Monday, April 16, 2012

Carrot Rice

When it comes to variety  rice I do it very rarely. My kids doesn't like the rice to be dry, but they love the tomato rice. So I mixed tomato and added grated carrot which turned into aromatic and healthy pilaf.

You can use the same method and use any vegetable like beet, spinach.


Ingredients:

  • Basmati Rice - 1 cup
  • Carrot - 4
  • Onion - 1
  • Tomato - 1
  • Green chilly - 3
  • Ginger and garlic paste - 2 tsp
  • Cilantro - 1 tsp
  • Salt - to taste
To temper :
  • Oil - 2 tsp
  • Butter - 2 tsp
  • Cinnamon sticks - 1 tsp
  • Cloves - 4
  • Cashew - 2 tsp
  • Peanuts - 2 tsp


Method:

Soak the rice for 30 minutes. Wash and drain them. Cook the rice with water in the ratio 1:2 in a pan or pressure cooker(1:1.5). After the rice is cooked cool them in a wide plate.

Chop the onions and tomatoes finely. Grate the carrot and keep aside.

In a wide pan add oil and butter. Add peanuts and cashews and fry them. Add the slitted green chillies, onions, ginger - garlic paste. Fry until onions are translucent. Add tomatoes and cook for a minute. Then add grated carrot,salt and cook for 5 minutes covered.

Add the cooked rice and mix. Garnish with cilantro. Serve with tindora curry or raitha.

28 comments:

Vimitha Durai said...

Very healthy one pot meal. Looks so colorful

Anonymous said...

Wonderful! would love a bowl now!
mary x

Hema said...

Looks very good, even I add tomatoes and onion to the mixed rice for the same reason..

Menaga Sathia said...

what a colourful n healthy rice!!

anjana said...

colourful and flavourful pulao..loved your recipe and the wooden bowl both :)

Kalyani said...

delicious rice .........

Achu's Amma's Kitchen said...

delicious healthy rice dish

Julie said...

Delicious n healthy meal..yummy!

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Diane said...

Mmmmm that sounds delicious. Diane

Alida said...

This is a beautiful, healthy and delicious dish. Yummy!

R said...

looks yummy, nice color too.

FewMinute Wonders said...

Very appetizing clicks. Its a cool idea to mix carrots with tomatoes.

kitchen flavours said...

Looks delicious! Lovely with some curry!

Sobha Shyam said...

simple and delicious rice, nice clicks :)

Prema said...

Healthy and delicious rice...perfect menu for lunch box...

Faseela said...

yummy, healthy colourful and attractive rice....superb dear...

radha said...

I add some methi leaves to it. Gives it a different flavour. Nice pictures.

Priya Suresh said...

Healthy and super colourful rice..loving it..

Kanan said...

looks delicious yet healthy

AJ said...

YUmm - looks divine!!

Deeps @ Naughty Curry said...

it looks so vibrant and fresh, love that pretty colour the carrot imparts :)

Suparna said...

nice and easy version of flavoured rice, looks bright and yumm

TinaRBK said...

Great elements in this rice dish, especially the nuts as well as the carrots. I will need to try this, always looking for new rice dishes. Great post!

Usha said...

Very colorful and inviting rice :)

Unknown said...

Very colorful and yummy rice.

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cookbookjaleela said...

colourful & healthy rice

Kurryleaves said...

looks soo tempting....awesome clicks too

Dipti said...

hey the dish looks colorful and vibrant...thanks for sharing the recipe with details...

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