Recipe: Pilau Rice within 30 minutes
This dish takes less than 30 minutes to make. It's healthy, filling and can be eaten hot or cold.
This recipe serves 2.
Ingredients for vegan pilau rice
• 1/2 teaspoon of oil – I use sunflower oil or olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon of mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon of cumin seeds
• 2 cloves
• 1 stick of cinnamon
• a handful of raw red skin peanut kernels – about 30g
• 1 fresh chilli – finely chopped
• 2 carrots - chopped into small cubes
• a handful of chopped fresh coriander
• 1 bowl of peas – about 150g
• 3/4 of a cup of rice - brown or white
• salt to taste
• 1/8 of a teaspoon of turmeric
• 2 and 1/4 teacups of water
How to make vegan pilau rice
1. Soak the rice in hot water
2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a pan and when it’s hot, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, cloves and cinnamon
3. Put the lid on the pan and leave it on a low heat
4. When the seeds begins to pop add the peanuts and chilli
5. After 30 seconds, add the carrots and put the lid on the pan
6. Wash and drain the rice
7. After 2 minutes add the washed rice, 2 and 1/4 teacups of water, salt and turmeric
8. Turn the heat up to medium high, put the lid on the pan and leave it to cook for 5 minutes
9. Add the peas, stir, turn the heat down to a low setting and leave the contents to cook with the lid on the pan
10. Cook on a low heat for 15 minutes
11. Keeping the lid on the pan, tilt the pan towards you to see if there’s any excess water in it
12. If the rice is fluffy and there’s no water left in the pan, turn the heat it off
13. If not, continue cooking for another 5 minutes
14. Add some coriander and serve in a bowl or a small plate
Serving suggestion
Enjoy with some plain vegan yoghurt.