Vegetable Brown rice

Ingredients:
Broccoli fresh, 1 spear
Zucchini 0.5cup chopped
Celery, 1 stalk, chopped
baby carrots, 10 medium
Green peppers, 0.5cup chopped
Olive oil, 2tbsp
red chilli powder

For rice:
Brown rice 2cups
Salt

Method:
Cook brown rice in a rice cooker. Add drops of oil, salt

For mixed veggies:
Heat olive oil in a pan, add green peppers, red peppers, zucchini, celery, carrots, broccoli. Fry and toss it.
Add some chilli powder and little bit of salt. Cook on a medium flame for sometime.

Once the rice is cooked add mix veggies on the top and serve.
You can add soy sauce for taste.

Nutritional info:

vegetable fried rice (brown)
3 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories		270.7
Total Fat		10.9 g
	Saturated Fat	1.7 g
	Polyunsaturated Fat	1.0 g
	Monounsaturated Fat	6.7 g
Cholesterol		0.0 mg
Sodium		2,395.3 mg
Potassium		486.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate		40.3 g
	Dietary Fiber	5.9 g
	Sugars	1.5 g
Protein		4.7 g

Vitamin A	171.6 %
Vitamin B-12	0.0 %
Vitamin B-6	16.1 %
Vitamin C	181.0 %
Vitamin D	0.0 %
Vitamin E	9.1 %
Calcium	3.5 %
Copper	5.3 %
Folate	10.4 %
Iron	8.1 %
Magnesium	6.4 %
Manganese	12.5 %
Niacin	5.3 %
Pantothenic Acid	2.3 %
Phosphorus	5.5 %
Riboflavin	4.9 %
Selenium	1.6 %
Thiamin	5.6 %
Zinc	2.2 %

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Cabbage Rice

Ingredients:

For Rice:

2 cups of basmati rice

4 cups of water

pinch of salt

1Tsp oil

For Gravy:

2 Tbl spoon of canola oil

1/4 tsp asefoetida (hing)

1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp red chilly powder(according to taste)

2 tsp pulav masala

1 tablespoon finely grinded ginger

2-3 green cardomom pods

2-3 bay leaves

salt according to taste

Vegetables:

2 cups of cabbage finely chopped

1 green bell pepper finely chopped

1/2 red bell pepper finely chopped

1/2 cup frozen green peas

1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves

2 tomatoes finely chopped

Method:

1. Wash rice with water couple of times and soak it aside for 10mins.

2. Add oil, salt in the rice with some water and keep it in a rice cooker for cooking

Vegetable and gravy:

1. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds until they splutter. Cook on a medium flame.

2. Add ginger, turmeric, chopped green and red bell pepper, mix it well for 2-3 minutes. Add cardomom pods and bay leaves and mix well. Put the green peas soaked in water if they are frozen

3. Add chopped cabbage and mix it well for 5-7 minutes until they become tender and mix well.

4. Add chopped tomatoes, green peas and coriander leaves and leave it for 5-7 mintues. Cover the pan with a lid.

5. Now add red chilly powder, pulav masala and salt. mix well the vegetables until they cook evenly.

6. Now you can turn it off if the rice is not yet cooked, other wise add the cooked rice in the gravy and mix well.

7. You can have it with yogurt or chutney.

8. You can garnish the rice with drops of lemon juice if needed.

I have posted this recipe on IndusWomanWriting.