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As most of my regular readers know, rice is a staple in the RRC household. Whether it is steamed brown rice with stir-fried veggies, or wh...

Hello! Hello! It has been a while since I posted a new recipe. I have to tell you, starting a new job is hard. Its something I love to do ...

Most of the regular visitors to my blog know that I love rice. I grew up eating it. Its a staple in my diet. While I am okay with almost a...

Last night after dinner, I had a little over 4 tablespoons of White Basmati Rice (about 1/8 cup dry) left over. No one wanted to finish th...

One of the things I grew up eating almost on a daily basis was White Basmati Rice. My dad was a big rice eater and all sorts of pilafs (pu...

It has been a few days since I posted. Not because I haven't tried anything new but mostly because I've been battling the worst se...

This is a great way to use up leftover rice and to incorporate some greens into your (and your rugrat's) diet. T and I went out on Sat...

I've been looking for some different kale recipes recently and today I decided to adapt one of the interesting ones I've found rec...

In India, one of the best meals made by my mom, grandma and aunts was IMHO almost always some sort of rice pilaf. A one pot meal, made typ...

Growing up in India, I was exposed to a variety of lentils and each day of the week, my mom and aunts cooked up a new kind of lentil or be...

Summer Days call for chilled salads, Summer Days are Berry Days, and Summer Days are Fresh Herb Days as well. We had a 3x Birthday party i...

Almost any kind of rice dish is comfort food for an Indian. My son, born and raised American, definitely has India in his blood ;-) becaus...

One of all my all time favorite foods growing up, even though I was a meat-eater until recently, was Soy (TVP) Chunks sold under the brand...

I was itching for a one pan recipe tonight. I knew it had to be some sort of grain, with veggies and maybe some lentils to make it worth m...

A friend of mine that secretly follows my blog :) commented on one of my rice recipes. She suggested I add tomatoes to my Turmeric Spice R...

Rice, especially Basmati Rice is the most common form of starchy cereal in Indian cuisine. In Northern India, wheat and whole wheat flat b...

Vegetable #9 for NYR# 2 - Brussels Sprouts The vegetable of the day, and the vegetable receiving the honor of being Vegetable #9 for N...

Made a modification of an older recipe today. Made the Mushroom and Onion Rice Pilaf  but added TVP chunks (sold under the brand name Nutre...

Prep Time : 20-25 minutes Ingredients : 1) 1 cup Basmati (long grain) rice. I used white rice on this day, but this recipe works great ...

So i tried quite a few new and old recipes on li'l Nik Coder this December. I just haven't gotten around to posting all of them. Am...