APRON AND PANS - MIXED BASMATI RICE
Ingredients
2 cups long grain Basmati rice
1 cup mixed vegetables (defrosted)
1/4 cup groundnut oil
2 cups stewed tomatoes (you can buy it canned in any grocery store)
1/2 medium size onion (chopped)
1 tsp chopped garlic
1 tsp chopped ginger
1 tsp curry + 1/2 tsp thyme leaves
1 tspn salt (to taste)
Preparation
Set the rice in a large bowl, cover with hot water, place a lid over the bowl, set aside for 20mins.
Set a medium pot on medium heat, add the oil. Once the oil is hot (1-2mins) add the chopped onion, garlic and ginger. Stir continuously for 3mins.
Add the curry and thyme, salt, and stewed tomatoes (be sure to include the water from the tomatoes).
Add the rice, reduce the heat to a little below medium, cover the pot and leave to cook for about 10-12 mins.
Add the mixed vegetables, taste for seasoning. Cover and cook for another 2-3 mins. Remove from heat.
Serve with your choice of sides (fried plantain, fish, goat or beef).
Enjoy!
Secret to cooking Basmati perfectly
1) Use the right amount of water (e.g about 1 cup rice to 1.3 cups water).
2) Soak the rice prior to cooking to remove excess starch.
3) Gentle heat works best, cook on below medium heat.
4) Use a pot with a right fitting lid (try to leave the rice to cook, don’t open the lid if you don’t have to).
5) When your rice is done, remove it from stove and set aside to cool, be sure to take off the lid, an extra 2mins of heat can turn the rice into a mush.
2 cups long grain Basmati rice
1 cup mixed vegetables (defrosted)
1/4 cup groundnut oil
2 cups stewed tomatoes (you can buy it canned in any grocery store)
1/2 medium size onion (chopped)
1 tsp chopped garlic
1 tsp chopped ginger
1 tsp curry + 1/2 tsp thyme leaves
1 tspn salt (to taste)
Preparation
Set the rice in a large bowl, cover with hot water, place a lid over the bowl, set aside for 20mins.
Set a medium pot on medium heat, add the oil. Once the oil is hot (1-2mins) add the chopped onion, garlic and ginger. Stir continuously for 3mins.
Add the curry and thyme, salt, and stewed tomatoes (be sure to include the water from the tomatoes).
Add the rice, reduce the heat to a little below medium, cover the pot and leave to cook for about 10-12 mins.
Add the mixed vegetables, taste for seasoning. Cover and cook for another 2-3 mins. Remove from heat.
Serve with your choice of sides (fried plantain, fish, goat or beef).
Enjoy!
Secret to cooking Basmati perfectly
1) Use the right amount of water (e.g about 1 cup rice to 1.3 cups water).
2) Soak the rice prior to cooking to remove excess starch.
3) Gentle heat works best, cook on below medium heat.
4) Use a pot with a right fitting lid (try to leave the rice to cook, don’t open the lid if you don’t have to).
5) When your rice is done, remove it from stove and set aside to cool, be sure to take off the lid, an extra 2mins of heat can turn the rice into a mush.
Courtesy: 9jaFoodie
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