Masala Rice Recipe is a quick, easy and flavorful spiced rice that can prepared with leftover rice, vegetables and spices.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked basmati rice (or any rice)
- 1 cup mixed vegetables (carrot, beans, peas, bell pepper)
- 1/2 cup onions (finely chopped)
- 1/2 inch ginger (minced)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 green chilies (finely chopped)
- few curry leaves
- 2 tablespoon coriander leaves
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (or ghee)
- salt (to taste)
Spices:
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin (jeera) seeds
- a pinch hing (asafetida)
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
To Prepare Whole Spices Mixture
- 1/2 inch cinnamon stick
- 2 cloves
- 1 cardamom
Method
- Firstly take whole spices like cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom in a mortar pestle and crush till you get a fine powder. Keep aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil/ ghee in a Kadai. Add mustard and cumin seeds.
- Once the mustard seeds start spluttering, add green chilies, curry leaves, hing (asafoetida), minced ginger-garlic, and ground whole spice powder. Saute for a few seconds till the raw smell of the ginger-garlic goes away.
- Next, add onions. Saute till onions are light brown in color.
- Then add the mixed vegetables and cook for 2-3 minutes till the vegetables are tender.
- Next, add the cooked rice and spices like turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala, and salt. Mix it well. Cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes, and then turn off the gas.
- Lastly, squeeze some fresh lime juice over it. Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve vegetable spiced rice hot with raita.
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.