Stewed Rice
by Tarla Dalal
This Stewed Rice is very unique in that it does not use any spices or sauces. Yet, it is amazingly flavourful and aromatic, all thanks to the magic of the vegetables used. Veggies like capsicum and spring onions have their own innate flavour, which get easily transferred to the food they are cooked in, and that property comes across very beautifully in this recipe. Other veggies like cauliflower, carrots and baby corn add colour and texture to this bowlful of rice, which is soothingly cooked in milk and vegetable sauce. You are sure to fall in love with this elegant dish, studded beautifully with colourful veggies!
Stewed Rice recipe - How to make Stewed Rice
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 4 servings
3 cups chinese rice
1/2 cup blached cauliflower florets
1/2 cup blanched and diagonally cut babycorn
1/2 cup thinly sliced capsicum
1/2 cup blanched and diagonally cut carrots
1/4 cup chopped spring onions whites and greens
2 tbsp oil
1/2 cup milk
1 cup clear vegetable stock
1 tbsp cornflour
1/2 tsp sugar
salt to taste
- Method
- Combine the cornflour and 2 tbsp water in a bowl and mix well. Keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a wok over a high flame, add the capsicum and spring onion whites and greens and cook on a high flame for 1 minute.
- Add the cauliflower, baby corn, capsicum, carrots and sauté on a high flame for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the milk, vegetable stock and cornflour-water mixture, mix well and cook on a high flame for 1 minute, while stirring continuously.
- Add the rice, sugar and salt, mix well and cook on a high flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
- Serve hot.
wow... so nutritious with goodness of the vegetables and mild flavors, its simply delicious...