Mixed Vegetable Rice:
Ingredients:
- Basmati Rice – 200g
- Mixed vegetables (carrot, beans, green peas, potato) - cut into 1- 1½ inch pieces or as you desire – totally 250g
- Onion – ½ cup
- Tomato – 1
- Green chillies – 2
- Green onion - ¼ cup
- Ginger and Garlic paste – 1Table spoon
- Turmeric powder – ¼ Tea spoon
- Curry leaves – few
- Coriander leaves
- Oil – 2 Table spoon
- Butter – 3 Table spoon
- Mustard seeds
- Whole garam masala (clove, cinnamon, cardamom)
- Soak rice for about 20 mins.
- Heat oil and butter in a pressure pan. Add mustard seeds. When they pop up, add onion, whole garam masala, and a pinch of salt. Sauté till onion becomes slightly brown.
- Add tomato, green chillies, curry leaves and ginger garlic paste. Sauté for few seconds.
- Add vegetables, green onion and turmeric powder and Sauté for few seconds.
- Pour 400 ml water and adjust salt.
- When the mixture starts boiling, add soaked rice.
- Close the lid and allow 3 whistles.
- Turn off the stove and open after 20mins.
- While serving, garnish with coriander leaves.
- Cut capsicum into 1 inch pieces. Remove seeds.
- In a hot pan, take 2 Table spoon olive oil.
- Add capsicum and sauté them in a medium flame for about 5 mins.
- Serve with Mixed Vegetable Rice.
- Good recipe for picky eaters.
- Kids will love this colorful vegetable rice and salad when you pack for their lunch.