Carrot rice

Carrot rice is a yet another colorful, simple rice and today is the third day of Blogging Mathon#10 and made this one for lunch and served with cauliflower fry, raitha and potato chips.Here is the recipe for the simple rice.......

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Basmathi rice	11/2cups
Carrot(grated)	2cups
Green peas(cooked)	1/2cup
Onion(finely chopped)	1no.(medium size)
Ginger&garlic paste	1tsp
Green chillies	5-6nos.
Mint leaves(optional)	10-15 leaves
Red chilly powder	1/2tsp
Garam masala powder	1/4tsp
Curry leaves	1 sprig
Coriander leaves	to garnish
Cashews(optional)	1tbs
Salt	to taste
Ghee	1tsp
Oil	1tbs

For Seasoning

Ingredient	Quantity
Cloves	3nos.
Cinnamon	1 inch piece
Star anise	2nos
Fennel seeds(sombhu)	1/2tsp

Method
                     Wash and soak the rice for 15 minutes and cook in a electric cooker with water and separate the grains by adding a tsp of ghee.
Keep the pan with oil and add the ingredients for seasoning then add the onions,mint and green chillies.Once the onion becomes transparent add in the ginger&garlic paste,mint and fry for a minute.
Now add in the grated carrot  and fry it for a minute adding salt.Cover it with lid and cook it for 2 minutes in a low flame.Once its done add the green peas,red chilly powder and garam masala and stir it well.
Now add the cooked rice and mix everything well.Finally add the lemom juice,mix well and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.Simple and healthy carrot rice is ready.
Serve it with raitha and chips or any veggie fry.

Enjoy........

• Cashews or peanuts can be added in the seasoning for extra rich taste.
• Whole garam masala seasoning can be replaced with mustard seeds and urad dhal. 
• Adding mint leaves is purely optional,turmeric powder can be added for extra color.

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