Carrot Rice

Ingredients

• • Rice - 1 cup
• • Carrots - 3
• • Onions - 2
• • Peanuts (roasted) - 2 ½ tablespoons
• • Oil - 2 tablespoons
• • Salt - as required
• • Cinnamon - 1 inch
• • Cloves - 3

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Ingredients For Masala Powder

• • Coriander seeds - 1 ½ teaspoons
• • Cumin seeds - ¾ teaspoon
• • Red chillies - 4
• • Coconut (grated, dry) - 2 tablespoons

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Ingredients For Garnishing

• • Almonds (roasted) - 5 tablespoons
• • Raisins - 2 tablespoons

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Method

• 1. Cut onions into small pieces.
• 2. Blanch whole carrots in boiling water for two to three minutes and then grate it.
• 3. Cook rice, allow it to cool and separate the grains.
• 4. Heat oil, fry cinnamon, clove and onions.
• 5. Fry till it becomes transparent.
• 6. Add grated carrots, fry till the raw smell goes.
• 7. Sprinkle water if necessary.
• 8. Add rice, salt, powdered spices and fry over a high flame for few minutes.
• 9. Add powdered peanuts before removing from fire.
• 10. Mix well and serve.
• 11. Heat a Teaspoon of oil fry the above ingredients, finally add coconut fry till brown and powder.
• 12. Garnish with almonds and raisins before serving any pulao.