Sweet corn rice

Introduction:

Sweet corn rice is a nutritious and easy to make rice dish. It is a recipe which can be prepared for day to day meals and also for special occasions paired with a spicy Curry/gravy and raitha. Non-veg (Chicken gravy, mutton gravy....) veg ( paneer gravy, mushroom curry....).This  mixed rice is not too spicy nor mild. I have used jeera samba rice/seeraga samba rice in this recipe .Jeera samba rice is a very aromatic rice with a distinct taste. The grain is very tiny and gets its name for its resemblance to cumin seeds (in Tamil cumin seeds are called seeragam/jeera).South -Indian briyani are often made with this rice. You can use basmati rice or normal cooking rice instead of seeraga samba rice.

	Cuisine:  Indian
	Recipe category: rice, mixed  rice,Corn rice, lunch
	Prep time: 20 min
	Cooking time:20 min
Ingredients:
Jeera samba rice/seeraga samba rice	1 and 1/2 cups
Onions (medium)	2 sliced
Tomatoes (medium)	2 sliced
Green chillies	4 slit
Ginger garlic paste	1 tsp
Sweet corn kernels	1 cup
Capsicum	1/2 diced
Soya chunks/meal maker	1/2 cup
Water	3 cups
Salt	1 and 1/2 tsp
Ghee	1 tbsp
For tempering:
Cinnamon	2 inch piece
Cloves	3
Cardamom	2
Fennel seeds	1/2 tsp
Star anise	1
Bay leaf	2
Oil	3 tbsp
Garnishing:
Chopped   coriander leaves

Method:

1. Wash and soak rice for 20 min
2. Add soya chunks/meal maker to 2 cups of boiling water
3. Continue boiling-2 min
4. Switch off and close with a lid. Resting time 5 min
5. Drain off and rinse with water 2 to 3 times. Leave it to cool
6. Squeeze the extra water and shred or cut into small pieces
7. Keep it aside
8. Add oil to a cooker pan. When hot add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, fennel seeds, star anise, bay leaf and allow it to splutter
9. Add sliced onion-fry until golden. Add ginger garlic paste and fry (1 min)
10. Tomatoes are added along with salt and turmeric powder. Tomatoes turn soft
11. Add the vegetables (capsicum, sweet corn kernels) and soya chunks. Sauté (2 min)
12. Pour 3 cups of water and bring it to a boil
13. Check the salt and if needed add more (when u taste the water- it must be salty)
14. Add the soaked rice and cook in low flame (without closing cooker) until water is almost absorbed
15. Close the cooker and cook in low flame (5 min)
16. Open the cooker once pressure is released and fluff up the rice
17. Add ghee and garnish with chopped coriander leaves
18. Serve hot with your favourite spicy accompaniment

Notes:

• Increase the quantity of sweet corn kernels to 1 and 1/2 cups if you want more corn in your rice
• To make this dish taste more delicious, add coconut milk instead of water
• Increase or decrease the number of chillies according to your spice tolerance
• I have used 1:2 ratio (rice: water), if you want firm rice add 1 and 1/2 cups of water for 1 cup of rice