CARROT RICE

We have a number of variety rice  carrot rice is an easy one.We can say that it is lunch box special.It is kids special.

We can prepare in two ways.One is the pressure cooker method thepther one with the left  over rice.

INGREDIENTS:

• Rice: 1 cup
• Onion-1 or 2 sliced
• carrot:3/4 cup cut in small pieces
• Coriander leaves 1tbs
• Bay leaf:1
• cardomom a few
• Vegetable masala powder:1 or 2 tsp
• salt to taste
• mint leaves few
• Oil or ghee

FOR GRINDING:

• Coconut:1/4 cup
• Coriander leaves:1 tbs
• Ginger: a small piece
• Garlic 3 or 4 pods
• Green chilly:1

 

METHOD

Wash and keep rice aside

1. Keep cooker in stove.Add oil or ghee.
2. put bay leaf when it gets heated.
3. add cardomom to it.
4. Add coriander and mint leaves to it
5. Add sliced onions and saute it.
6. Now add cut carrot pieces to it
7. Then add the ground paste to it and mix well.
8. Add vegetable masala powder to it.
9. Now add the washed rice to it and fry for few seconds.
10. Now add water to it after adding salt to it.
11. Close the lid  and keep for 2 whistles

Serve with papad and raitha.

Suggestions:

1.I have used Sonam masoori rice steam which I use daily for cooking.I used 2 cups of water and kept till 2 whistles.

2.Can use basmati rice but use water accordingly

3.If it is prepared with left over rice same steps from 1 to 8 steps have to be followedcan use grated carrot or if cut pieces boil and add before adding cooked rice.

4.For a variation can add sambar powder instead of vegetable masala.

5.If for kids can  fry nuts and add to it.