Vegitable Fried Rice

For all those veggie lovers, this one has full of fresh cabbage, carrot and peas little bit of indian herbs. This basamati fried rice looks amazingly beautiful, flavorful , delicious and at the same time very healthy. That's about the well deserved introduction to this dish, let's get straight on to the recipe.

Ingredients:

2cups of boiled basamati rice

1 cup cabbage shredded

1 cup carrot finely chopped

1 cup beans cut it lengthwise

1 cup capsicum chopped

1/2 cup green peas

1/2 cup spring onion

1 large onion finely chopped

2 tbs ginger finely chopped

2tbs garlic finely chopped

3-4 green chillies

2 tbs soya sauce

1 tbs green chilli sauce

2 tbs oil

coriander leaves for garnish

salt and pepper to taste

Method:

1) Heat the pan and pour the oil add ginger ,garlic,green chillies,spring onion and chopped onion saute them together for awhile .

2) Then add all the vegitables stir them for 4-5 minutes

3) When it is half done.. put 2 tbs of soya sauce and chilli sauce .

4)Add 2 cups of boiled basamati rice and mix it very gently with salt and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes.

5)Serve the vegitable fried rice with garnished coriander leaves .

Note : Be catious not to overcook the rice .

Methi Rice( Pulao )

This one is my personal favorite. I must say, though i knew the dish i perfected the method from one of my best friends Preethi. So thanks to her, today i can share the same in my blog. I love the sweet aroma of basamati rice and a slight bitterness due to methi and nice belnd of spcies which deliver a unique taste to this dish. If you are carving for some rice dish this one might just come in as handy. Enjoy it in your lunch or dinner.

Ingredient's :
2 cups basamati rice
1 cup methi fress /frozen
1 large oinion
1 tomato
1 tbs ginger nicely choped
1tbs garlic finely minced
1 tbs cumin seeds
1 stick cinnamon
2 cloves
4 -5 green chillies

2 tbs canola oil

Method :

1) Soak the basamati rice for 1/2 an hour

2) Pour 2 tbs oil in a pressure cooker, once the oil get's hotter add cumin seeds ,1 cinnamon stick, couple of cloves

3) Then add chopped ginger , garlic ,onion saute till it truns brown then add sliced tomato, green chillies, frozen or fresh methi.

4) Now add the soaked rice to the above mixture and pour a cup of water, put the salt per taste

5) Well.. close the pressure cooker and put the wishstle and let it cook well.

6) Once the cooking is all done serve with fresh raitha.