Indian Spiced Rice
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola oil or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh gingerroot
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄8 teaspoon red chili powder (or to taste)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 1⁄4 1 1/4 cups jasmine rice or 1 1/4 cups long-grain rice
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup dry lentils
- 3 cups water
- 1 medium potato, peeled and diced
- 1 green bell peppers or 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup green peas
- 3 tablespoons raisins
- 1 tablespoon butter (optional)
directions
- In a large skillet or saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat.
- Add the onions, and cook, stirring frequently until they have softened.
- Sprinkle in the ginger, garlic, coriander, cardamom, nutmeg, red chili powder, and cumin.
- Cook for 3 minutes more, stirring frequently.
- Add the rice to the saucepan and saute the rice with the spices for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Now add the lentils and salt into the saucepan.
- Add 3 cups of water into the pan, stir.
- Place the potatoes into the pan.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, cover the pan and turn the heat to low.
- Cook for 10 minutes.
- Place the bell pepper, peas, and raisins into the saucepan.
- Stir well, then cover the pan again.
- Cook 10 minutes more, or until the rice, potatoes, and lentils are tender.
- Stir in the butter, if desired.
- Serve hot and enjoy.
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Reviews
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Great recipe, Anu. So full of great flavors, it made me want to get up and dance (he-he). I used cayenne instead of red chili powder for a little more zing. I used basmati rice which I think goes well with the exotic blend of spices. This was our main dish and I served it with other steamed vegetables. Very filling and satisfying and a great vegetarian meal. Thanks.
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WONDERFUL! I made this today for my BF's birthday. He's not here with us, but everyone demanded a dish of yours since we love your recipes. So, I made this rice and your recently posted Rajma recipe. I didn't find this rice spicy either, it was very tasty. I did not have nutmeg, so I substituted that with cinnamon. The qty. of red chilli powder was just fine. I used yellow moong dal(yellow lentils) for the dry lentils as I wasn't quite sure what you meant by dry lentils and I had no time to check.I had the rice topped with a dollop of chilled yogurt. It was yum! I had 2 bowls! :) Thank you, Anu! Merry Christmas!
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Tweaks
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Great recipe. I did avoid the nutmeg and cardamom due to my personal preference, and I added 1/2 tsp each of the coriander, red chilli, and cumin powders. I used masoor dal for the lentils. The dish came out pretty well (as I was a little apprehensive otherwise due to the lack of tomatoes in the dish as it is more of a staple in any kind of pulavs or biryanis) and had a great flavor. I also used 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste rather than chopped ones. I also added carrots instead of peas, as I did not have any on hand. And avoided raisins also due to my preference. All in all it was a great meal, served with mint raitha. Waiting to try out all your other recipes!!!
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Great recipe, Anu. So full of great flavors, it made me want to get up and dance (he-he). I used cayenne instead of red chili powder for a little more zing. I used basmati rice which I think goes well with the exotic blend of spices. This was our main dish and I served it with other steamed vegetables. Very filling and satisfying and a great vegetarian meal. Thanks.