As promised in my previous post of Vegetable stock I am posting the recipe of how to make Mexican Rice which i wanted to try for a long time after tasting this in a Vegetarian restaurant and the recipe i tried from here.
It turned out very well and my hubby who always loves fusion cooking and loves to try new dishes liked this Mexican rice a lot.
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It turned out very well and my hubby who always loves fusion cooking and loves to try new dishes liked this Mexican rice a lot.
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INGREDIENTS:
| BASMATI RICE |LONG GRAIN RICE | 1 AND 1/2 CUP |
| ONION | 1 NO |
| VEGETABLE BROTH | STOCK | 3 CUPS |
| RED KIDNEY BEANS(Cooked) | 1/2 CUP |
| CAPSICUM | 1/2 NO |
| GARLIC | 2 NO |
| OREGANO | 1/2 TSP |
| TOMATO | 2 NO |
| SALT | TO TASTE |
| PEPPER POWDER | 1/2 TSP |
| CORIANDER LEAVES | FEW |
| OIL | 1 TBLSP |
METHOD:
- Wash the rice and drain the water.
- Slice the onions and chop the capsicum .
- Peel the skin of the garlic and finely chop them.
- Puree the tomato in a mixer.
- Soak the red kidney beans overnight and pressure cook this till it becomes soft.
- Drain the water and keep it aside.
- In a heavy bottomed pan, add oil and throw in the chopped garlic.
- Then add the sliced onions and saute till it becomes soft and turns pink.
- Now add the chopped capsicum( i used the red color one).
- Saute well. Add salt.
- Now add the rice and saute well till it turns slightly golden brown.Be careful not to burn it. This is more important as it will give a nice texture to the rice when it is cooked.
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- Add the pureed tomatoes and mix well.
- Add the cooked red kidney beans and throw in the pepper powder and oregano.
- Add 3 cups of vegetable broth to this. Check for salt.
- Allow the mixture to come to a boil. Turn the flame down to a simmer, cover the pan and cook for 20 minutes.
- Fluff the rice with fork. Do not mash it.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Mine got over so i didn’t use .
Note:
- You can use canned red kidney beans also. In that case drain the water and wash it thoroughly and use.
- Tomato can be replaced with tomato puree also. In that case use 1/2 cup of puree.
Very very Healthy rice…
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Simple and nice recipe, looks comforting 🙂 Never tasted before
My fav rice..looks delicious..
nice..so much Indian flavours!!looks yumm
simple and yummy. Feel like tasting it 🙂
inviting dear!! down to singapore !!! my daughter loves it
Simple, healthy recipe..yet diff from the regular pulaos..Mexican rice is one of my fav 🙂
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Looks comforting rice..and filling too..
looks so yummy n very healthy rice… its tempting me more…
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Wow very tempting rice
I had been wanting to try this for a while now…nice recipe..looks yummy
tempting…
Sounds new to me..looks very tempting. Lovely one pot meal!
Sounds very delicious 🙂
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Nice. A variation of our Rajma-Chawal? Looks so tempting.
Love the flavors in this..
delicious rice….
never tasted this one. Looks a bit like our rajma-chawal, isn't it? Addition of broth would increase the nutritional value of this rice. A comforting one pot meal!
Never tried this before,loved the recipe…cute clicks:)
Lovely rice !! Homemade vegetable broth would have elevated the flavours !!
This looks new to me..so well explained.
wOULD LOVE TO TRY THIS RICE.
the veg broth is really useful. nO ADDITIVES just home made goodness.
I do in little different way ..this looks yum …
Nice and easy lunch box option… I do it but add bit of cheese at the end.. Nice clicks as usual
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very delicious mexican rice, shall try this soon 🙂
Very nice recipe. i would like to make it soon.
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Most of your recipies are tried by my wife and i liked very much so i am very thankful to u for giving all this keep it up Abhay Pandit
Great to Know that Sir. Thanks for visiting and trying out the recipes
hey nice recipe…looks tempting can't wait to try this…..thnx for sharing this recipe..
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hi jeyashri,
any substitute for capsicum? or can it be avoided?will it affect the taste?
this is because, i don't have capsicum at home and would like to make this rice now…
thanks.
Just carry on with the rest. flavor may vary but will taste good only i feel
An absolute hit with the family..A lovely recipe..Thanks a ton
Regards
Ranjana