Carrot Rice

Today I made a jiffy carrot rice for my DH in 30 min. So I thought of sharing with you all the jiffy dish.

 
Here comes the recipe:

Ingredients:

Basmathi Rice - 1 cup

Grated carrot - 1 - 1 1/2 cups

Onion - 1 sliced thin

Red chillies - 4

Curry leaves - few

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Salt

To temper:

Oil - 1 tbsp

Cumin/Jeera - 2 tsp ( or else you can use powdered jeera)

Method:

1. Wash and soak basmathi rice for 20 min.

2. Heat a pressure cooker and temper with the given ingredients.

3. Add onions and fry till golden brown.

4. Add red chillies and curry leaves.

5. Add garam masala and fry till raw smell goes.

6. Add rice and water( for basmathi rice add water in the ratio 1:1 1/2). ( for ordinary rice 1:2).

7. Add salt

8. As it boils, Close the cooker and keep weight.

9. At once, simmer the flame and cook for 15 - 20 min.

10. Serve with any salad.

Carrot Halwa

Ingredients required:

Grated carrot- 1/2 kg.

Sugar - 1 cup

Ghee - as required

Milk - 1 glass

Cashew nuts - 10 no.s

Raisins - 15 no.s

Method:

Boil carrot and milk together in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles.

Cool and open.

Transfer these ingredients to a nonstick pan(preferred) and cook till the mixture becomes dry.

Add sugar and stir well.

Add ghee and stir until ghee floats on the top of halwa.

Garnish with cashew nuts, raisins and serve.