Curried rice is one of the most commonly cooked dishes in Indian kitchens on busy days. This one-pot dish gets ready quickly and is loved by almost everyone.
It’s also one of the first few dishes that most Indians learn to make and survive on in their initial days of college and job.
This is enough to tell how easy it’s to make this curried rice with vegetables recipe.
It gets ready in just 35 minutes.
Ingredient notes and substitute suggestions
Rice: Basmati rice is the best for making curried rice but you can use other varieties of rice too with long or medium-sized grains. Don’t use a sticky variety of rice. Mixed vegetables: Generally cauliflower, green peas, carrot, and green beans are used in curried rice. You can also add other ingredients like broccoli, bell pepper, or mushrooms. Even soya chunks taste great in this dish. Just soak them in hot water for a few minutes before using in the recipe. Red onion: Red onion tastes the best in Indian recipes but you can use other varieties too. Fresh cilantro: If you don’t like cilantro, skip it but don’t replace it with parsley in Indian recipes. Parsley doesn’t go well with Indian flavors. Turmeric powder: You may skip turmeric if you don’t want to add yellow color to your dish. Coriander powder: It’s the powdered form of dried coriander seeds and is used as a spice to flavor Indian dishes. Red chili powder: If you don’t like very spicy food, either skip it or use a milder variety like Kashmiri red chili powder. Garam masala: It’s a flavorful blend of Indian spices and you can easily find it in any South Asian grocery store. Cooking oil: Use any neutral-flavored cooking oil. Non-vegans may also use ghee to make curried rice. Cumin seeds: Instead of cumin seeds you can also use black mustard seeds. Both can be used too. I have used only two whole spices in this dish, you can also use other whole spices like black peppercorns, cloves, star anise, cinnamon stick, etc to flavor curried rice.
Step 2: Add chopped onion. Cook until the onion turns translucent. Step 3: Add minced garlic and saute for a few seconds i.e. until the raw smell of garlic goes away. Step 4: Add chopped vegetables, ginger, and green chilies. Cook for 4-5 minutes. Step 5: Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, ground black pepper, and salt. Step 6: Saute for a minute. Step 7: Add rinsed rice. Step 8: Saute rice with spices and vegetables for around 2 minutes. Step 9: Add water. Step 10: Cover the pot and cook for around 20 minutes or until the rice is cooked and then switch off the stove. Step 11: Don’t remove the lid for around 5 minutes. After removing the lid, add chopped cilantro. Step 12: Fluff rice with a fork. Your flavorful curried rice with vegetables is ready to be enjoyed! If you are a vegan and can’t have yogurt serve it with a refreshing chutney like mint chutney, tomato chutney, or raw mango chutney. It can also be paired with a refreshing Indian salad like kachumber salad or masala pyaz. However, if you want to serve it with a curry or dal it can be done too. You can pick some of the following dishes to serve with this flavored basmati rice:
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