Spanish Rice
A tasty and unique dish from Mexican cuisine. It is a one pot dish which can be prepared quickly with few ingredients. The flavour of chipotle adobado sauce makes it zing and splendid.
Servings 4 people
Calories 200kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice 1 cup =250ml
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 4 red tomatoes
- 3 cloves garlic cut into pieces
- 2 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tbsp chipotle adobado sauce
- 2 cups stock
- salt to taste
- 1 tbsp oil
- cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Wash and soak the basmati rice for ten minutes.
- Make an incision on the tomatoes and put them in boiling water for sometime.
- Once cooled, blend and make a puree of it.
- Take oil in a pan. Heat it. Add onion and garlic pieces to it. Saute it for sometime.
- Add cumin powder to it.
- Saute for a minute.
- Now, add tomato puree and chipotle adobodo sauce to it. Saute for two minutes.
- Add the soaked rice to it. Saute for a minute.
- Add salt and stock to it. Give a stir.
- Close the lid and allow to cook on medium flame till done. It needs about ten to twelve minutes.
- Spanish rice is ready to serve. Garnish with cilantro.
Notes
- Cook on medium flame. I keep a small bowl to stop the steam from escaping.
- You can follow other methods of cooking also. To make in pressure cooker, follow the same method, and keep the whistle over it.
- To cook in rice cooker, transfer it to the rice cooker and then add the stock.