Showing posts with label Green Leafy vegetables. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green Leafy vegetables. Show all posts

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Mixed Greens Rice- Healthy, Tasty Rice dish!!!

We make different types of rice like Fried rice, Vegetable Pulao, Tomato Rice, Mint rice, Coconut rice, Jeera rice and a whole list of other varieties.Variety is the spice of life, So,why not spice up our everyday montonous menu of Rice into a Variety tasty, recipe and colorful to enjoy it. I have come across this new recipe and couldn't wait to share it with all of you.



Ingredients
-4 Varieties of Green leafy vegetables of your choice (Palak, Methi, Mint, etc)
-2 Cups Basmati Rice or Sona Masuri rice.
-2Cups of coconut milk
-1 spoon ginger-garlic-green chilli paste
-1 bunch Spring Onions
-1/2 tb spoon Garam masala

Dry Spices : For good smell and enhances taste.
-3 Ealichi
-3 Cloves
-3 Cinammon Sticks
-2 Black Chakra Phool ( a star shaped, great smelling spice)
-3 Bay leaves

Garnish ( Optional)
5-10 Cashew Nuts ( Deep fry them in Oil or Ghee)
Onions-Cut in Round shape

Carrots
Green Chillies

Method
1.) Wash and Soak rice in warm water for 3o mts.
2.) Chop all the greens and set them aside.
3.) In a thick pan, add some Oil or Ghee. Allow it to heat for a minute.

4.) Fry dry spices, spring onions, garlic-ginger-green chilli paste.
5.) Later add the chopped green leafy vegetables

6.) Add salt, garam masala and fry rice in this mixture for a few minutes.

7.) Now add coconut milk, and water. Ratio for adding water is 1:2 (For 1 cup of rice add two cups of water).
8.) Let the whole mixture cook well in a electric rice cooker or pan.

9.) Garnish the rice with fried cashew nuts and you can decorate it with Onions, carrots to make it look more appealing.


Tip: For the rice to cook well in the rice cooker, oil or butter it prior to adding the rice.

Time to Prepare: 20 Minutes (Including time to cook)
Serves: 4-6 People