Kuttanad`s Rice Bowl
Pumpkin rice sandwiched with coconut rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup Long grain rice or Jeera rice washed and drained
- 150 g Red pumpkin peeled, deseeded and cubed
- 100 g Golden Apricot diced, ready to eat
- 50 g Raisins
- 1/2 cup Red capsicum diced
- 1 no Onion chopped fine, small
- 1/2 tsp Ginger crushed
- 1/2 tsp Garlic crushed
- 1 no Green chillies finely sliced
- 2 tsp Biryani masala ground
- 1/2 cup Coriander leaves chopped
- 2 tsp Pomegranate molasses
- 1 1/2 cups Boiling water
- Ghee and oil, for cooking
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pot. Add onions and cook gently for 5 minutes or until soft.
- Stir in biryani masala and when aromatic, add red pumpkin and apricots.
- Saute for about 3 minutes over moderate heat until the pumpkin is coated with the masala. Pour 1/2 cup hot water and raisins. Stir and let it cook(with the lid on) till the pumpkin is almost tender and the liquid absorbed. Pour the pomegranate molasses and stir.
- Add the rice, stir over moderate heat until the grains of rice are coated with the biryani masala.
- Bring it to a boil and then simmer for 6 minutes till done. Let the pot sit for 5 minutes.
- Half fill the bottom of a mould with coconut rice and pile the pumpkin rice on top. Press down to stay firm. Unmould to a serving plate. Garnish.
- Serve hot with any korma curry and enjoy.
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The image looks so yummy, hopefully dish is also yummy. Thanks for sharing a nice recipe.