Carrot rice
Carrot rice, from above
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Carrot rice

Leftover rice, two carrots and ten minutes. The lunchbox comes back empty.

20 minTime
6 gProtein each
mildSpice
Gajjari anna for little lunches2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayCarrot, dals and a little coconut. Karnataka tiffin logic.
The original
313kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
20minutessame

Carrot rice as homes pack it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Cooked rice3 cups cooked rice, cooled
Carrot2 medium, grated
Onion1 small, sliced
Green chilli1, slit
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1½ tbsp
Mustard seeds½ tsp
Urad dal (split black gram)1 tsp
Chana dal (split chickpeas)1 tsp
Curry leaves1 sprig
Cashews6 to 8
Garam masala½ tsp
Black pepper¼ tsp, crushed
Fresh grated coconut2 tbsp
Lemon juice2 tsp
Salt1 tsp
Coriander leaves (cilantro)2 tbsp, chopped

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Heat oil, add mustard, urad and chana dal, cashews and curry leaves.
  2. 2Add onion and chilli and cook till soft, then the carrot and salt. Cook 4 to 5 minutes uncovered.
  3. 3Add garam masala, pepper and coconut, then the rice. Toss gently on low for 2 minutes.
  4. 4Off the heat, add lemon and coriander.
Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

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What goes with Carrot rice: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

With a main Ragi mudde with soppu saaru50 min
With a main Huruli saaru60 min
On the side Huruli palya35 min
To drink Ragi malt10 min
Something sweet Mysore pak40 min
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