Rice has been and still is the staple diet in many countries of the world. It is cooked in several different ways and styles. Hundreds of delicious rice recipes are popular in the Indian subcontinent. After sugarcane and maize, rice has the third-highest worldwide production of over 741 million tonnes.

Hundreds of delicious rice recipes are popular only in the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, etc.). Other parts of the world have their own ways to cook rice. They include Qabooli, Corn Pulao, Pashtooni Zarda Pulao, Yakhni Pulao, Bisi Bele Bhaat, Lemon Rice, Raw Mango Pulao, Neychorr, Mutton Khichda, Green Rice, Vangi Bhaat, and hundreds of others.

Now let’s discuss in a bit detail some of the strangely named and deliciously tasteful Indian rice recipes. A traditional Muslim dish, Mutton Khichda is made with rice, mutton, lentils and masalas. The ingredients include rice, Dal Channa, Dal Masoor, Dal Arhar, mutton, oil, cloves, peppercorn, cumin, cinnamon, chili, coriander and paste of ginger, green chili and coriander leaves. To cook, take 3 cups of water in a pot and add rice, all the dals and salt to taste. Cook it till the ingredients become tender.

Take another pot with heated oil and sauté cinnamon, cloves, cumin and peppercorn till they change color a bit. Add mutton, chili powder, coriander powder, onions, green paste and salt. Stir fry for some time and then cook in a pressure cooker till meat becomes tender.

In the third pot, take cracked wheat and cook till it gets tender. Combine the dal mixture, meat and wheat, simmer for 2 to three minutes. Garnish and serve.

How would you cook green rice? Cooking tasty green rice dish is the matter of just 30 to 40 minutes. The key ingredients include rice, oregano, jalapeno pepper, green olive, green bell pepper, sunflower sprouts, onion, spring onions, chili oil, cumin power, garlic paste, thyme and parsley.