Broccoli Rice

Ingredients

Basmathi Rice: 1 ½ cups

Broccoli florets: 20

Carrot: 1

Onion: 1

Egg: 1 (Optional)

Maggi Chicken or vegetable Cubes: 1

Cardamom: 3

Cloves: 3

Cinnamon Stick: 2” piece

Bay Leaves: 2

Ghee/Butter: 4tbsp

Salt: if needed     

 

Method Of Preparation

Wash and soak Basmathi rice for 1 ½ hour. Drain it.

Heat  1tsp oil/ghee in a pan and add egg and stir till it gets cooked. (Egg burji) (Optional)

Heat ghee or butter in a pan. Add broccoli florets and carrot and sauté for 3-4 minutes.

Take it out and add sliced onion, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and bay leaves. When it becomes translucent add 2 ½ cups water and maggi cube.

When water boils add the drained rice and give it a stir.

When it boils after adding the rice add broccoli and carrot to it. Add salt if needed.

Close with a lid and cover the pan with an aluminum foil. Lower the flame and keep for 15-20 minutes.

Open it only after 15minutes. Open and add stir fried egg and give it a slight stir.

Serve hot with any salad of your choice.

Note: Soaking rice for 1 ½ hour is important, Soaking makes the rice soft. Just give a stir once only after adding rice. If you stir more the rice will break.