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Burmese Rice
Ingredients:
- Rice- 1½ cup
- Cooking oil- 4 tbsp
- Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
- Chopped capsicum- 1
- Chopped carrot- 1
- Chopped french beans- 5-6
- Mushroom slices- ½ cup
- Chopped onion- 1
- Chopped green chillies- 2
- Grated ginger- 1 tsp
- Cinnamon stick- 2-3 half inch
- Red chilli powder- ½ Tsp
- Cumin powder- ½ Tsp
- Bay leaves- 2
- Vinegar- 2 tbsp
- Tomato sauce- ½ cup
- Salt to taste
Method:
- Wash and soak rice in water for half an hour.
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in pressure cooker and splutter half of the cumin.
- Add bay leaves and cinnamon stick and fry for a minute.
- Add rice, 3 cups of water and salt, cook till the water absorb.
- Heat remaining oil in a pan and splutter the cumin seeds.
- Add chopped onion and green chillies, fry till onion change to golden color.
- Add ginger, mushrooms, carrot, capsicum and french beans.
- Fry all the vegetables on slow flame till they become soft.
- Add chilli powder, cumin powder, tomato sauce, salt and vinegar.
- Saute for a minutes and cover the lid.
- Slow the flame and cook for 5-6 minutes
- Place a layer of rice in a greased dish and pour half of the mixed vegetables.
- Place again a layer of rice over the vegetable layer.
- Place alternate layer of all cooked rice and vegetables.
- Preheat oven at 350°F shift the covered dish into the oven.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes and serve hot.





By Chanchal
13-Nov-2010
