Vegetable Rice with Cheese Sauce, flavourful and kids-friendly rice preparation.
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Vegetable Rice with Cheese Sauce
Here is a flavourful and kids-friendly rice preparation with a patriotic hue. Kids will love the texture of the cheese sauce topped rice, as well as the colourful garnish of crisp, stir-fried veggies. While this is best had hot, it can also be packed for snack-time.
Preparation Time: 15 minutes.
Cooking Time: 19 minutes.
Serves 3.
For the rice
½ cup rice (chawal), soaked for 15 minutes and drained
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
¼ cup finely chopped onions
1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
Salt to taste
For the cheese sauce
2 cheese slices, broken into pieces
1 tsp butter
1 tsp plain flour (maida)
¾ cup milk
Salt to taste
For the stir-fried vegetables
½ cup chopped and boiled French beans
½ cup chopped and boiled carrots
½ cup boiled sweet corn kernels (makai ke dane)
1 tsp butter
Salt to taste
For the rice
1. Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds.
2. When the seeds crackle, add the onions and garlic and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
3. Add the rice, salt and 1¼ cups of hot water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes, or till the rice is cooked, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
For the cheese sauce
1. Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan, add the plain flour and cook on a medium flame for a few seconds.
2. Add the milk, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute or till the sauce is thickens, while stirring continuously.
3. Add the cheese slices and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes or till the cheese melts, while stirring continuously. Keep aside.
For the stir-fried vegetables
1. Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan, add the French beans, corn, carrots, sweet corn and salt and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes. Keep aside.
How to proceed
1. Reheat the rice in a broad non-stick pan, add the cheese sauce and stir-fried vegetables, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
2. Serve hot.
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