Tricolour Rice

Happy Republic day in advance.
We will celebrate it tomorrow 26th January . We love the combination of energizing colours of our Indian flag.

This week our #Foodiemonday #bloghop team decided to create the same spirit in our food. So theme of this week is tricolour.
And my contribution is tricolour rice.

Three colour and three different taste. My kitchen filled with lovely aroma. Three different flavour made this rice super delicious.
Enjoy this aromatic tricolour rice on this republic day.

Recipe

Basmati rice  – 1 cup

Ghee or clarified butter  – 1 and 1/2 tablespoon

Cumin seeds  – 1/2  teaspoon

Cardamom  – 4 broken

Cloves  — 3

Cinnamon  – a small stick

Bay leaf  – 1

Salt to taste

Sugar to taste

For orange colour

Orange carrot  – 2 medium chopped or grated

Tomato  – 1 chopped

Salt to taste

Oil  – 1 tablespoon

Onion  – 1 chopped

Ginger paste  – 1/2 teaspoon

Garlic paste  – 1/2 teaspoon

Kashmiri red chilli powder  – 1 teaspoon

Cumin powder  – 1/2 teaspoon

Garam masala powder  – 1/4 teaspoon optional

For green colour

Coriander leaves  – 1 cup chopped

Green chilli  – 1 chopped

Capsicum  – 1/2 chopped

Salt to taste

Spring onion  – 1 chopped

Oil  – 1 tablespoon

Onion  – 1 chopped

Ginger paste  – 1/2 teaspoon

Garlic paste  – 1/2 teaspoon

Cumin powder  – 1/2 teaspoon

Garam masala powder  – 1/4 teaspoon optional

juice of 1/2 lemon

Method

Heat ghee or clarified butter in a pressure cooker. Add cumin seeds, bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves. Let the cumin seeds crackle. Then add rice. Stir gently.

Add salt and sugar. Mix well and add water. Close the lid. Switch off the flame after 1 whistle. Let the pressure cooker cool down.
Fluff the rice gently.

Divide the rice in 3 equal portion.
Grind carrot and tomato. You can use little water to make smooth paste.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a nonstick pan. Add chopped onion. Fry till its starts to change colour. Add ginger and garlic paste. Saute till the raw smell goes away.

Now add the carrot tomato paste. Saute and add salt, cumin powder, garam masala powder and kashmiri red chilli powder.
Saute till the mixture dried up completely.
Now add the rice. Mix gently and keep aside.

Grind coriander leaves, capsicum, spring onion and green chilli.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil again. Add chopped onion. Fry till its starts to change it’s colour. Add ginger and garlic paste. Saute till the raw smell goes away.

Add the coriander, capsicum, spring onion and  green chilli paste.
Mix well. Add salt cumin powder and garam masala powder.

Saute till the mixture dried up. Add lemon juice and rice. Mix gently and keep aside.

Now you have 3 coloured rice. White, orange and green.
Discard the bay leaf.

Arrange the three coloured rice on a plate. You can arrange them in your desired design. Or arrange them in a glass bowl in three layers.

Garnish with onion piece, lemon slice and coriander leaves.
Serve hot.

Note – If you don’t like coriander leaves, you can use mint leaves or green peas too. Use your favourite flavour and enjoy.