Delicious Vegetable Brown Rice Pilau Recipe
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Ingredients
2 Cups Brown Rice
2-3 Tbsp Fresh Ginger, minced ( about 2 inches of ginger root)
2-3 Tbsp Garlic, minced
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp ground cumin powder
3 Tbsp Pilau masala mix
3 tsp salt ( or to taste)
2 Tbsp coconut powder ( or 1/4 cup coconut milk / cream)
8 cups hot water
1/4 tsp black peppercorns ( optional)
5-10 cardamom pods ( optional)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup green peas
Directions
- On a clean tray, sort the brown rice and wash it. Set aside
- Peel the ginger and garlic.Chop them coarsely then separately, pound them with a mortar and pestle to create a coarse mush. Set aside.
- Place the cumin seeds, cardamom pods and black peppercorns in the mortar and add a few drops of water.Pound to a coarse mush.
- Place the pot on the stove. You will need a medium sized pot which can take 8 cups of water with at least 1/4 of the pot with room to spare.
- Add the vegetable oil to the pot and switch on the stove to medium heat.
- Add the cumin seeds, black peppercorns and cardamom mix to the hot oil and stir.
- Immediately add the rest of the dry spices and salt except the coconut powder and stir. Be careful not to let the spices burn.
- As the spices start to brown slightly, add the minced ginger and garlic and stir. Let this cook until the garlic is tender and fragrant.
- Add the washed rice and stir to incorporate the spices completely in the rice.
- Add 7 cups of hot water to the rice and stir.
- Place the coconut powder in a small bowl or cup and add the 8th cup of water to the coconut powder. Mix to create coconut milk. If you are using coconut milk/ cream, add it to 1/2 cup of water and pour it into the rice, and mix.
- Cover the pot and let the rice cook on medium heat for about 30 minutes or until the water evaporates and the rice is plump and not chewy.
- Add the green peas and fluff up the rice with a fork. Cover for another 5 minutes to let the peas cook then switch off the stove.
- Serve hot with beef stew, vegetable stew, chicken korma, or other stew of your choice with a side of baked plantain or sliced ripe bananas for an unforgettable blend of flavors Enjoy!
