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Coconut Rice with Vegetable Curry

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Tarla Dalal • 07 February, 2014

Coconut Rice with Vegetable Curry | Tarla Dalal

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कोकोनट राइस विथ वेजिटेबल करी - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Coconut Rice with Vegetable Curry in Hindi)

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About Coconut Rice With Vegetable Curry

Ingredients

Methods

Nutrient values

You must try this on a nice rainy sunday, and you are sure to fall in love with it. Don’t be surprised if you feel like making it every other day after that – it can be addictive! rice, richly cooked with coconut milk and desi spices, topped with a luxurious, creamy curry of mixed veggies and paneer, this is truly a delicacy, prepared easily in the comfort of your own kitchen with a humble kadhai.

Ingredients

For The Rice

1 cup soaked and cooked rice (chawal) , soaked and drained

2 tbsp ghee

1 stick cinnamon (dalchini)

2 clove (laung / lavang)

1/2 cup thinly sliced onions

3/4 cup coconut milk (nariyal ka doodh) (nariyal ka doodh)

salt to taste

For The Curry

3/4 cup chopped and boiled mixed vegetables (french beans , carrots and cauliflower)

1 tbsp oil

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

4 curry leaves (kadi patta)

1 tsp chilli powder

1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)

salt to taste

1 cup blanched and chopped tomatoes

a pinch of sugar

1/4 cup paneer (cottage cheese) cubes

1 tbsp fresh cream

To Be Blended Into A Smooth Paste (using 5 Tbsp Water)

1 tbsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)

2 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

2 garlic (lehsun) cloves

25 mm (1") piece ginger (adrak)

Method

For the curry

Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai, add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Add the prepared paste and 2 tbsp of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Add the chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, tomatoes and sugar, mix well and cook on a medium flame for another 2 to 3 minutes, while mashing with the back of a spoon.
Add the paneer cubes, ¼ cup of water and mixed vegetables, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 more minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Add the fresh cream and mix well.

For the rice

Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick kadhai and add the cinnamon and cloves and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the rice and sauté on a medium flame for another 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the coconut milk, 1 cup of water and salt, mix gently and cook on a medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes or till the rice is cooked, while stirring occasionally. Cover and keep aside.

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