Veg Black Masala Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup 1/2 hour soaked Black Rice
• For tadka ingredients
• 3 tablespoon ghee
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 Cardamom
• 1 Cinnamon stick
• 2 pinch hing
• 3 Cloves
• to taste Salt
• to taste Chili powder
• 1 tsp Black pepper powder
• 1 tsp Garam masala
• 0.5 tsp Turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp (chopped) 🥕 carrot
• 2 tbsp Green 🍏 peas
• 2 tbsp (chopped) Capsicum
• 2 tbsp (chopped) 🧅 onion pieces
• 2 tbsp (chopped) 🍅 Tomato

Steps

1. Rinse and soak black rice for 30 minutes, then drain.
2. Heat ghee in a pan on medium flame. Add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and hing.
3. When mustard seeds crackle, add onions and sauté until translucent.
4. Add tomatoes, capsicum, green peas, and carrots. Sauté lightly.
5. Add turmeric, garam masala, black pepper, chili powder, and salt. Mix well.
6. Add soaked black rice and stir to combine.
7. Pour in 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then simmer until rice is 80% cooked and fluffy.
8. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves before serving.