Thursday, June 19, 2008

Carrot Rice


I still remember my schooldays and mostly the lunch break time. We used to eagerly wait to see whats in our friend's tiffin box. Out of all sorts of food I have tasted from my friends/gangs dabbas, my all time favorite had been carrot rice, which one of my friend used to bring. Whenever I asked for the recipe both she and her mother used to keep mum. I still wonder why? So, one day I decided to try it out on my own. Now, the version I have here might not be the replica of my friends mom's carrot rice but it surely taste good. These days whenever I am at home alone and lazy to prepare a whole meal I go for something like this- quick and yummy!!
Ingredients:
  • 1 cup - Rice, cooked and drained
  • 2 tbsp - Ghee
  • 1 tsp - Fennel or Saunf
  • 1 - Onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 No - Big carrots, peeled and grated
  • 1 tsp - Red chilly powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/4 cup - Coriander leaves, chopped

Method:

  • Heat a kadhai with the ghee. Splutter the saunf and saute the onions till transparent
  • Add the carrot and saute till cooked. Add in the chilly powder and salt. Saute
  • Add the cooked rice and mix well till the moisture in the rice is completely gone.
  • Garnish it with the chopped coriander leaves.
  • You may serve it hot with anything like aachar, curd, pappad or have it just like that.

6 comments:

Unknown said...

It might smell fresh and taste better if corriander leaves is added on top only at the end.... cooked corriander leaves can taste bitter at times...):-

Ajit said...

I am coming to your part of town next month... :)

and ya wen ur done with chetan bhagat, read "anything for you maam" and "if GOD was a banker"

Divz said...

Thanks shiv for that info..have edited the recipe!!

Divz said...

hey thanks ajit..shall surely read those...however i dont mind getting those books as gift too ;-)

Anonymous said...

so watz cookin ? did u shut down the kitchen for a week ? don't c u postin anythin u cookin !

Anonymous said...

Divz,

Gr8 recipe.. Always wonder what I should be cooking for my 1 1/2 yrs old kid. This is a new recipe and will surely be trying it tonight