Mouthwatering Marriage Buffet Special Vegetable Brinji Rice By Raji's Smart Kitchen "Cook Food in a Smart Way".
Hello Readers,How are You? I hope you all are fine.Rice is one of the most consumed food in India.We make many different variety rice dishes daily like pulav,puliyogare,lemon rice,briyani,etc.,In this blog I post a very famous rice recipe which is compulsorily served as one dish in buffet lunch of marriage function in Tamilnadu.Here I share that recipe of how to
make a Mouthwatering Marriage Buffet Special Vegetable Brinji Rice which I have tried.
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Now lets us know about this recipe.In tamil bay leaves can be named as brinji illai so this rice recipe can be named as Vegetable Brinji because of the flavour of bay leaves dominated more.Here we cook the rice in coconut milk also gives a rich taste.Now lets know about the ingredients used in this recipe.Here I use basmathi rice for this recipe,you can also use seeraga sambha rice if you prefer.Soaking rice is the important step,you can soak the rice for minimum half an hour and maximium 2 hours so that the rice can be easily cook as well as we get a long rice. Next the coconut milk,here I take 1 1/2 cup rice for that we add totally 3 1/2 cups of water for that I take 1 cup of thick coconut milk and 2 1/2 cup of water.You can also use the thin milk instead of water.Next is vegetables,here I use carrot,peas,beans,broccoli,potato,you can add vegetables as per your choice. Come on lets see the required ingredients and the step by step instruction for this recipe.
Method:
Recipe:
| Preparation Time: 30 Minutes | Cooking Time: 20 Minutes | Serving: 4 |
Ingredients:
Basmathi Rice 1 1/2 Cup.
Mix Vegetables(Carrot,Green Peas,Cauliflower,Beans,Broccoli,Potato)(Cubed) 1 Cup.
Onion(Sliced) 2 Nos.
Bay Leaves 5 to 6 Nos.
Green Cardamom 3 Nos.
Cinnamon Sticks 2 Nos.
Cloves 5 Nos.
Butter 2 Tbsp.
Coconut Milk 1 Cup.
Water 2 1/2 Cups.
Salt as Required.
Mint Leaves Few.
Curry Leaves Few.
Coriander Leaves Few.
Ingredients for Coarse Paste:
Green Chilly 3 Nos.
Garlic Cloves 7 to 8 Nos.
Ginger 1 inch.
Fennel Seeds(Saunf/Sombhu) 1/2 Tsp.
Step By Step Instructions:
- Soak the basmathi rice for minimum half an hour so that the rice can easily cook as well as the length of the rice becomes long.
- For this rice we want to make a paste for that take a mixie jar,add green chilly,ginger,garlic and fennel seeds.Grind it into a coarse paste.Keep it aside.
- Heat butter in a pot along with coconut oil so that the butter can't burnt.Add bay leaves,cloves,cinnamon and curry leaves.
- Add sliced onions and saute it until soft not brown.
- Add the grinded coarse paste to it and saute it until raw smell goes out.
- Add few mint leaves and saute.You can also use dry mint leaves.
- Add vegetables along with required salt and saute it well until the veggies are half done.
- Now add the soaked basmathi rice to it and give a good mix.
- Add 1 cup of coconut milk,2 1/2 cup of water along with required salt(the taste of the water must be little bit salty).Give a good mix,cover and cook it for 6 to 7 minutes.
- Now the rice is cooked well.Gice a gentle mix using fork without breaking the rice.Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Turn off the stove cover with lid.Leave it for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Now our Mouthwatering Marriage Buffet Special Vegetable Brinji Rice is ready.Enjoy...
Pictorial Description:
Soak basmathi rice for half an hour.
Add the coarse paste ingredients in a mixie jar.
Grind it into a coarse paste.
Heat butter in a pot,add bay leaves,cardamom,cloves,cinnamon and curry leaves.
Add onion and saute.
Add the grinded paste.
Add mint leaves and saute until raw smell goes out.
Add vegetables.
Add required salt and fry for 2 to 3 minutes(half done).
Add the soaked rice.
Add 1 cup coconut milk,2 1/2 cups of water along with required salt.Give a good mix.
Cover and cook for 6 to 7 minutes.
Now our rice is cooked well.Gently mix it using fork.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Now Our Mouthwatering Marriage Buffet Special Vegetable Brinji Rice is ready.Enjoy...
Note:
You can also cook this recipe in pressure cooker.For 1 cup of rice,you need to add 3/4 cup of coconut milk and 1 cup of water.Pressure cook for 1 whistle.
Serving Suggestions:
This rice recipe can be served with raitha,simple vegetable stir fry and papads.
