Whew!! Last night was crazy. Cub had an earache and was crying throughout. We called up my Mom in the middle of the night (she’s a pediatrician), and then tried all kinds of things from paracetamol & ear drops to massaging, story telling, carrying him around. Finally he fell asleep towards dawn. When kids get sick, it can be really distressing :-(.
1. Wash the rice and drain it in a colander. (I know, mine does look a lot like a trophy :-))
2. Place a medium heavy bottomed pot on a high flame and heat the oil.
3. Fry the cumin, cardamoms, cinnamon, onion and garlic for a minute.
4. Lower the heat and add the vegetables and tomatoes. Fry for a few minutes.
5. Add the drained rice and fry again for 2 minutes.
6. Add the water and salt and stir well.
7. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat, cover and let it cook till all the water is absorbed.
8. Turn off the heat and serve.
Anyway, enough of sickness, now for some health. This is a wonderful anti-oxidant filled, really healthy pulao. It is very mildly spiced and would do great with a fiery non veg/paneer dish and a cooling cucumber raitha.
What you’ll need (2-3 servings):
- 1.5 cups long grain rice
- 50 g button mushrooms – halved (mine were huge, so I quartered them)
- ½ green bell pepper – diced
- ½ red bell pepper – diced
- ½ onion - chopped
- ½ tomato - chopped (big pieces)
- 2 cloves garlic - sliced
- 2 cardamoms
- ½ “ cinnamon stick
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 3 cups water
- salt to taste
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
What you’re going to do:
3. Fry the cumin, cardamoms, cinnamon, onion and garlic for a minute.
4. Lower the heat and add the vegetables and tomatoes. Fry for a few minutes.
7. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat, cover and let it cook till all the water is absorbed.
8. Turn off the heat and serve.
Enjoy a healthy and nutritious meal!!
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