Vegetable Rice with Cheese Sauce
by Tarla Dalal
Here is a flavourful and kids-friendly rice preparation with a patriotic hue. Kids will love the texture of the cheese sauce topped rice, as well as the colourful garnish of crisp, stir-fried veggies. While this is best had hot, it can also be packed for snack-time.
Vegetable Rice with Cheese Sauce recipe - How to make Vegetable Rice with Cheese Sauce
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Makes 3 servings
For The Rice
1/2 cup rice (chawal) , soaked for 15 minutes and drained
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
salt to taste
For The Cheese Sauce
2 cheese slices , broken into pieces
1 tsp butter
1 tsp plain flour (maida)
3/4 cup milk
salt to taste
For The Stir-fried Vegetables
1/2 cup chopped and boiled french beans
1/2 cup chopped and boiled carrots
1/2 cup boiled sweet corn kernels (makai ke dane)
1 tsp butter
salt to taste
Method
For the rice
For the cheese sauce
For the stir-fried vegetables
How to proceed
For the rice
- For the rice
- Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds.
- When the seeds crackle, add the onions and garlic and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the rice, salt and 1¼ cups of hot water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes, or till the rice is cooked, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
For the cheese sauce
- For the cheese sauce
- Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan, add the plain flour and cook on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the milk, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute or till the sauce thickens, while stirring continuously.
- Add the cheese slices and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes or till the cheese melts, while stirring continuously. Keep aside.
For the stir-fried vegetables
- For the stir-fried vegetables
- Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan, add the french beans, carrots, sweet corn and salt and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes. Keep aside.
How to proceed
- How to proceed
- Reheat the rice in a broad non-stick pan, add the cheese sauce and stir-fried vegetables, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Serve hot.
Vegetable Rice with Cheese Sauce Video by Tarla Dalal
Nutrient values per serving
| Energy | 281 cal |
| Protein | 8.6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 33.4 g |
| Fiber | 2.4 g |
| Fat | 11.7 g |
| Cholesterol | 36.3 mg |
| Vitamin A | 510.9 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.8 mg |
| Vitamin C | 6.7 mg |
| Folic Acid | 20.2 mcg |
| Calcium | 235 mg |
| Iron | 1 mg |
| Magnesium | 48.6 mg |
| Phosphorus | 252 mg |
| Sodium | 232.8 mg |
| Potassium | 150.2 mg |
| Zinc | 0.7 mg |
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awsome rice, children had it in a jiffy and elders want more & more...worth to make in a daily meal...very quick and easily acceptable by all...a must tiffin recipe...thanks a ton TD Team