Empty Nest Mummy

A really tasty Pilau Rice dish, perfect for adding more veggies into your kids’ diet!

There’s just a tiny bit of prep with the vegetables, but you can pretty much leave the rice to sort itself.

Many thanks to Nila from Nila’s Kitchen for the recipe and for teaching us to cook it.

This was a HUGE hit with the kids.

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Vegetable Pilau Rice

A super easy and very tasty vegetable pilau rice dish to accompany curry. Great for getting a few more veg into your family's diet too!

Course

Side Dish

Cuisine

Indian

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 1/2 carrot
• 150 grammes sweetcorn
• 150 grammes peas
• 1 tablespoon ghee
• 5 cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 pinch saffron
• 500 grammes basmatic rice or other long-grain rice

Course Side Dish Cuisine Indian Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Servings people Ingredients 1/2 carrot 150 grammes sweetcorn 150 grammes peas 1 tablespoon ghee 5 cloves 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 pinch saffron 500 grammes basmatic rice or other long-grain rice

Instructions

1. Peel the carrot and cut into very small cubes.
2. Heat the ghee in a large pan with a tight-fitting lid.
3. When the ghee has melted, add in the cloves.
4. When the cloves start to pop, stir in the rice and vegetables. Stir until they are all coated in the ghee.
5. Add 600ml of boiling water and bring it all to the boil.
6. Cover the pan, them simmer on the lowest setting for 12 to 15 minutes until the rice is tender.
7. Let the steam dry off, then fluff up with a fork.