Friday 22 February 2013

Yummy Vegetable Rice - A Lunch Box Recipe







..Not the same lunch today again.. 
is that something your husband or kids tell you ??
TRY THIS !!!





Here is my secret recipe to making a vegetable rice.

Ingredients:
  • Jeera rice/biriyani rice/sona masoori (1 Glass ) 
  • Onion ( 1 finely chopped )
  • Tomato ( 1 finely chopped )
  • Carrot (1 grated )
  • Beans ( finely cut)
  • Ghee (1 tsp)
  • Garam masala ( or raw cardamom,cinnamon,cloves ) - A pinch 
  • Biriyani masala (1 tbsp)
  • Pepper ( optional )
  • Salt as required


Preparation time : 5 min
Cooking time :10 min

Method:

  • First, wash and drain the rice.
  • Cut all the vegetables
  • In a pressure cooker put one tsp ghee and add cardamom, cinnamon & clove. Stir for two minutes.
  • Add onion,tomato and sauté it till the raw smell goes
  • Then to that add carrot and beans sauté for a minute
  • To this add salt, pepper, biriyani masala and the rice. Mix well
  • Add water ( measurement for cooker: 1 glass rice add 1and 1/2 cup water) to this.
  • Close the cooker lid raise the flame
  • Once the vapor comes, put the weight, lower the flame and keep exactly for 5 min.
  • After  5 min, turn off the burner and keep it aside till the vapour goes

  • Vegetable rice is ready
  • Severe hot with pickle or raita.

This vegetable rice can be on top of your menu card, when you have an unexpected guest.  Serve it HOT with a veg or non-veg gravy. I carry it mostly to my clinic and my colleagues have loved it as well.
 Do try & share your valuable comments..