- Soak ½ cup rice in a bowl in enough water for 30 minutes. Drain and then set aside. Add the rice to a 2 litre pressure cooker with 0.75 to 1 cups water. Pressure cook for 2 whistles. You can also cook the rice in a pot or pan adding some more water. Then drain the water once the rice is cooked. When the rice is cooking, peel and grate 2 medium sized carrots. Set the grated carrots aside. Thinly slice 1 small onion and chop one green chili or half of a serrano pepper. When the pressure settles down on its own, open the lid of the cooker. Gently fluff the rice and allow it cool completely. In a pan heat 2 tablespoons oil. Add the thinly sliced onions. Stir and sauté the onions on a low to medium heat until onions start to turn light golden. When the onions begin to get light golden, add 10 to 12 cashews, kept whole or halved, 10 to 12 raisins.mix well. Sauté until the raisins become plump. By the time the raisins become plump, the onions will also get golden. If you want the cashews to become golden, then sauté everything separately. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep this sautéed mixture of fried onions, cashews and raisins aside. In the same pan, some oil will be left. Lower the heat. Add ½ teaspoon mustard seeds, 1 small tej patta (Indian bay leaf), ½ inch cinnamon, 1 to 2 green cardamoms and 2 cloves. Stir and fry until the mustard seeds crackle. Then add in the chopped green chilies, 5 to 6 curry leaves and a pinch of asafetida (optional). Stir and fry for half a minute. Add the grated carrot.stir well. Sauté the carrots for about 3 minutes on a low to medium heat. Add the steamed cooled rice and mix. The rice grains have to be cooled completely before you add them. Season with salt. Again mix very well and switch off the heat. Lastly add the fried onions, cashews and raisins. Also add 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves. Mix very well. You can also garnish the carrot rice with the fried onions, cashews and raisins instead of mixing them. Serve Carrot rice hot and warm.
Carrot rice
#myrecipe
By Chandana Guptha
Jan, 7th
567
Servings
2 persons
Cook Time
40 minutes
Ingredients
17
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Ingredients
- Rice
- Water
- Salt
- Carrot
- Mustard
- Cinnamon
- Cardamom
- Bay leaf
- Cloves
- Green chillies
- Curry leaves
- Hing
- Oil
- Salt
- Onion
- Cashew
- Raisins
- Coriander leaves
- Green peas
