Quick Carrot Cabbage Rice
Easy mildly spiced vegetable rice with carrots, cabbage and basmati rice.
Servings: 4 people
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Ingredients
- For the vegetable rice
- 3 cups cooked basmati rice - refrigerated overnight
- 1 cup grated cabbage
- 3 carrots - grated
- 1 onion - chopped
- 2 green chillies
- ½ tbsp ginger garlic paste
- ⅛ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ½ cup hot water
- ½ tsp salt
- Pepper powder - as required
- Coriander leaves - as required
- For tempering
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp urad dal
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- For the ghee topping
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 10 cashews
- A few raisins
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Allow them to crackle.
- Add chopped onion and fry until soft.
- Add ginger garlic paste and cook until the raw smell disappears. Add green chillies and fry.
- Add grated cabbage and carrots. Mix and fry on high heat for one minute.
- Add turmeric powder, chilli flakes and garam masala. Mix and fry for half a minute.
- Add hot water and salt. Mix well.
- Add the cooked refrigerated basmati rice and spread it evenly over the vegetable mixture.
- Sprinkle pepper powder and coriander leaves. Close and cook on low heat for 10 minutes.
- Heat ghee separately. Fry cashews until brown and remove. Add raisins and fry until plump.
- Pour the ghee, cashews and raisins over the rice.
- Switch off the heat and allow the rice to rest for 15 minutes without mixing.
- Gently mix everything and serve hot.
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Notes
You can add grated beetroot, corn or any other vegetables of your choice along with cabbage.
This is a mildly spiced vegetable rice and tastes good with a spicy curry or raita.
Use cooked basmati rice refrigerated overnight. Do not mix the rice immediately after cooking. Allow it to rest for 15 minutes after switching off the heat, then mix gently.
For food safety, cool cooked rice promptly and refrigerate it rather than leaving it at room temperature for extended periods.
Estimated Nutrition per Serving
289 kcal
Serving size: 1 serving (based on 4 servings)
289 kcal
Serving size: 1 serving (based on 4 servings)
- Nutrient Per serving
Calories 289 kcal
Protein 5.5 g
Carbohydrates 46.9 g
Total Fat 9.1 g
Saturated Fat 2.8 g
Dietary Fibre 3.6 g
Sugar 5.9 g
Sodium 315 mg