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Easy Broccoli Rice Recipe | Quick One Pot Meal | Lunch Box Special

May 27, 2015 By Sangeetha Priya 4 Comments

One easy and healthy one pot meal using broccoli is our today’s recipe. You may think why i am using basmati rice often for this kind off rice varieties… My lil one prefers basmati hence i use frequently but you can use any type of cooked rice for this recipe.

Ingredients

Boiled Rice – 1 and 1/2 Cups
Shredded Broccoli – 3/4th Cup
Egg – 1-2 Numbers (Optional)
Red Chili Powder- 1tsp or As Needed
Pepper Powder – 1/2tsp
Chana Dal – 1 Tbsp
Onion – 1 Medium
Garam Masala Powder -1tsp
Cumin Seeds – 1/2tsp
Mustard Seeds – 1/2tsp
Salt and Oil – As Needed

Method

  • Soak and cook the basmati rice as per instruction on the package.
  • Otherwise soak the basmati rice 40 minutes with 1:1.75 cups ratio of Rice and Water cook the basmati in pressure cooker for 2 hisses or in stove top.
  • Meanwhile shred the broccoli and make the other ingredients ready.
  • In a pan add a tsp oil grease well and stir fry the eggs (if using) with pepper powder and 1/2tsp salt, transfer it to another bowl and keep aside.
  • In the same pan add necessary oil or butter or ghee.
  • Temper mustard seeds and cumin seeds when oil is hot.
  • Now add chana dal and saute till dal turns golden brown.
  • Add the chopped onion saute for 3-4 minutes in medium flame till it turns golden brown (Pic 1).
  • Now add red chili powder, garam masala powder saute for 30 seconds and add shred broccoli.
  • Saute the broccoli till raw smell disappears, approx 4-5 minutes (Pic 2).
  • Now add fried egg mixture saute for a minute (Pic 2)
  • Finally add cooked rice (Pic 3) and mix all together.
  • Adjust salt and red chili powder at this point, now the Broccoli rice is ready in minutes…
  • Serve it plain or with any raita…

 

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  1. Mullai Madavan

    June 1, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    Broccoli rice looks yummy, would love to try!

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  2. Mayuri Patel

    May 29, 2015 at 5:52 pm

    that's a brilliant idea to shred the broccoli. Makes the rice looks so much yummier.

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  3. Veena Theagarajan

    May 29, 2015 at 1:09 am

    healthy and quick one pot meal recipe

    Reply
  4. Linsy Patel

    May 28, 2015 at 12:49 am

    love the way to use up leftover rice, lovely dish

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