Vegetable rice

Some times we used to feel bored of having biryani and  normal variety rice, this vegetable rice is the right choice to have something non spicy and filling. Usually i prepare vegetable rice using only veggies but once my family fallen in love with meal maker, i try to add it in variety rices like biryani,vegatable rice,tomato biryani. My son who is eggetarian,likes having meal maker ,so i tried to add in most of my dish Adding meal maker to this dish give a different taste.

Ingredients :

Basmathi rice - 2 cup
Whole spice - 2 each ( clove,cardamom,cinnamon, bay leaves, aniseed )
Onion - 1 big
Garlic - 10 no
Ginger - 2 " piece
Green chilli - 4 no
Coriander leaves - 4 stem
Veggies - 1 cup ( carrot,beans,green peas, cauliflower,potato )
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Water - 3 cup

Recipe :

* Chop onion lengthwise.
* Chop vegetables in big pieces.
* Soak meal maker 5 minutes before.
* Chop garlic and ginger. Just smash it roughly.

In a pressure cooker, add ghee or oil. Add whole spices and fry for awhile. Now add onion,green chilli,ginger and garlic. Fry till onion is crispy. Add chopped vegetables and fry till all vegetables are fried well in oil. Now add meal maker,turmeric powder, garam masala and salt. Now add rice and fry it in oil for a while and then add enough water( I took water in 1 : 1 1/2 ratio) .Check for the salt and spiciness . If spicy is less,add garam masala and chilli powder according to the need. If needed ,can squeeze lemon juice on top. Finally add chopped coriander leaves and 1/2 tsp ghee. Cover the pressure cooker and leave it for one whistle . After first whistle, reduce the flame to sim and cook for 5 to 8 more minutes. Switch off the flame after 8 minutes and open the cooker after 5 minutes. Yummy vegetable rice is ready. Serve with raita or potato fry.

Notes:

* Adding garam masala can be avoided ,if you like to have non spicy food.
* You can add chopped tomato before closing the cooker lid, i like to have chuck piece of tomato in vegetable rice.
* It is easy to make and best take away food when we plan for a picnic .

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Arishi paruppu sadam

     This is one of my favorite food. My mom and my MIL used to make it often. It is simple and easy to make.I love to prepare it little bit mushy but my husband like to have it like variety rice( non sticky). We can have this just adding some ghee or coconut oil on top ,mix and have it with vadagam or pickle.


Ingredients :

Rice - 1 1/2 cup
Thur dhal - 1/2 cup
Garlic - 10 no
Small onion - 5
Curry leaves - 3
Jeera - 1 tbsp
Coriander seed - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Homemade powder (sambar powder ) - 2 tbsp
Tomato - 1 big
Salt - as per taste
Asafoetida - a pinch

Recipe :

* Chop onion and tomato.
* Soak rice and dhal together for 30 minutes.

                In a cooker,add oil. Once it is hot,add jeera,coriander seed and asafoetida. Once jeera splatter, add onion, peeled garlic(whole garlic),curry leaves. Fry for awhile. Now add tomato,turmeric powder ,sambar powder and salt. Cook till the tomato is cooked well and slightly oil oozes out from the mixture. Now add soaked rice and dhal to this mixture. Add enough water ,stir and close the lid. Cook for 2 whistle and switch off the flame. Don't open the lid till all the pressure is released. Leave it for 5 minutes and then open. Slowly stir the rice ,so that we will get a fluffy non sticky rice.Either we can add the ghee on top and close the cooker lid for sometimes, so that  the smell of ghee incorporate in rice. Else we can add ghee when we have food .

Note :

* To get a sticky rice,add 3 cup of water to 1 cup of rice. To get non sticky rice like biryani,add 1/2 cup less water .
* Since i love raita,i like to take it with any type of variety rice. I like the combination of arishi paruppu sadam and raita. Some use to have it with pickle or vadagam or any poriyal. Its upto your preference.

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