Carrot Rice Recipe (Easy & Healthy)
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South Indian spiced rice with grated carrots, cashews, and raisins, lightly sweet from the carrots. Quick to make with leftover rice and ideal for lunchboxes or a light nutritious meal.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 2- ½ cup rice ((short to medium grained) or basmati rice or 3 cups cooked rice)
- ¾ to 1 cups water (- for pressure cooking)
- ⅛ teaspoon salt (or add as required)
- ½ cup or (100 grams or 2 medium) carrots (- grated)
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 tej patta (- small-sized, (Indian bay leaf))
- ½ inch cinnamon
- 1 to 2 green cardamoms
- 2 cloves
- ½ teaspoon green chili (- chopped or serrano pepper)
- 5 to 6 curry leaves (- medium-sized)
- 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing) - optional)
- 1.5 tablespoons oil (- any neutral flavored oil)
- salt (as required)
- ¼ cup onions (- sliced and tightly packed)
- 10 to 12 cashews (- kept whole or halved)
- 10 to 12 raisins ((without seeds))
- 1 to 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (- chopped, (cilantro))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 30M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 15m
- Sodium
- 771mg
- Total sugar
- 7g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 292mg
- Calcium
- 47mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 771MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.