Mixed Vegetable Spices Pilau Rice
Preparation time: 15 minutes Quantity: Serves 4 to 6 Cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
2 cups basmati rice
1/2 cup Moong dal
1 medium carrot
2 medium potatoes
1/2 aubergine
2 medium tomatoes
1 tsp turmeric powder
3 tsp salt
3/4 cup frozen peas
3 tsp heaped ginger
2 tsp heaped garlic
3 tsp corriander/ cumin mix
3/4 tbs ghee (clarified butter)
2/3tsp chilli powder
1 medium onion
2 tsp garam masala
2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 whole red chillies
Method
- Wash and soak rice/dal for 15 to 20 mins
- Wash and chop all the vegetables in big chunks onion should be chopped in big chunks
- In a big heavy based cooking pot add ghee, when hot add 2 whole red chillies, when chillies changes colour, add cummin and mustard seed
- When mustard seeds start popping and cumin seeds become darker add onions and cook for 2 mins
- Add all the vegetables, and all the spices and cook for 3 mins
- Add rice and dal and stir gently, as the rice was washed and soaked it breaks easily
- Add 4 cups of hot water and cook on medium heat
- Leave the pot open
- When water level is in level with the cooked rice/vegetables put the lid on and cook it on very low heat for 20min
- DO NOT OPEN THE LID
- Switch off the cooker and leave it for 10 to 15 minutes before serving
- Serve with Yoghurt rita, and papadum