CARROT RICE

Delhi carrots are still available now and during the season, I prefer to use this carrot.  The English carrot my children do not prefer.

Varieties of rice preparation have been posted in the blog.  I observed that I have not posted the Carrot Rice.  Though my daughter prefer to eat the carrot raw and does not like the cooked one except for carrot payasam, carrot halva.  In pulao also she used to tell me mummy do not put carrot.  One evening when I asked her what to make for dinner, she said carrot rice.  I was happy to make the same.

It is a simple preparation with mild spice  and tasty too.  All children love the same.  We use less spice hence even small childlren in our neighbourhood enjoy our food.

Let us look at the recipe now:

CARROT RICE

Time taken: 45 minutes
serves: 2

Ingredients:

100 gms carrot
1/2 cup rice
fistful of badam,  kaju (broken)

2 elaichi
2-3 cloves
1 pc dalchini
1 tejpatta

1/2 - 1 tsp red chilli powder
1 green chilli chopped
few curry leaves
a generous pinch of  turmeric powder (optional)

2 small onion or 1 big onion.
ghee 1 tsp
oil 1 tsp

pinch of black pepper powder.

Tempering:

pinch of cumin seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
pinch of hing powder

Others:

oil for frying

Method:

1.  Either cook the rice in pressure cooker or cook directly in a pot.  Ensure that the grains are separate.
2.  Peel the carrot, grate and keep aside.
3.  In a kadai heat oil.  Slice the onion and deep fry them, keep aside.
4.  In another kadai, heat the oil and ghee.  Add the cashew nuts and fry them, keep aside, similarly fry the badam and keep aside.
5.  In the same oil, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, when it is done, add the  tej patta, dalchini, cloves,  elaichi, hing powder,  chopped green chilli  and curry leaves.   Saute for a minute.
6.  Put the carrot and saute for a minute.  Add the turmeric powder,if you are adding, red chilli powder, black pepper powder, mix.
7.  Now add the rice, salt, mix well.  cover and cook for two minutes.
8.   Add half of the fried onion, kaju, badam and mix well.

How to serve:

Serve the rice with remaining kaju, badam, onion with any kind of raita.

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