Easy to make Carrot Rice - Lunch box Recipes - Simple Lunch box Recipes for Kids

Carrot Rice is one of the healthy and easy to make lunchbox recipe which can be prepared in minutes in the early morning and packed for lunch for kids. Carrots are good source of beta carotene, fiber, vitamin K1, potassium, and antioxidants. Include carrots in our day to day menu to boost immunity.

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Ingredients for making Carrot rice

Grated carrots - 1 cup

Raw rice - 1 cup

Sambar powder - 2 tsp.

Chopped onions - 1 cup

Chopped green chilly - 1

A pinch of Turmeric powder

1/2 cup chopped Coriander leaves

Oil and ghee  as required

mustard seeds - 1 tsp.

clove and cinnamon stick - 2

fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp.

Method for making Carrot rice

1. Wash and soak the raw rice for 15 minutes, drain the water and cook the rice using 1 and 1/2 cup of water with  little salt and 1 tsp of oil. Cook this in a low flame for 10 minutes and take care it is not over cooked.

2. Heat oil in a pan, splutter the mustard seeds add the clove, saunf and cinnamon and then the chopped onions, green chilly and saute them till they become transparent.

3. Next add the grated carrots, sambar powder, turmeric powder and salt saute well in a medium flame for 5 minutes.

4. To this add the cooked  rice and mix gently.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

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