Fried rice baked with cheese and exotic vegetables

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.

1. Wash the rice well and leave to drain for 5 minutes.
2. Heat ghee in a small* pressure cooker base and fry the onions in a medium flame, stirring continously till it is transparent.
3. 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

1. Cut the baby corn, carrots and bell pepper into long fingers.
2. Slice the onions and tomatoes into circles.
3. 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.
4. **Heat 1 teaspoon ghee in the same pan and add bell pepper, broccoli, carrots, baby corn, salt, ***turmeric and hing. Stir for 2 minutes.
5. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons water, cover and cook on low flame till vegetables are soft. Say 3 minutes.
6. Add the pepper powder, chilli powder, oregano and grated cheese, mix and put off the flame.

For baking

1. In a flat bottomed oven safe glass container spread the rice. Dot with cream.
2. Spread the vegetables evenly on the rice.
3. Arrange the onion and tomato slices.
4. Pour the milk and sprinkle the cheese kept for topping.
5. ****Bake in a oven for 5 minutes at 200 degree centigrade or till the cheese melts.
6. 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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