Ingredients and Method to make Cabbage Brown Rice
2 cups shredded cabbage
1 cup frozen or fresh green peas
1 small to medium onion cut fine
1 1/4 cup brown basmati rice
4 tsp coconut oil (or any other oil)
1 clove
2 whole cardamoms
1/2 stick cinnamon
4 small bay leaves
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp garam masala (or according to taste)
2 1/2 cups hot water + 1 cup hot water (additional 1 cup only if required )
salt to taste
1/4 cup grated fresh or frozen coconut
Place basmati rice in a large bowl, fill with fresh water until the rice is covered, swirl the rice once or twice and drain water and keep rice aside.
In a large heavy bottomed pan heat oil, add onions and saute until the onions are transparent, then add clove, cardamoms, cinnamon and bay leaves. Stir these spices a few times.
Add shredded cabbage, green peas, turmeric powder, garam masala, brown rice and 2 1/2 cups hot water and bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat, cover and cook.
Stir this occasionally and check to see if more water is required, add balance of water (about 1 cup) only as required until the rice gets cooked but is not mushy.
Add salt to taste, mix well.
Lastly add grated coconut, mix well and serve hot with curry or raita or chips as preferred.
Serves approximately 2 to 3
Notes
You can make this with white basmati as well, just proceed as with brown basmati, only reduce the bay leaves to 2 and also adjust garam masala as per taste.
With this level of spices this rice was very mild and not too spicy, if you like spicier rice, you could add red chilli powder according to taste to spice it up a bit.
Suggested variation
Sprinkle juice of half a lemon on this quantity of rice just before serving for a slight tartness.
