Sunday, 22 December 2013

Emerald Fried Rice



Ingredients:

  • Basmathi rice - 2 cups ( cooked )
  • Palak puree - 4 tblspn
  • Broccoli - 1/2 cup
  • Spring onion white part - 3 tblspn
  • Spring onion green part - 2 tblspn
  • Green chilli chopped - 1 tblspn
  • Garlic chopped - 1 1/4 tblspn
  • Pepper crushed - 1 tspn
  • Cloves - 2 nos
  • Cinnamon - 1 no ( 1 inch )
  • Elachi - 1 no
  • Salt - to taste
  • Oil - 2 tblspn 
  • Ghee - 3 tspn ( for flavour )

Method:

  • Wash and soak basmathi rice in a water for 15 mins then filter and drain the water completely
  • In a rice cooker add 11/2 cup of water for 1 cup rice and boil it , when it starts to boil add 2 tspn of ghee, cloves, cinnamon and elachi 
  • After few mins add drained rice and cook it as seperate strands
  • Blanch some 12 to 15 palak leaves and make puree
  • Chop the broccoli stem and cut only the floret as small pieces
  • Heat oil in a kadai, add garlic saute it for a  minute then add white and green part of spring onion, greeen chilli and saute for another 2 mins, then add broccoli , keep in low flame for 2 mins
  • Now add palak puree, After 2 minutes add salt followed by cooked rice and pepper powder 
  • Mix it well till alll the rice coat with the palak masala
  • Check for the salt and switch off the stove after 2 mins
  • Add 2 tspn of ghee for flavour and serve hot
Note:
  • You can also add baby corn to attract the kids
  • You can use half oil and half butter also




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