I call it a one pot dish, where you do not need accompaniments
be it served in lunch or dinner. A healthy
vegetarian recipe with rice, soya, and vegetables, easy to cook and also saves
time.
INGREDIENTS:
·
Basmati
rice = 1 cup.
·
Soya
nuggets = ½ cup.
·
Fresh
green peas = ½ cup.
·
Onion
medium size = 2. (sliced)
·
Garlic
cloves = 5-6. (finely chopped)
·
Green
chillies = 2.
·
Carrot
= 1. (diced)
·
Fresh
beans = 6-7.
·
Cauliflower
= 6-7 florets.
·
Salt
= To taste.
·
Sugar
= 1 teaspoon.
·
Mustard
oil = 2 tablespoons.
·
Bay
leaf = 2
·
Turmeric
powder = ½ teaspoon.
·
Coriander
powder = 1 teaspoon.
·
Garam
masala powder = ½ teaspoon.
·
Red
chilli powder = ½ teaspoon.
·
Kashmiri
red chilli powder = 1 teaspoon.
·
Jeera
powder = ½ teaspoon.
·
Fresh
coriander leaves for garnishing.
METHOD
·
Wash
and soak the rice in 2.5 cups of water for half an hour.
·
Soak
the soya nuggets in warm water, once soaked squeeze out the water and keep
aside.
·
In
a heavy bottom pan, add mustard oil, heat it for sometime, add bay leaf, sliced
onions, chopped garlic. Soothe till
translucent, add all the dry spices, sprinkle some water. Now add soya nuggets, all the vegetables, one
teaspoon of sugar and salt. Fry the
vegetables and masala with little water in it for 5-7 minutes.
·
Add
soaked basmati rice with water and cover the lid, let it boil, once it comes to
boil, slow down the flame, and let it cook till the rice is done.
·
Switch
off the flame and let it cook in its own steam for 10 minutes.
·
Open
the lid, stir it lightly so that everything mixes well, garnish it with some
fresh green coriander leaves. Serve hot.