Vegetable Masala Rice

This is one of the tastiest and easiest dishes. It hardly takes any time to prepare and is healthy too.

Ingredients

Combination of any vegetables (except tubers) like

Capsicum, carrots, beans, green peas, potato, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage – 1 cup

Oil - few teaspoons

Onion – 1

Garlic – 1 or 2 pods or as per taste (optional)

Green chillies – 1 or as per taste

Garam masala powder – 1 spoon

Cumin, fennel seeds for tempering

Rice (basmati or regular rice) 1 cup

Water – for cooking

Instead of store bought garam masala, take raw spices (cinnamon sticks, cardamom, cloves, star mases, fennel seed and bay leaves) dry roast, grind it to a fine powder and store in an airtight container. This is less spicy compared to the store bought garam masala.

 







Method



In a pan, pour oil, add cumin, fennel seeds, allow to splutter.

Add green chillies and garlic (optional)

Add onion and sauté till the onion is partially cooked

Add carrots, potatoes, peas and sauté till they are partially cooked.

Add rest of the vegetables and sauté.

Add required salt and turn the stove off.

Add the garam masala powder as per taste.


Now wash the rice.

Take a pressure pan or cooker; add the rice, vegetables, salt to taste and sufficient water as per the quantity of the rice. (1:2 water for regular rice and 1:11/2 water for Basmati rice)

Give 2-3 whistles and turn the stove off.

Delicious Vegetable masala rice is ready is serve.
Time taken – 30 mins