Veggie Rice
Vegetable and lentil Rice recipe is healthy, and tastes delicious as well. It is packed goodness of veggies and lentils, spices makes this gluten-free recipe even perfect for the diabetics. Only thing you have o refrain is going for the second helpings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 mace flower
- 1 star anise
- 15 black peppercorns
- ¼ cup onions sliced
- ¼ cup carrots chopped
- ¼ cup green beans chopped
- ¼ cup peas frozen or fresh
- ½ cup lentils sprouts
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- ½ cup Basmati rice rinsed and soaked
- 1 tbsp Coriander leaves
- 1 tsp Mint leaves
Instructions
- Heat ghee in a pressure cooker.
- Add cumin seeds and allow them to crackle a bit.
- Now add whole spices and cook for ½ a minute till the spices are fragrant.
- Now add all the veggies and sprouts.
- Saute the veggies and sprouts for 4-5 minutes.
- Add rinsed and soaked rice and lightly saute them with veggies for 2 minutes.
- Take care to stir them gently so rice does not break.
- Add salt, red chilli,
- Now add 1cup of water, stir everything well and cover with the lid of the pressure cooker.
- Cook the rice for 2 whistles of the pressure cooker.
- Switch off the heat and after 5 minutes release the pressure of the pressure cooker and fluff the rice gently.
- Sprinkle chopped coriander, mint leaves
- Serve hot with curd and papad.
Nutrition
Calories: 219kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 5gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 810mgPotassium: 330mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 4100IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 2mg
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