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Bengali vegetable fried rice

5 from 1 vote
A light and flavourful rice recipe with vegatable and dry fruits from the Bengali cuisine
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Bengali, Indian
Calories: 129
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Basmati rice soaked for 15 minutes
  • 1 cup carrots diced
  • 1 cup French beans chopped 1 cm in length
  • 1 cup peas fresh or frozen
  • 3-4 fresh gren chillis slit (optional)
  • 6-7 cashews
  • 8-10 raisins
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2-3 pods cardamon
  • 2 inch cinamon stick
  • 2-3 cloves
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • 2 tsp crushed black pepper
  • 2 tsp salt or to taste
  • 2 tbsp ghee

Equipment

  • Shallow cooking pot with lid

Method
 

  1. Rinse the rice well and set it to cook in a pot with 6 cups water, until 90% cooked. Drain and set aside to cool
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  2. Keep all your veggies and dry fruits ready
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  3. Heat the ghee and when it melts add the whole spices
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  4. When they turn fragrant, add the cashews and raisins. Saute until the cashews turn golden and the raisins puff up
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  5. Add the vegetables, saute them on high heat for 4-5 minutes
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  6. Add the cooked and drained rice, the spice powders along with the salt
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  7. Mix well, but gently, and add the chillis
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  8. Mix again, cover and cook it on a low flame for 10-12 minutes or until the rice is completely cooked
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  9. Serve the Bengali vegetable fried rice hot, with a curry or dal. Enjoy!
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Notes

  • When cooking the rice with the vegetables, ensure to do so over low heat and covered
  • Keep stirring the rice intermittently while cooking, with the veggies, to prevent it from sticking to the base of the pot
  • Be gentle while stirring so as to prevent breaking the rice grains 
  • cm - centimeter
  • tsp - teaspoon
  • tbsp - tablespoon
  • 1 cup = 250 millilitres