrop for tender chicken, crunchy vegetables and sweet grapes.
A colourful, fragrant Indian-style rice. If desired, for presentation purposes, the rice can be pressed into a lightly-oiled bowl, inverted and unmoulded on to a decorative serving plate, and then garnished with fresh coriander and slices of lime and tomato.
This is a lovely custardy rice pudding in the Indian tradition. You can make it all vegan by using soy milk as the other milk.
Biryani are Indian rice dishes, usually flavoured with a complex mix of spices. This quick version uses cumin, cloves, garam masala and chilli powder.
This is a quick and delicious Indian vegetarian dish which is made with leftover rice. The flavours are very bright.
Sweet hot flavours are the name of this rice. The most delicious rice I have made to date. It has a sweet taste from the caramelised onions and sugar and a heat from the chiles. You can adjust the heat by varying the quanty of the chilies. If you are adventurous you could add some pre cooked meat and egg and have yourself a complete meal with just the rice
The famous Pakistani dish chicken biryani has a long preparation time but it is always worth the effort!
A delicious and simple noodle dish where rice noodles are stir fried with cooked brown lentils, spices and coconut.
This is a super easy Indian dish that a bit like a pilaf. Serve with cucumber raita and naan bread if you like.
If you can use Indian saffron to prepare this rice as it has a better colour and flavour than Spanish. Always steep the saffron in boiling water ahead of time.