Garlic rice recipe, using Brown rice

Garlic rice recipe with video and step by step pictures

Garlic rice recipe, a very simple garlic flavored rice made using Brown Sona masoori rice, healthy lunch box recipes. Recently we have switched to brown rice. Actually i tried many varieties of brown rice but somehow not satisfied with any thing. I picked the Brown Sona masoori rice in Sri Murugan stores Singapore and finally completely satisfied with the rice. And the most gratifying thing is kids too started eating this without any fuss. So we almost switched to brown sona masoori rice. This rice goes well with rasam, sambar and curd rice too. Today i wanted to try this brown rice with variety rice and it tasted so yum. We couldn't make out the taste difference too.

 For my readers in Singapore
   Udhayam Brand Millet Brown sona masooriis available in Sri Murugan stores Singapore. They have outlets in Syed Alwi road and the new Sri Murugan plus opened in Simei also have a wide variety of groceries and fresh vegetables. The rice is available in 1 kg pack and 5 kg pack too. You can download Sri Murugan Mobile app (both android and iOs version) and get your grocery by home delivery.

Garlic rice recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian|  Recipe Category: Lunch | Dinner
Prep Time: 10 mins   |  Cook time: 30 mins |  serves: 2 | Author: Jeyashri 
Garlic rice recipe, a very simple garlic flavored rice made using Brown Sona masoori rice, healthy lunch box recipes.

    Brown sona masoori rice  1/3 cup 
    White chana  1/2 cup (cooked)
    Garlic  3 cloves
    Coriander seeds  1 tsp
    Channa dal  1 tsp
    Red chili  1 and 1/2
    Coconut  2 tblsp
    Ghee 1/2 tsp
    Oil   4 tsp
    Salt  as needed
    Mustard seeds   1/2 tsp
    Curry leaves   few

Method:

• Wash the rice and soak this in water for 10 minutes.
• Pressure cook this for 6-7 whistles and keep in a lowest possible flame for 5 minutes.
• Switch off the flame.
• Cook the soaked chana also in the cooker in a separate vessel.
• Chop the garlic finely. 
• In a pan add ghee and add the chopped garlic, coriander seeds, channa dal and red chili.
• Roast it till the dal and garlic turns brown. 
• Add the coconut and roast it in a low flame. 
• Switch off the flame once the coconut turns slightly brown. 
• Allow this to cool completely.
• Grind this into a fine powder.
• In a pan add oil and add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• Add the cooked chana.
• You can add peanuts also and skip the chana.
• Add the cooked rice to this.
• Add the garlic spice powder to this.
• Mix gently and evenly.
• Add salt. Mix well.
• Switch off the flame. 
• Serve with any raita or papad or vadam.

                                   Video of how to make Garlic rice recipe

                            

Method with step by step pictures:

• Wash the rice and soak this in water for 10 minutes.

• Pressure cook this for 6-7 whistles in 3/4 cup water and keep in a lowest possible flame for 5 minutes.
• Switch off the flame.
• Cook the soaked chana also in the cooker in a separate vessel.

• Chop the garlic finely. 
• In a pan add ghee and add the chopped garlic, coriander seeds, channa dal and red chili.
• Roast it till the dal and garlic turns brown. 

• Add the coconut and roast it in a low flame. 
• Switch off the flame once the coconut turns slightly brown. 

• Allow this to cool completely.
• Grind this into a fine powder.

• In a pan add oil and add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• Add the cooked chana.
• You can add peanuts also and skip the chana.
• Add the cooked rice to this.

• Add the garlic spice powder to this.
• Mix gently and evenly.
• Add salt. Mix well.

• Switch off the flame. 
• Serve with any raita or papad or vadam.

Notes:

1. Instead of fresh coconut you can add kopra | dry coconut.
2. Chana can be replaced with peanuts, in that case, just saute raw peanuts in oil after adding mustard and curry leaves.
3. You can use basmati rice or normal white rice too. 
4. Garlic rice tastes best for lunch box too.