Recap of A - Z Rice Dishes / Cooking Carnival Event
It's time for the recap of the 'A - Z Rice' series I posted last month as part of the BM #68, aka Cooking Carnival. There was a choice for participants to go with either an ingredient or a category on a weekly basis or on a monthly basis. I settled almost on 'Breakfast' category before again wracking my brain over my theme and finally figured a rice dish would make the other adult at home really glad. The poor guy usually would be at work away from home and us on weekdays. He looks forward to some home cooked meals by the time he reaches home on weekends, or for some rice based meals to be precise being a south Indian. I therefore decided to pick 'Rice' as my ingredient for the marathon so that I would have some one to share the dishes that were prepared during the last few months.
I chose to divide my dishes between the following four categories so that it would be easier to pick my choice of dishes for the series and also to provide variety. My focus was mostly on spicy, one pot meals from Indian cuisine though you may not see some popular choices in the list as I may have already posted them previously on my blog. Some of the below dishes are a regular feature in my kitchen and some were tried for the first time. Among the latter, Dindigul Biryani, Gatte ka pulao, Varhadi pulao, Urad dal khichdi and Oliya have kind of become recent favorites.
Under Pulao / Biryani:
Achaari Chole Pulao
Dindigul Thalapakatti Veg Biryani
Jodhpuri Vegetable Pulao
Peas Pulao
Qabooli Biryani
Ram Pulao / Rajasthani Gatte Ka Pulao
Spinach layered Biryani
Tawa Pulao
Varhadi Pulao
Under Khichdi & Similar:
Bhuna Khichuri
Fodnicha Bhaat
Hare Moong ki Chaaswaali Khichdi
Lilva Khichdi
Urad dal Khichdi
Waghareli Khichdi
South Indian style Rice:
Chintapandu Pulihora
Gongura Pulihora
Iyengar Style Kadambam
Kaju - Karivepaku Annam
Mamidikaaya - Kobbari Pulihora
Yellina Chitranna
Sweet Dishes:
Ellorai / Ellotharai
Narali Bhaat
Oliya
Xmas Rice Pudding
Zafrani Pulao
Here is a pictorial recap of the rice dishes I published. They are in alphabetical order and please click on the recipe names to view the recipes. Hopefully you will enjoy the series as much as I enjoyed presenting them.
A for Achaari Chole Pulao
B for Bhuna Khicuri
F for Fodnicha Bhaat
G for Gongura Pulihora
L for Lilva Khichdi
N for Narali Bhaat
R for Ram Pulao / Ram Khichdi
S for Spinach Layered Biryani
T for Tawa Pulao
U for Urad Dal Khichdi
W for Waghareli Khichdi 
X for Xmas Rice Pudding 
Y for Yellina Chitranna 
Z for Zafrani Pulao
