Brinji Rice

Name: Brinji Rice
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Basmati rice; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 1 bay leaf; 2 green cardamoms; 1 inch piece of cinnamon; 2 cloves; 1 pc mace; 1 star anise; 1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf); 1 medium onion sliced (about ¾ cup); 2 slit green chillies; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 large tomato finely chopped; 1/4 cup coriander leaves; 1/4 cup mint leaves; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi); 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; 2 cups chopped vegetables (carrots, beans, potatoes, cauliflower, and peas); 1 cup coconut milk; 1 cup water; 1 tbsp ghee; 4 slices bread croutons

Madhu Bindra @madhubindra

Enjoy the flavors of Pondicherry with the Brinji Rice. A flavorful one-pot vegetable rice prepared with coconut milk and topped with bread croutons. #ga24 #ga24pc #potato #cauliflower #carrot #pondicherry

Madhu Bindra @madhubindra

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Ingredients

1 hour

4 people

1 cupBasmati rice
2 tbspsesame oil
1bay leaf
2green cardamoms
1 inchpiece of cinnamon
2cloves
1 pcmace
1star anise
1 tspfennel seeds (saunf)
1medium onion sliced (about ¾ cup)
2slit green chillies
1 tbspginger garlic paste
1large tomato finely chopped
1/4 cupcoriander leaves
1/4 cupmint leaves
1 tspsalt
1/2 tspturmeric powder (haldi)
1 tspKashmiri red chilli powder
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
2 cupschopped vegetables (carrots, beans, potatoes, cauliflower, and peas)
1 cupcoconut milk
1 cupwater
1 tbspghee
4 slicesbread croutons

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Steps

1 hour

1

To begin, wash the basmati rice well in water and soak it for 30 minutes.
2

To prepare the rice, heat oil in a pan. Add in the whole spices - bay leaf, green cardamoms, cinnamon, cloves, mace, star anise, and fennel seeds. Mix.
3

Next, add the sliced onions with slit green chillies. Saute for a minute.
4

Add the ginger garlic paste and saute until the onions are translucent.
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Add the tomatoes and saute until they are a bit tender.
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Next, add the chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves along with the dry masalas - salt, turmeric powder, Kashmiri red chilli powder, and garam masala powder. Saute until the liquid dries up and oil begins to appear on the sides.
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Add in the vegetables and saute for a few minutes.
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Add the drained rice and mix well.
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Next, add the coconut milk with water. Mix well. Cover with a lid and cook until the rice is done. Or pressure cook it for two whistles like I have and allow the pressure to drop.
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In the meantime, prepare the bread croutons. Dice the bread slices into small squares. Shallow fry until golden. Keep aside.
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Once the rice is done, add a tbsp of ghee. Mix well.
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Finally, add in the croutons and mix.
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The Brinji Rice is ready to serve. Garnish with coriander and mint leaves. Serve hot.