spice on wooden spoons

sella rice

The recipes that use this ingredient.

chicken biryani

chicken biryani

This murgh biryani from Rajasthan is delicately scented with rosewater and cardamom, with hot and spicy chicken pieces.

green pea pulao

green pea pulao

A simple and delicious pulao. Matar pulao is mildly spiced, aromatic rice with bursts of flavour from the fresh green peas. An ideal accompaniment to many of the meat or poultry recipes in this book.

lamb biryani

lamb biryani

Lucknavi biryani is from Lucknow's Awadhi cuisine. It has wonderfully complex flavours and is a work of art when done well. A very special dish, suited to special occasions.

Parsi brown rice

Parsi brown rice

Rice with caramelised onions. Lightly golden in colour, vagharela chawal is mildly sweet and fragrant from the whole spices. This is a step up from plain rice.

vegetable pulao

vegetable pulao

Typical of the Hyderabadi cuisine, this sabzi pulao is a one-pot rice dish deserving of centre stage at a family gathering. Simply rice and vegetables cooked togther in spices and stock.