Every housewife can cook rice, but not everyone can cook it deliciously. In this recipe, we will tell you in detail how to cook delicious rice with zucchini and carrots.
If you have the choice to garnish mashed potatoes or rice, choose rice. It is healthier, and its taste is much richer and more varied than the usual puree. You can also add a variety of vegetables to rice. Moreover, it can be not only a side dish, but also an independent dish for lunch or light dinner.
In our culture, rice and all dishes with it are not as popular (well, except for pilaf), as, say, in eastern countries. These are risotto, fried rice, and rice with vegetables. And there are still many varieties of rice. Even on the shelves of modern stores, there is a considerable variety.
Today we will cook rice with seasonal vegetables - zucchini and carrots. Although, if you want to enjoy such a dish in winter, feel free to freeze the zucchini and use them.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 96 kcal.
- Servings - for 4 people
- Cooking time - 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- Rice - 1 tbsp.
- Water - 2 tbsp.
- Young zucchini - 1 pc.
- Carrots - 1 pc.
- Onions - 1/2 pc.
- Garlic - 1-2 cloves
- Vegetable oil
- Salt and pepper
Rice with zucchini and carrots - step by step cooking with photos
The first step is to prepare the vegetables. Peel and cut the onions and carrots (into cubes and strips, respectively). For a more aesthetic look, grate the carrots with a Korean carrot grater. Don't forget to chop the garlic. Before all this, rinse the rice in several waters. Pour warm water over it and cook over high heat. When the water boils, add salt to the rice and cover the pot with a lid. Minimize the fire. Cook for 12-15 minutes.
A few words about zucchini. This dish is cooked with young zucchini, with overripe ones it will not come out so tasty at all. My young zucchini and also cut into strips. You can also grate it on a Korean carrot grater in the same way.
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the onion and garlic.
Add carrots to the onion, reduce heat and sauté vegetables for 5 minutes.
Now the turn of the zucchini has come. We send them to the frying pan and, if necessary, pour with vegetable oil. There should not be a lot of it, but vegetables should not burn. Saute the zucchini with other vegetables for another 7 minutes.
Put boiled rice to vegetables, stir.
Turn off the gas and cover the pan with a lid. Let the dish sit for 5 minutes.
Serve the cooked rice as a separate dish or as a side dish. Bon Appetit.
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