Tasty Broccoli and Basil Rice Recipe

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Source: www.krithiskitchen.blogspot.com

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Broccoli and Basil Rice is a flavorful, mouth-watering one pot rice dish which is prefect for weeknight dinner. Broccoli and basil are one of the delightful combination. This dish is prefect for your kid’s, as it is loaded with nutrition. You can relish the healthy and tasty dish with any side dish or can serve it just like that.

Ingredients

1/2 cupblanched broccoli florets
1/4 cupfinely chopped basil
3 1/2 cupscooked long grain rice
1 tbspmelted butter
1 tbspfinely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/4 cupdiagonally cut and blanched baby corn
1/4 cupblanched zucchini cubes
1/2 cupcapsicum (red, yellow and green) cubes
2 tspdry red chili flakes (paprika)
saltto taste
2 tbspmilk

Directions

For Cooking the rice

In a deep pan, pour 6 to 8 cups of water, add salt and 1 tablespoon of oil and then add the rice to the boiling water and cook till the rice is 85% cooked.
Once done, switch off the flame and pour into a colander (perforated vessel) and let the water drain out from the rice and pour some cold water on the rice to stop further cooking.
Add the 1 tablespoon of oil and toss the rice in it and spread the cooked rice on a flat surface and keep it aside to cool.

How To proceed

Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic and fry on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Add the baby corn, broccoli, zucchini and capsicum, mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
Add the cooked rice, chili flakes, salt, milk and basil, mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minute and stir occasionally.
Garnish with cheese and serve it hot with fresh salad.

Meghna Nath