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Carrot & Coriander Rice

Servings 2
Description
Easy, delicious and healthy rice, with the aroma of fresh coriander.
Ingredients
  • 1 bowl cooked rice (basmati or short grain)
  • 1 cup carrots (very finely chopped)
  • 1 cup coriander leaves
  • 8-10 pudina (mint leaves, torn)
  • 2 tablespoons corn
  • Masala powders
  • 1/2 teaspoon biryani masala OR pav bhaji masala
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom (elaichi powder)
  • For the tempering
  • 1 tablespoon ghee/ oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 cloves
  • 2 cinnamon
  • 1 dry red chilli (broken)
  • 1 green chilli (chop)
  • 1/2 teaspoon shah jeera
  • 3-4 peppercorns
  • Garnish
  • Fried cashew
  • To serve
  • Spicy/ masala dahi or
  • Spicy curry or
  • Kadhi
Instructions
  1. Cook rice and set aside to cool.
  2. Boil corn. Blanch carrots & drain.
  3. Heat ghee/ oil. Add all the tempering ingredients & saute few seconds till aromatic.
  4. Add carrots, corn. Saute.
  5. Add masala powders, coriander leaves. Saute on low flame for 1-2 mins.
  6. Add cooked rice, salt, pudina. Toss and cook for 1 min. Serve hot.
Note
You could add cooked soya chunks, peas.