Garlic Rice Recipe | Lunch Box recipe | Easy rice recipes
If you are a working mother, a bachelor, or a housewife, this garlic rice recipe is really time-saving for the morning rush hours. This is a quick lunch box recipe that doesn't require any additional side dishes or gravy. The garlic flavor is pungent and powerful; it is well-flavored and delicious, and if you prefer, you can enjoy it with a simple raita. Try this vegan rice recipe; it will be loved by your family members. This is a healthy recipe too, as garlic is packed with antioxidants and helps boost immunity. It also reduces the risk of heart disease.
Step-by-step Instructions to make garlic rice
Ingredients:-
- Basmati Rice - 200 gm washed and strained
- water - 4 cups to cook rice
- salt
- Oil /butter /ghee - 3 tbsp
- Garlic chopped - 1/4 cup
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Urid daal - 1/2 tsp
- Chana daal - 1 tsp
- Shallots - 1/4 cup
- green chili - 2
- Dry red chili - 2
- curry leaves
- coriander leaves
- pepper powder - 1 tsp
Preparation:-
1. Cook rice by boiling 4 cups of water, adding enough salt to the water, and then add the soaked basmati rice. Cook rice in boiling water for 5 minutes; once cooked, wash and strain; set aside.
2. To a heavy bottom pan, add 3 tbsp oil, add the chopped garlic, and fry until it turns golden. Remove and set aside.
3. Add half a teaspoon of mustard seeds to the remaining oil; when it begins to crackle, add half a teaspoon of urad daal and one teaspoon of Chana daal.
4. Add chopped shallots, green chili, dry red chili, and curry leaves. Cook until the shallots turn color. then add half of the fried garlic and save the remaining half for garnish. Add cooked rice; check for salt at this stage and add if necessary; then add 1 tsp of pepper powder.
5. Cook for 2 minutes on low heat, stirring constantly; garnish with remaining fried garlic and coriander leaves. Delicious garlic rice is ready to serve. You can have it as such or enjoy it with Raitha and serve it with papad, chips, or potato fries.
- 200 g Basmati Rice (washed and strained)
- 4 cup Water (to cook rice)
- Salt (as required)
- 3 tbsp Oil /butter /ghee
- 1/4 cup Garlic (Chopped)
- 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Urid Daal
- 1 tsp Chana Daal
- 1/4 cup Shallots
- 2 Green Chili
- 2 Dry Red Chili
- Few Curry Leaves
- Few Coriander Leaves
- 1 tsp Pepper Powder
Cook rice by boiling 4 cups of water, add enough salt to water, then add the soaked basmati rice. cook rice in boiling water for 5 minutes, once cooked wash and strain set aside.
To a heavy bottom pan add 3 tbsp oil, add chopped garlic fry until it turns golden, remove and set aside.
To the remaining oil add half teaspoon of mustard seeds, when it starts to crackle add half a teaspoon of urad daal and 1 teaspoon of Chana daal.
Add chopped shallots, green chili, dry red chili, and curry leaves. saute until shallots change their color. then add half of the fried garlic and save the remaining half for garnish. add cooked rice, check for salt at this stage add if required then add 1 tsp of pepper powder.
Stir well and cook for 2 minutes on low flame, garnish with remaining fried garlic and coriander leaves. Delicious garlic rice is ready to serve. you can have it as such or enjoy with Raitha and serve it with papad, chips, or potato fry.