Vegetable Rice with Cheese Sauce

by Tarla Dalal

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Here is a flavourful and kids-friendly rice preparation with a patriotic hue. Kids will love the texture of the cheese sauce topped rice, as well as the colourful garnish of crisp, stir-fried veggies. While this is best had hot, it can also be packed for snack-time.

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Preparation Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 19 mins Total Time: 34 mins Makes 3 servings (1 serving )
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Ingredients

For The Rice
1/2 cup rice (chawal) , soaked for 15 minutes and drained
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
salt to taste

For The Cheese Sauce
2 cheese slices , broken into pieces
1 tsp butter
1 tsp plain flour (maida)
3/4 cup milk
salt to taste

For The Stir-fried Vegetables
1/2 cup chopped and boiled french beans
1/2 cup chopped and boiled carrots
1/2 cup boiled sweet corn kernels (makai ke dane)
1 tsp butter
salt to taste

Method
For the rice

Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds.
When the seeds crackle, add the onions and garlic and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
Add the rice, salt and 1¼ cups of hot water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes, or till the rice is cooked, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.

For the cheese sauce

Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan, add the plain flour and cook on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Add the milk, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute or till the sauce thickens, while stirring continuously.
Add the cheese slices and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes or till the cheese melts, while stirring continuously. Keep aside.

For the stir-fried vegetables

Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan, add the french beans, carrots, sweet corn and salt and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes. Keep aside.

How to proceed

Reheat the rice in a broad non-stick pan, add the cheese sauce and stir-fried vegetables, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Serve hot.

Accompaniments

Chaas, Buttermilk Recipe, Salted Chaas Recipe
Potato Salad ( Cooking with Kids)

Nutrient values per serving

Energy	708 cal
Protein	16.5 g
Carbohydrates	97.3 g
Fiber	7.2 g
Fat	25.5 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Vitamin A	1428.8 mcg
Vitamin B1	0.2 mg
Vitamin B2	0.3 mg
Vitamin B3	2.3 mg
Vitamin C	20 mg
Folic Acid	58.9 mcg
Calcium	404.4 mg
Iron	2.1 mg
Magnesium	0 mg
Phosphorus	0 mg
Sodium	194.6 mg
Potassium	380.5 mg
Zinc	1.8 mg