My son dislikes the spicy pullav and fried rice prepared in northindian style. My hubby loves the long grain basmathi rice. To satisfy both I prepared the new recipe. Try this on a leisurely sunday. Great dish for parties.
Preparation time 10 minutes.
cooking time 20 minutes.
Serves 2
Ingredients
For the rice
- Basmathi rice 1 cup.
- Ghee 2 teaspoons.
- Onion 1 no. finely chopped.
- Salt to taste.
For the vegetable
- Baby corn 2 nos.
- Red bell pepper (capsicum) 1/2.
- Tomato 1 no.
- Onion 1 no.
- Broccoli 6 flowerets.
- Carrots 1 no.
- Ghee 2 teaspoon.
- Grated cheese 1 tablespoon.
- Salt to taste.
- Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon.
- Hing 1/8 teaspoon.
- Black pepper powder1/2 teaspoon.
- red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon.
- Oregano seasoning 1 teaspoon.
For the topping.
- Milk 1/2 cup.
- Cream 1 table spoon.
- Cheese 2 tablespoons.(grated) Mozrella.
Method
For the rice.
- Wash the rice well and leave to drain for 5 minutes.
- Heat ghee in a small* pressure cooker base and fry the onions in a medium flame, stirring continously till it is transparent.
- Add the rice and fry for two minutes. Add two cups of water and salt. Close the cooker and put the weight. Cook for 2 whistles.
For the vegetable
- Cut the baby corn, carrots and bell pepper into long fingers.
- Slice the onions and tomatoes into circles.
- On a flat bottom non stick pan spread ghee and arrange the onion and tomato slices. Roast both sides on a medium flame till brown. Take out on a plate.
- **Heat 1 teaspoon ghee in the same pan and add bell pepper, broccoli, carrots, baby corn, salt, ***turmeric and hing. Stir for 2 minutes.
- Sprinkle 2 tablespoons water, cover and cook on low flame till vegetables are soft. Say 3 minutes.
- Add the pepper powder, chilli powder, oregano and grated cheese, mix and put off the flame.
For baking
- In a flat bottomed oven safe glass container spread the rice. Dot with cream.
- Spread the vegetables evenly on the rice.
- Arrange the onion and tomato slices.
- Pour the milk and sprinkle the cheese kept for topping.
- ****Bake in a oven for 5 minutes at 200 degree centigrade or till the cheese melts.
- Serve hot with stiffed cheese cutlets.
*You can cookthe rice in a rice cooker or in a heavy bottomed pan on the stove.
**The vegetables can be steamed in a microwave for 3 minutes and stir fried.
***I always use turmeric as it is a proven anti oxidant and hing for its medicinal properties.( search in google for details)
****You can bake in a microwave also.
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Mami,
The recipe is great except for the addition of Mozarella cheese. The cheese has a non-vegetarian origin (rennet) and Iyengars must abstain from using it. Thanks once again for all the wonderful recipes you’ve taken time to put together.
Regards,
Vinod