Baby corn rice is a fun and excellent meal to have on your plate. It is versatile; you can mix it with a variety of vegetables you prefer, carrots, potatoes, cauliflower, etc. It’s easy to prepare, this meal only takes a matter of minutes to prepare and cook. And it is a great vegetarian or vegan option for people who have meat restricted diets. You can enjoy this meal at any time of the year, at any season.
Health Benefits
Corn is one of the oldest domesticated vegetables. Humanity has worked for a long time to get corn to the state it is; that includes its shape, size, and current health profile. Eating corn can offer a lot of health benefits. It helps to reduce diabetes, prevent chronic heart conditions like heart attacks, decrease blood pressure, and even reduce neural tube defects at birth. Eating corn also helps to reduce certain digestive conditions like hemorrhoids.
Ingredients
cup Basmati rice: 1
baby corn: 100 -150 g
tbsp oil: 2
tsp cumin seeds: 1/2
in cinnamon: 1
small-medium tejpatta: 1
green cardamoms: 2-3
cloves: 2-3
small star anise: 1
medium onion – finely chopped: 1
tsp turmeric powder: 1/4
tsp red chili powder: 1/4
tsp coriander powder: 1/2
cups water for pressure cooking: 1.5 -2
salt as necessary
tbsp coriander leaves for garnish – chopped: 1-2
How To Make Baby Corn Rice
Prepare the rice
- Rinse and soak rice for 30 mins.
Prepare the ground paste
- Place ground paste ingredientsin a small chutney grinder jar.
- Grind ingredients to a chutney like consistency without adding any water.
- Set aside.
Prepare baby corn pulao
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker.
- Create the garam masala by adding the following ingredients to the pressure cooker:
- Cumin seeds, cinnamon, tejpatta, green cardamoms, cloves and 1 small star anise.
- Sauté till they crackle.
- Add onions andsauté them until they are golden.
- Add the ground paste.
- Stir and sauté for 1 - 2 mins at a low temperature.
- Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, and red chilli powder,and mix well.
- Add baby corn.
- Mix the rice into the rest of the ingredients.
- Add 1.5 -2 cups water depending on the quality of the rice.
- Stir very well.
- Cook the baby corn pulao for 2-3 whistles over a medium temperature.
- Let the pressure reduce, then fluff the rice with a fork.
Trivia
Did you know corn is grown on every contient on earth, excluding Antartica?