Carrot Rice Recipe

Ingredients for Carrot Rice

Rice – 2 cup

Carrots – 5 [grate it without peeling the skin]

Ground nuts – 10 gms [fried]

Cloves – 2

Cinnamon – 1 piece

Broken black gram – 1 tsp

Bengal gram – 1 tsp

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Curry leaves – 1 strand

Coriander seeds – 1 ½ tsp

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Coconut – 1 tbsp [grated]

Red Chilies – 4

Oil – 2 tbsp

Method of Preparation of Carrot Rice

Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan and add red chilies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds and fry for 2 minutes. Add grated coconut and fry for 1 minute and remove from heat. Grind it after it cools down.

Grind the fried groundnuts coarsely. Cook the rice and let it cool.

Heat remaining oil in a pan, add cl0oves, cinnamon, mustard seeds, broken black gram, and Bengal gram and fry for 2 minutes. Add chopped onion and curry leaves and fry for 5 minutes, and then add grated carrots and fry till the carrots are cooked.

Add cooked rice and mix well. Add salt and ground masala and mix gently.

Add ground nut powder and remove from the flame. Serve hot with pappad and salad.