Flavored rice with vegetables and spices
Required Time: 30 Minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
4 Cups Basmati Rice
1 Carrot
1 Potato
100gms Beans
1 Cup shelled Green Peas
Juice of one Lemon
2tbsp Ghee/Clarified Butter
2tbsp Oil
Whole Garam Masala:
1tsp Jeera
½ tsp Saunf/Aniseed
4 Pepper Corns
3 Green Cardamoms, Crushed
3 Cloves
3 Bay leaves
For the Masala:
1 Onion
6 Garlic Pods
2 Green Chilies
1-Cup Coriander Leaves
1” Ginger piece
Method:
Soak rice for 30 minutes. Peel and chop Carrots and Potatoes into small pieces, string Beans and chop into small pieces. Grind the ingredients for the masala to a paste.
In a Handi/thick-bottomed vessel, heat Ghee and Oil and add whole garam masala one by one. Stir. Add the masala paste and stir-fry until the moisture evaporates. Add vegetables and rice and stir for a minute. Add Salt and 8 cups of water and close the vessel and cook until done. Remove the lid and add Lemon juice and mix gently. Remove to a serving dish and serve hot with Raitha.
