Broccoli rice was a recipe which I made as per my daughters request. I made this recipe long back before the summer vacations started. This is a recipe which usually goes in my daughter’s lunch box. She normally tells me what she needs in her lunch box for the next day and I keep the dish ready as per her wishes. This might be a bad practice but I really love to cook for my family.
Broccoli is rich in folic acid, omega 3 fatty acids and vitamin C. It is a powerful antioxidant and good source of dietary fiber. The broccoli rice recipe is a perfect dish for the kid’s lunch box. It is a simple recipe and turns very tasty. You can also customize this recipe by adding other veges like carrots and peas. My daughter demanded broccoli rice, so this was made for her.
I love the way Miss KK shows off her lunch box in school everyday.
Her friends love tasting her lunchbox due to the variety of dishes I pack for her. Some of her classmate’s moms ping me on WhatsApp and ask for recipe of the dish that I cook. They say that their kids loved Miss KK’s lunch. I have started packing extra lunch for little Miss KK as her friends love it.
As kids grow, their taste buds start developing. It is very important to cook and feed them healthy home cooked food. I also make soya pulao, pea’s pulao and veg fried rice for Miss KK’s lunch box. Try out the broccoli rice recipe mentioned below. Remember to make it with basmati rice. The fragrance of basmati rice makes the broccoli rice smell and look good. Do not completely cook the broccoli. Let it remain slightly crunchy.
I cooked rice for this recipe using an electric rice cooker. You can even cook it with a normal pressure cooker or in a deep bottomed utensil. Also check broccoli and mushroom stir fry, broccoli soup, and rava fried broccoli and broccoli-aloo paratha.
Broccoli Rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati rice
- 3/4th cup broccoli florets
- 2 medium sized onion cut lengthwise
- 5 Garlic Pods minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 4 cloves
- 5 black peppercorns
- 1 bayleaf
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 2 tablespoon Coriander Leaves chopped
- 2 tablespoon oil
Instructions
- Wash basmati rice and drain water. Keep washed basmati rice aside for 20 minutes.
- Wash basmati rice and drain water. Keep washed basmati rice aside for 20 minutes.
- After it’s done, fluff it using a fork. Sprinkle black pepper powder and cinnamon powder on the cooked basmati rice and keep it aside. See notes on how to cook rice.
- Meanwhile, heat a kadai/wok and add oil.
- After oil gets heated, add the spices, namely cinnamon, cloves and black peppercorns. Sauté for half a minute.
- Add onion and sauté till onion turns pinkish.
- Add minced garlic and sauté.
- Next add ginger garlic paste and sauté.
- Add coriander leaves and mix well.
- Next add broccoli florets and cook it covered on low flame for 5 minutes. Ensure that the broccoli florets remain bit crunchy. Don’t over-cook them.
- Next add salt to taste and mix.
- In the last step, add rice and toss ensuring that the long grains of basmati rice does not break.
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