Cabbage Rice

Submitted by Charishma_Ramchandani

"This lovely style of cooking rice goes well with spicy raita, pappad and a dry spicy vegetable."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 3

ingredients

• 1 cup long grain basmati rice
• 4 tablespoons grated coconut
• 2 sliced purple onions
• 1 cup shredded cabbage
• 1 teaspoon garam masala, owder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 cinnamon stick, broken into two halves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 cloves
• 2 green cardamoms, powdered
• 2 teaspoons oil
• 1 tablespoon ghee
• 1⁄2 lemon, juice of (optional)
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt

• For the paste

• 2 green chilies
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 piece ginger

• For garnishing

• 1⁄4 cup peanuts

directions

1. Roast peanuts for 5 minutes.
2. Remove the skin of the roasted peanuts.
3. Soak rice for an hour.
4. Drain off excess water and keep aside.
5. In a heavy bottomed saucepan, fry cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms and onion on high flame with ghee and oil.
6. Add rice, coconut, cabbage, green peas, garam masala, chilli powder, turmeric powder, the ground paste and 2 cups of water& salt.
7. Mix well.
8. Cook on medium flame for 15 minutes.
9. Stir.
10. Garnish with roasted peanuts and serve.

Reviews

[wayfarer_boy]

Good healthy and wholesome taste to this dish - very filling!

 

[safsar]

The time for prep take a while, especially the coconut grating and making the paste. However, after all that, it is really easy. Just put everything in and wait for the finished product. I really enjoyed the taste as well. I suggest what the author suggests, goes really good with raita.