Fragrant, comforting, and easy to serve as a complete meal, vegetable rice recipe | mix veg rice | quick one pot vegetable rice is a vegetarian Indian rice made with oil, bay leaf / tej patta, and cinnamon / dalchini in about 19 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 9 minutes
- Total time: 19 minutes
- Yield: 2 Servings
- Category: rice
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- 1 inch cinnamon / dalchini
- 2 pods cardamom / elachi
- ½ onion (finely chopped)
- 1 chilli (slit)
- 5 beans (chopped)
- 1 carrot (chopped)
- 2 tbsp peas / matar
- ¼ capsicum (chopped)
- 1 cup basmati rice (soaked 20 minutes)
- 2 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
Method
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 3 tsp oil and saute 1 bay leaf, 1 inch cinnamon and 2 pods cardamom until they turn aromatic.
- now add ½ onion, 1 chilli and saute until they turn translucent.
- further add 5 beans, 1 carrot, 2 tbsp peas and ¼ capsicum.
- stir-fry for 2 minutes without mashing the vegetables.
- now add 1 cup basmati rice (soaked for 20 minutes).
- roast for 2 minutes without breaking rice.
- furthermore, add 2 cup water, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp lemon juice.
- mix well, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. or pressure cook for 2 whistles on medium flame.
- after 20 minutes, give a stir. the rice will be still be moist.
- turn off the flame, cover and rest for 10 minutes.
- finally, add 2 tbsp coriander leaves and enjoy vegetable rice with raita or curry.
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.
