I can't believe it's December already and in few short days we will be in a brand new year. Today we begin 23rd edition of Blogging Marathon and my theme for this week is "Cooking with Carrots".
I like carrots and I add them to rice dishes and mix them with other veggies to make curries, pasta sauces etc. But when I think about it, I don't usually make dishes only with carrots. So when I saw this theme, I thought of trying dishes that highlight and have carrots as the main ingredient.
For the first day, I made this carrot and coconut rice. Inspiration for this dish came from one of the cooking shows on Etv.
Ingredients
- 2 Carrots - medium, grated
- ½ cup Coconut - grated
- 3 cups Rice - cooked
- 4 chilies Green - slit
- 1 Ginger " - finely grated
- to taste Salt
- Cashews - few
For Masala Paste:
- 3 tbsp Sesame seeds
- 3 tbsps Peanuts - roasted
- 2 tbsp Coriander seeds
For Tempering:
- 1 tsp Chana dal
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 2 chilies Dry red
- 8 Curry leaves
Instructions
- Make the masala paste: Grind the 3 ingredients under masala paste. Keep aside.
- Heat 2tbsp oil in a large saute pan, add the tempering ingredients and once the seeds start to splutter, add cashews, green chilies and ginger. Cook until ginger starts to smell fragrant.
- Next add the grated carrot and cook for 3-4 minutes or until carrots don't smell raw anymore. Add the coconut, salt and the ground masala paste. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
- Add cooked rice and mix well. Cook covered for 2 minutes for the flavors to mingle. Serve hot with potato chips.
Notes
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raaji
lovely style...so rich with carrot and coconut..
Global Tastes & Travels Inc.
what a colorful rice - looks so appetizing
Global Tastes & Travels Inc.
what a colorful rice - looks so appetizing
preeti garg
Recipe look so colorful and attractive... really tooo spicy coconut and carrot rice... its hot
rekhas kitchen
Beautifuly presented after Preetis carrot halwa ypour rice made me drool..
Sreevalli E
Yummy Rice.. I love the flavor of carrot along with coconut in your recipe..
Nivedhanams Sowmya
Love your pictures!!! so delicious to serve it on the coconut shell itself.. so picture perfect!!!SowmyaOngoing Event - CWF - Whole Wheat FlourOngoing Event - Eggless Bakes and Treats
Priya Suresh
Lovely presentation, never thought of combining both carrot and coconut together in rice,looks wonderful.
Pallavi Purani
That is a lovely colorful rice 🙂
Rajani S
I make carrot rice for kid's lunch box once in a while. I add a handful of coriander leaves and a bit of paneer, if there is any. This version also looks nice 🙂
Hari Chandana
Healthy and delicious rice recipe.. looks super colorful.. thanks for sharing !!Indian Cuisine
Vanamala Hebbar
Oh wow nice recipe....never tried carrot rice..bookmarked
Kalyani
lovely combo of coconut and carrot shud try !Kalyani Sizzling Tastebuds
Suma Gandlur
I make a different version of carrot rice. This version sounds yummy too. I will give it a try later.:)