Rice with Turnip (Shalgham Bata)

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Prep Time: 10 Min Cook time: 30 Min

Ingredients

      For Rice
  • Rice short grained1/2 cup
  • Cooking oil3 Tablespoons
  • Onion, chopped1
  • Salt To Taste
  • Water1 , 1/2 cups
    1. For Turnip
  • Turnip , chopped3
  • Onion, chopped 2
  • Tomato, pureed 4
  • Ginger Paste1/2 Teaspoon
  • Turmeric powder or saffaran1/4 Teaspoon
  • Red chilli powder1/2 Teaspoon
  • Black Pepper 1/4 Teaspoon
  • Cooking Oil (I used olive oil)1/4 cup
  • Jaggary 2 Tablespoons



Instructions

  1. Rice: Wash rice and soak for 4 hours in advance.
  2. Heat oil and fry onions till lightly brown.
  3. Add water salt and rice and bring to boil on medium heat.
  4. Cover the pot with cotton cloth lid. Cook on low heat for 20 minutes.
  5. Turnip : Heat oil and fry onions until lightly brown.
  6. Add chopped Turnip and cover and cook on low heat till the turnip is soft. Stir in between.
  7. Add tomato puree, ginger , red chili , black pepper, turmeric, jaggary and cook on low heat till all the ingredients combines and make a soft texture. Keep Stirring.
  8. Serve both rice and turnip stew together.

Note: If you want your rice comes out completely white do not add onion, but with onion rice tastes more.

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