Easy masala rice recipe | vegetable spiced rice | spiced rice with leftover rice

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 2 Servings
  • Category: rice
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 tsp cumin / jeera
  • ½ tsp saunf / fennel
  • pinch asafoetida / hing
  • few curry leaves
  • ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 green chilli (slit)
  • ½ onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 tomato (finely chopped)
  • ½ carrot (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp peas / matar
  • 3 beans (chopped)
  • ¼ capsicum (chopped)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • ¾ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 2 cup cooked rice
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

Method

  1. firstly, in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp cumin, ½ tsp saunf, pinch asafoetida and few curry leaves.
  2. now add ½ tsp ginger garlic paste, 1 green chilli and ½ onion. saute well.
  3. additionally, add 1 tomato and saute till tomatoes turn soft & mushy.
  4. further add chopped vegetables and cook for 5 minutes.
  5. now add ¼ tsp turmeric, ¾ tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder and ½ tsp garam masala.
  6. saute until the spices start to release oil.
  7. furthermore, add 2 cups cooked rice and 1 tsp salt.
  8. mix gently without breaking rice grains.
  9. cover and simmer for 4 minutes.
  10. finally, add coriander leaves and serve masala rice with raita or pack to a lunch box.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.