VEGETABLE RICE- PILAF VEGETARIAN FOOD. TASTY,NUTRITIOUS EASY TO COOK

  Tasty Easy To Cook Nutritious Food For Breakfast Lunch Dinner _ Recipe

       

 VEGETABLE RICE (FILAF)

 

uncooked white Basmati rice 180g

4 tablespoons vegetable oil

2small onion, thinly sliced

3 or 4 cloves

5 black peppercorns

 cinnamon stick (3-cm)

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

1 dried bay leaf

3 whole green cardamom pods

 (80 g) green edamame beans or (65 g) green beans

 1½ cups (150 g) fresh or frozen bite-size cauliflower florets

  ( 1½ cups 80 g) fresh or frozen bite-size broccoli florets

  1 medium russet potato (225 g), peeled and cut into 1.25 cmcubes 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into matchsticks

   500 ml water

1¾ teaspoons salt

 

1 First  place the rice in a small bowl. Rinse five or six times by repeatedly filling

the bowl with cold water and carefully draining off the water. Get the water as

 clear as you can. Pour the rice into a large sieve to drain.

 

2 Put the oil into a large saucepan and place it over medium heat. When the oil is

 heated, add the onion, cloves, peppercorns, cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, and

 bay leaf. Carefullu open the cardamom pods  and add the seeds and the pods.

 Sauté until the onion is browned and the edges just start to crisp, stirring

 frequently, about 9 minutes.

 

3 Then add the edamame (or green peas), cauliflower, broccoli, potato, and carrot.

 

Cover the saucepan and cook for 2 minutes,You should stir occasionally.

4 Add the rice. Stir thoroughly. Add the water and salt. Stir well to combine. Bring

 to a rolling boil over high heat.

 

5 Stir and reduce the heat to low. Cover the saucepan. Simmer until the water is

 completely absorbed and there must not be any more water on the bottom of the

 saucepan if you insert a spoon through the rice, about 12minutes.

 

6 Turn off the heat. Let it be rest, covered, for 6 minutes on the warm stove.

 Keep covered until ready to serve or let cool to room temperature and if you

 want refrigerate or freeze. Before serving, gently fluff the rice with a fork to mix

 the vegetables.

Now enjoy your rice