VEGETABLE BAATH, how to make mixed vegetable rice

Vegetable baath.......have made this zillion times....but somehow, forgot to make it all these days and to share the recipe with you all...thanks to my daughter, who reminded me about this...
Have added several veggies to this rice. It is a complete meal, with just a bowl of curds/yogurt  and some chips as a side.
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Ingredients

Sona masuri rice - 3/4 cup, soaked in water for an hour

Onion - 1, chopped

Carrot - 1/4 cup, chopped

Fresh peas - 1/4 cup, shopped

Green beans - 1/4 cup, chopped

Green bell pepper - 1/4 cup, chopped

Red bell pepper - 1/4 cup, chopped

Lemon juice - 1 tbsp

Curry leaves -  handful

Salt to taste

To roast and powder

Cooking oil - 1 tsp

Grated coconut - 2 -3 tsps

Coriander seeds - 3 tsps

Channa dhal - 3 tsps

Red chillies - 4

Cinnamon sticks - 4 small bits

To season

Cooking oil - 2 tsps

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian; Category: Lunch / Dinner

Prep time: 10 mts; Cooking time: 40 mts

Serves 3

Rice cooked for 30 minutes, by closing the vent after steam starts coming, not forgetting to lower the flames. Allow the rice to cool down, spreading it in a wide bowl

Carrots, beans and peas cooked for 2-3 whistles

Heat a non stick pan, with 1 tsp oil, add the roasting ingredients, and saute till golden

Put them in a blender jar

In the same pan, there will little bit oil, that is enough, add the coconut and roast them till  golden in color

Then add to the jar, along with coriander seeds, cinnamon sticks, channa dhal and red chillies

Blend to a coarse powder

Heat a pan, add cooking oil, season turmeric powder and mustard seeds

Add onions and curry leaves. Wait till the onions turn translucent

Then add the chopped bell peppers, and saute for 5 minutes

Then add the cooked veggies and salt to taste

Add the spice powder too

Mix well

By now, the rice would have cooled down. Add this vegetable mixture to the rice, but till the veggie mixture cools down, don't attempt to mix. Then rice may become mushy

                                                    Add the freshly squeezed lemon juice

All mixed well

Served with Nendhrankai chips and just a bowl of yogurt/curds. It was divine!!!

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Notes

* Can be served with raita of your choice also.

* White or brown basmati rice, brown rice , Quinoa or millets...anything can replace rice.

Categories: Rice Varieties