Vegetable Brinji Rice

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Vegetable Brinji Rice is a well-known one-pot meal from Tamil Nadu made from Jeerga rice, coconut milk, choice of veggies and whole spices.

Vegetable Brinji Rice

Vegetable Brinji Rice

Recipe by Ushakal GroupCourse: Breakfast, SnacksCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Medium
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

15

minutes

Ingredients

  • For Masala Paste (Do check Tips & Tricks in Gharguti website):

  • handful coriander

  • handful mint / pudina

  • 2 pods cardamom

  • 4 clove

  • ½ inch cinnamon

  • 1 tsp fennel / saunf

  • 2 tbsp water

  • Other Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter

  • 1 tbsp oil

  • 4 bay leaf / tej patta / brinji ilai

  • 1-star anise

  • 2 pods cardamom

  • 1 onion, sliced

  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste

  • 3 chilli, slit

  • 1 tomato, chopped

  • ½ carrot, chopped

  • 2 tbsp peas / matar

  • ½ potato / aloo, cubed

  • 7 florets cauliflower / gobi

  • 5 beans, chopped

  • 1 tsp salt

  • few curry leaves

  • 1 cup water

  • 1 cup coconut milk

  • 1 cup basmati rice, soaked 20 minutes

  • 2 tbsp coriander. chopped

  • 2 tbsp mint / pudina, chopped

Directions

  • Firstly, prepare the masala paste by taking handful coriander, handful mint, 2 pods cardamom, 4 clove, ½ inch cinnamon, 1 tsp fennel in a blender.
  • Blend to smooth paste adding 2 tbsp water.
  • Now in a cooker heat 2 tbsp ghee and 1 tbsp oil.
  • Add 4 bay leaf, 1-star anise, 2 pods cardamom and saute until it turns aromatic.
  • Further add 1 onion followed by 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and 3 chilli. Saute well.
  • Also add 1 tomato and saute until tomato turn soft and mushy.
  • Now add ½ carrot, 2 tbsp peas, ½ potato, 7 florets cauliflower, 5 beans and 1 tsp salt.
  • Saute for a minute until vegies turn aromatic.
  • Additionally, add in prepared masala paste and few curry leaves.
  • Continue to saute for a minute until raw flavor disappears.
  • Pour 1 cup water and 1 cup coconut milk. Mix well and get to a rolling boil.
  • Further add 1 cup basmati rice (soaked 20 minute and give a good stir.
  • Sparingly add 2 tbsp coriander and 2 tbsp mint.
  • Cover and pressure cook for 2 whistles on medium flame.
  • Finally, cool slightly and enjoy brinji rice with raita.

Notes

  • Firstly, instead of green chilli you can add chilli powder to get different colored.
    Also, adding coconut milk will enhance the flavor.
    Additionally, add veggies of your choice or totally skip it to prepare plain brinji rice.
    Finally, brinji rice recipe tastes great when served at least after an hour of preparation.

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