I rarely make dishes where carrot is the main ingredient. It is healthy and because of that, it gets added to as many dishes possible. But when K, bought a huge bag of carrots saying that we need to be eating more carrots, I was stumped. That was how the carrot rice was born. To add more flavor, I added lemon juice and it was a welcome and colorful variation to the usual lemon rice. If you like lemon rice, you will love this for sure and like us if you want to include more carrots, then do try this rice. I hand grated the carrots, but if you are using the food processor it gets easier. Off to the recipe.
Carrot Lemon Rice
Healthy rice with carrots and lemon juice.
Ingredients:
- For Seasoning
- oil - 1 tbsp
- mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
- urad dal - 1.5 tsp
- channa dal - 1.5 tsp
- peanuts - 4 tsp
- green chilly - 3
- ginger - small piece
- curry leaves - few
- For Rice
- basmati rice - 1.5 cups
- onion - 1/4 cup - chopped
- carrots - 1.5 cups - grated
- salt - to taste
- turmeric - 1/4 tsp
- asafoetida - pinch
- lemon juice - 4 tbsp
Instructions:
Cook basmati rice and allow to cool.
Heat oil and splutter mustard seeds. Add the rest of the seasoning ingredients and saute until the dals turn golden brown. Next add onions and saute until onions are cooked.
Next add carrots, turmeric, salt and asafoetida. Saute for 2 -3 minutes and add lemon juice. Turn the stove off and mix well.
Add the prepared carrot mixture to the cooked and cooled rice. Mix gently. Serve with chips.
1. I sauteed the carrots for only 2 - 3 minutes to keep it crunchy. Cook for a longer time if you want it to be cooked thoroughly.
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Pictorial
1. Cook basmati rice and allow to cool.
2. Heat oil and splutter mustard seeds. Add the rest of the seasoning ingredients and saute until the dals turn golden brown.
3. Dals are golden brown.
4. Add onion.
5. Saute until the onion is cooked.
6. Add the shredded carrot.
7. Add asafoetida, turmeric powder and salt.
8. Saute for 2 - 3 minutes. (Longer if you want the carrots to be cooked nicely.)
9. Add lemon juice and turn the stove off.
10. Mix well.
11. Add the mixture to the cooked and cooled rice. Mix gently.
12. Carrot rice ready.
Colorful and healthy rice ready. We had it with potato fry.
Enjoy!
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This is such a great use for carrot! Please do drop me a line on ca4ole@gmail.com if you are ok with me linking it to my blog (Carole’s Chatter). Cheers
Love this simple and healthy rice.. Looks delicious and colorful. I make this rice exactly the same way..
OMG look at the fluffy rice…looks so inviting and yummy
this is our family fav comfort food..rice looks ivniting..more that it, loved that colroful n pretty bowls
Beautiful and definitely a delicious carrot lemon rice, can have it anytime.
delicious looking rice, i always make this for kids lunch box.
a healthy and yummy rice , adding crunchiness with the peanuts…..
Vardhini i love those bowls. But what s at the far corner by the way? That bowl is even more inviting. Curious.Curious
Potato Fry Anusha
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http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2013/02/simple-potato-curry-fry.html
This looks delicious-carrots and peanuts are a great combo. I will try this