Royal Masala Rice

It is becoming very difficult now-a-days to satisfy children. Routine Sambar, Rasam & Milagu Kuttan are fading fast from our daily cooking. 

Children are liking to dry food which is easy to carry with their books bag. My daughter demands new cuisine every morning when I probe her mind. One such one is Masala Rice suggested by her. 

She told me not to put the cloves, star anise and patta. But, without that masala rice will not come good. Hence I added them and advised her to take out them if she found one in her box. 

It is the second experiment with kitchen for me. The first one being Pav Baji. I hope you will relish….

Ingredients for Masala Rice:

Rice (preferably long grain rice) - 1 cups

Tomatoes- 2 medium sized (diced)

Potatoes- 2 medium sized (cubed)

Carrot- 2 medium sized (cubed)

Baby corn – a fistful

French beans- 10 nos. Cut ½ inch length wise

Capsicum- 1 large (diced)

Ginger Garlic paste- 2 tsp

Black pepper powder- ½ tsp

Red chilli powder- ½ tsp

Jeera Powder- ½ tsp

Dhaniya powder- ½ tsp

Haldi powder- ½ tsp

Sugar- 1 tsp

Garam masala powder- 1 tsp

Oil- 1 table spoon

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Salt to taste

Procedure:

1.      Heat oil in a cooker.

2.      Add cloves, star anise, and patta. After a minute add the finely chopped onion.

3.      Add ginger garlic paste after the onions turn golden.

4.      Fry until the raw smell goes off.

5.      Add the diced tomato, potato, carrot cubes, French beams and capsicum.  Sauté  for two minutes. Add the baby corn pieces

6.      Then add all the masalas and cook until the oil floats on the surface of the mixture.

7.      Then add the rice and salt. Mix thoroughly.

8.      Add 1 ½ cup of water and 1 tsp. of lemon juice.

9.      Pressure cook and stop after two whistles.

10.  Wait for 10 minutes and transfer to a serving bowl.

11.  Garnish with coriander leaves.

12.  Serve with Onion- Keera raitha.