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Quick Mexican Rice

Apr-07-2018
Vanitha Bhat
15 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
2 People
Serves
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ABOUT Quick Mexican Rice RECIPE

Spicy, flavorful Mexican rice, simmered in a tomato-onion puree with spices and vegetables; a good accompaniment with any Mexican dish or with a side salad.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Easy
  • Mexican
  • Main Dish

Ingredients Serving: 2

  1. ½ cup rice
  2. 1 large tomato
  3. 1 large onion
  4. 3 cloves garlic
  5. 1 to 2 green chillies/jalapenos
  6. ½ teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  7. ½ teaspoon jeera/cumin seeds
  8. 1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder (for spice and color)
  9. ½ cup corn kernels
  10. ¼ cup green bell pepper/capsicum
  11. ¼ cup red bell pepper/capsicum
  12. 3 tablespoons oil
  13. Salt to taste
  14. Freshly chopped coriander leaves/cilantro for garnishing
  15. 1 fresh lemon or lime

Instructions

  1. Wash the rice well, drain and keep aside. In a small blender jar, add tomato (roughly chopped) and ½ of the onion (roughly chopped).
  2. Blend to a fine paste or puree and keep aside.
  3. Heat oil in a pressure pan; once the oil is hot, add the jeera and sauté till it starts to crackle. Add rest of the onions (finely chopped), garlic (grated or finely chopped) and slit green chilies.
  4. Sauté on medium heat for a few minutes till the onions turn translucent and the raw smell of the garlic is gone. Stir in the rice and fry on medium low till the moisture is all gone and each grain of rice is well toasted.
  5. Add the tomato puree with chili powder and mix well.
  6. Fry for a few minutes more till most of the moisture is gone. Add the vegetables (bell pepper and corn), oregano and salt to taste; fry again for about 1 to 2 minutes.
  7. Stir in 1 ½ cups of hot water (ratio of rice to water is 1:1 ½ ); give it a good stir.
  8. Taste the mixture for salt and add if needed. Close the pressure pan lid and cook on high. After the first whistle, reduce the heat to low and cook for about 5 minutes.
  9. Turn off the heat and let the pressure drop by itself. Once the pressure has been released completely, open the pan and fluff up the rice gently with a fork.
  10. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve spicy Mexican rice with a wedge of lime or lemon.

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Foram Galaiya
Jul-15-2018
Foram Galaiya   Jul-15-2018

The quantity serves 2 person... For 4 person should the quantity be double then mentioned?

Hema Mallik
Apr-09-2018
Hema Mallik   Apr-09-2018

Quick and easy to make.

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