Carrot Rice

Carrot Rice

Ingredients:

Rice - 1 cup

Carrot - Big size -grated - 3

Onion - 2

Fried Groundnut - 2 tbspn(Peel the skin and powder it)

Oil - 2 tbspn

Salt - to taste

Cinnamon - 1 inch piece

Cloves - 3

To Grind:

Coriander seeds - 1 1/2 tspn

Cumin seeds - 3/4 tspn

Red chiilies - 3 or 4 (to taste)

Grated coconut - 2 tbspn

Directions:

• Add 1 tspn oil in a pan and fry the item to be grinded. At the end add the grated coconut, and fry till it becomes brown. 
• Now Grind these and keep the powder aside.
• Finely chop the Onions, grate the Carrot (Peel the skin of the carrot and put in hot water for 2 0r 3 minutes.No need to cook)
• Cook the rice and make it to cool. 
• In a pan, heat the oil , put Cinnamon, cloves (those who doesn't like the taste of cinnamon, cloves remove it from the oil immediately as it splutters).
• Then add Onions to it. Saute till it becomes golden brown
• Then add Carrot to it. Saute till the raw smell of the carrot goes. (If needed sprinkle some water)
• Then add the rice, salt and the grounded masalapowder to it.
• Now mix it in medium flame till the rice gets slightly hot.
• Before switching off the stove add the powdered groundnut to it and mix it
• Serve it with Onion Raitha and Tomato Sauce.
• Yummy carrot rice is ready.