The Paleo Recipe Book

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Indian Rice Recipes - Aloo Gobi Ki Tahari

Ingredients:

500g basmati rice
225g aloo (potatoes), peeled and cut into 4 pieces
225g gobi (cauliflower), cut into florets
85g oil
2 tsp turmeric
1/4 ginger water
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
4 bay leaves
8 cloves
4 cardamoms
Small piece of cinnamon

Method:

1. Wash the basmati rice and soak in water for 30 minutes.

2. Heat oil in a pan, fry cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamoms for few minutes. Then add rice, cauliflower florets, potato pieces and fry for another 5 minutes.

3. Later add turmeric and ginger water to the above mixture and stir well.

4. Transfer this mixture to the rice cooker, add required water, salt, chili powder and garam masala. Stir well until the ingredients mixes well with rice.

5. Cook until it is done and garnish with cilantro leaves, if desired.