Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Vegetable Ghee Rice..a perfect one-pot meal!!




Sometimes I am full of energy..cooking up dishes like there's no tomorrow,cleaning the house till it is squeaky clean and dusting,again like there's no tomorrow.But sometimes,the devil takes over and I'll become the laziest person you'd ever come across.Everything becomes a task,even making a cup of coffee to uplift my mood.Combine this with a weekend stay at the in-laws place with an array of yummy dishes plus another weekend with family around combined with lots of outing,shopping and eating out.Could I be blamed if I become lazy??

Thanks to our little chat,Madhuri assured me I am not alone in this.We even named this a Food Blogger Inactivity Virus,cool no??When a syndrome takes responsibility for our laziness??However,while discussing about food - what else,I told her about the lunch I was making.Though the name sounds all fancy,it was my little trick to escape making rice with a curry and a stir fry to go along.


This one almost did not make it to the blog,but for a push from her asking me to make it for the advantage of similar minded lazy bums.Mads,thanks--the push worked!!

I assure you,this one is truly a one-pot meal.Originally a recipe for Ghee rice,I added some carrots and capsicum to make it look like a Vegetable Ghee rice,less work-more tasty!!You could add any vegetable of choice or make it plain.




Vegetable Ghee Rice
Recipe source--an old school friend of mine & my sis-in-law Radhika


Ingredients


Basmati rice - 1 cup,soaked for 15 minutes
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Whole spices - 2 cloves,1'stick cinnamon and 1 cardamom
Onion - 1,thinly sliced
Carrot - 1,chopped
Capsicum - 1,small-chopped
Water - 2 cups
Salt to taste


Method

In a pressure pan/cooker add the ghee and roast the whole spices for a minute.
Add the onions and roast till they slightly start changing the colour.
Mix in the carrots and capsicum and give a good stir.
Drain the soaked rice and add.
Stir well till everything is mixed.
Add the water and enough salt to taste and let it come to a boil.
Close with the cooker lid and cook for 2-3 whistles.
Let the cooker come to room temperature-open and fluff with a fork.



19 comments :

  1. At home v normally prepare ghee rice with just d spice but i like d addition of veggies.They give a nice color to the dish...

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  2. I am a big fan of ghee rice. I can almost taste your veg.ghee rice :)

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  3. Lovely clicks , Divya. The rice looks fluffy and comforting. Pretty fast to cook, might make on any lazy day.

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  4. i always love the one pot meal ...looks very inviting ..yummy

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  5. looks so so so tempting and perfect.. thanks for the recipe dear !!

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  6. Always luv the mild flavoured ghee rice....urs sounds yummy

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  7. I have been wondering what has affected me since last couple of weeks... Thanks for enlightening me, now I know its the 'Food Blogger Inactivity Virus'!!!

    Btw, the ghee rice looks gorgeous...

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  8. the rice with veggies look so good. A healthy way to getting children to eat veggies.

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  9. love one meal...looks yummy and very inviting!!

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  10. Wow! Im glad you posted this...see people are already loving it! I toldja! ;)
    It looks nice and inviting Divs...its def on my to-do list for the next lazy-day that might pop up anytime soon! Shh...but don't tell anyone yet ;)

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  11. Lovely rice dish Divya!! You bet the veggies add to the Nutrition quotient of the dish, not to mention the Yumminess Quotient:-))

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  12. Loving the veg ghee rice :)!..true! a nourishing one pot meal!..

    Loving the first para even more..:D

    :D :D...had been thinking I used to be the only person with lots of ever busy bloggers! ;)..getting affected with this virus with even worst symptoms every now and then, here ;)

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  13. Loving the veg ghee rice :)!..true! a nourishing one pot meal!..

    Loving the first para even more..:D

    :D :D...had been thinking I used to be the only person with lots of ever busy bloggers! ;)..getting affected with this virus with even worst symptoms every now and then, here ;)

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  14. Adding veggies sounds yummy n colourful, delicious ghee rice..

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  15. looks yummy and colorful
    thnks
    www.icookipost.com

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Divya.

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