Vegetable Rice in One Pot
One Pot Healthy Vegetables and Rice
Ingredients
- 9.5oz/270g/1.5cups Basmati Rice or long grain white rice
- 24oz/700ml/3 cups water
- 6oz/170g carrots cut into 1/2 inch chunks
- 6oz/170g green beans cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2oz/55g/1/2 small red onion chopped
- 2 tbsp ghee or oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 dry bay leaf
- 4 cloves
- 4 cardamom pods
- 1 star anise
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 1/8 tsp ground turmeric
- 1/8 tsp red chili powder
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves optional
Instructions
- Wash the rice and drain it.
- Heat up a pan and add ghee or oil. Add the cumin seeds and all other spices. Stir for a few seconds until you smell them. Add the chopped onion and cook for a minute. Add green beans and carrots. Stir. Add ground turmeric, chili powder and 1/2 tsp salt. Stir and cook for a minute until the raw flavor of the turmeric goes away. Add the drained rice, cook for 2 minutes stirring occasionally. Add water, cover the pot and bring to a boil.
- Once it’s boiling, stir, cover and turn heat to medium low. Cook 10 to 13 minutes. Check to see if all the water is absorbed and rice is cooked. Add chopped cilantro if you wish.
- ***If you like the rice softer, turn heat off and leave the cover on for a few minutes.
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