Zucchini Herb Rice
By: Ruchikacooks
Published: Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 11:47am

Ingredients




cup Basmati Rice- 1
Zucchini - 1
Mint leaves- one bunch
Cilantro leaves- one bunch
Green onions- couple of strands
tablespoon Lemon Juice- 1
Salt to taste
Bay leaf-1
Cardamom-  2 pods
teaspoon Black Pepper powder-½
teaspoon White pepper powder ¾
teaspoon Cumin seeds- 1
teaspoon Sunflower oil/Butter- 1
cup Water- 2

Preparation

1 Wash and soak rice with water for 10 minutes. 2 Wash and peel the zucchini. Grate it in a cheese grater. Wash and rough chop mint leaves, cilantro and green onions. 3 Heat oil/butter in a pan and add bay leaf, cardamom and cumin seeds. Drain water from the rice. When cumin seeds splutter, add the drained rice to this and stir fry for 2-3 minutes. 4 In a rice cooker, add this rice, grated zucchini, mint leaves, cilantro leaves,green onions, salt, pepper powders and 2 cups of water  and cook like normal rice. 5 If you are using pressure cooker, wait for 2 whistles. Let it cool and fluff up the rice with a fork. Add lemon juice and mix well. Serve hot with any gravies or a salad or raitha. I served it with kidney beans in a spicy tomato gravy (Rajma)