Servings: 4

Difficulty: easy

Basmati rice simmered with peas and carrots, spices, and kala jeera, perfection!

Ingredients

• 1 cup basmati rice
• 1 tsp black cumin (kala jeera)
• 2 tsp vegan butter (can substitute ghee or oil)
• 1 cup frozen peas and carrots
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/8 tsp ground cardamom
• 1 1/2 tsp salt

Directions

• Step 1 Rinse rice with water until water runs clear. Once clear, place rice in a bowl and soak in room temperature water for 15 minutes.
• Step 2 Meanwhile, heat the butter (or ghee) to a pot, add cumin/jeera seeds, heat until the seeds begin to sizzle.
• Step 3 Add peas, carrots, salt, mix well.
• Step 4 Once 15 minutes is up on the rice soaking, drain the water and give the rice one more rinse.
• Step 5 Add the rice to the pot along with the 2 cups water, garam masala and cardamom.
• Step 6 Give everything a gentle stir, bring to a boil while uncovered, once the mixture comes to a boil, place the lid on the pot, lower the heat to a simmer, and let the rice simmer for 11 minutes without removing the lid. Turn off the heat, wait 5 minutes, remove the cover and stir the rice.
• Step 7 Serve alongside your favorite Indian dish or eat on its own, enjoy!