Description
A delicious and fragrant basmati rice cooked with an assortment of vegetables and spices.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup Long Grain Basmati Rice
- 1 tbsp Ghee
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 2–3 Cloves
- 1 inch Cinnamon
- 2 Black cardamom
- 2 Green Cardamom
- 4–5 Black peppercorns
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 1 cup Onion (Chopped)
- 1 tsp Ginger (Finely Chopped)
- 1 tsp Garlic (Finely Chopped)
- 2–3 Green Chilli (Slit into half)
- 1/4 cup Carrot (Chopped)
- 1/4 cup Beans (Chopped)
- 1/2 cup Cauliflower (Cut into small florets)
- 1/4 cup Peas
- 1/4 cup Potato (peeled and cubed)
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Wash the rice and soak it in enough water for 30 minutes.
- Heat ghee in a pan.
- Once the ghee is hot, add cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon, black cardamom, green cardamom, peppercorns and bay leaf and let them crackle for a few seconds.
- Add onion and fry until they turn slightly brown.
- Add ginger, garlic and green chilli and fry for a minute.
- Now add carrot, beans, cauliflower, peas and potato and cook for a minute.
- Drain the rice and add it in the pan.
- Add 2 cups of water, salt, garam masala powder and lemon juice and cover and cook on low heat until all the water is absorbed and the rice is cooked.
- Remove the pan from heat.
- Serve hot with any raita.
Notes
- This dish can be served with yogurt or any raita.
- Adjust the spices according to taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg