Finally we had our first Snow of the season this weekend. Not that I was missing the snow, but I get a little paranoid when weather is not normal for a season, it makes me think of global warming and it's extreme effects. Well for now, I can be rest assured that real winter is here and will probably be here for sometime.
For this month's Taste & Create, being hosted by Min of Bad Girl's Kitchen, I got paired with Veena @ Veg Nation. Veena blog has tons of delicious vegetarian dishes and I had quite a few bookmarked to try. But as always got busy with other things and was able to make 2 of dishes. One is this easy peasy Corn rice and the other one is the Spring onion Dal. I couldn't take pictures of dal since I made it on a weekday and had no time to take the pics.
Corn rice is a great one-pot dish that can be made in no time in a pressure cooker. My addition is a carrot to make the dish a little more colorful and tad bit healthy. Here's how I made it.
Rinse the rice and soak in water for at least 15minutes.
Heat 2tbsp oil in a pressure cooker. Add cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, cloves and bay leaves. Once the seeds start to splutter, add onions and saute till they turn translucent.
Add ginger + garlic paste and cook for another minute.
Next add corn and carrots and saute for 2-3 minutes.
Add red chili powder and garam masala and cook for a minute.
Drain the rice and mix gently. Add 1½ cups of water, lemon juice and salt. Mix well, cover and cook for 2 whistles.
Serve hot with a side of pickle, curry, dal or yogurt.
Hi Annette, yes, you can make this without a pressure cooker. Just use 1:1.5 rice:water ratio and bring mixture to a boil. Lower the heat, cover and cook till rice is tender, about 15~18 minutes. Happy Cooking!
Sharmilee! :)
Colorful and flavourful rice
Priti S
Perfect ...looks so gud
Lubna Karim
Simple and indulging...
Priya Suresh
Super flavourful one pot meal,simply inviting..
Puspha
Looks yummy
Finla
I love rice dishes like this,
rekhas kitchen
Carrot and corn nice combination looks yumm. great new look Pavani.
Deeps @ Naughty Curry
beautiful pic! love that colourful rice 🙂
Annette
Can I cook this without a pressure cooker? I had a pressure but the motor went on it?
cookshideout
Hi Annette, yes, you can make this without a pressure cooker. Just use 1:1.5 rice:water ratio and bring mixture to a boil. Lower the heat, cover and cook till rice is tender, about 15~18 minutes. Happy Cooking!