Comfort Food Done My Way

If you guys remember of my story from yesterday, nothing has changed today and I am still recovering from the sadness of not being able to make it to the Lucky Fabb in April.  Gosh, I feel so terrible and miserable too !!! Boohoo Whatsoever like  any other normal human all I needed was some good food to provide me any bit of comfort. For me mashed potatoes, cheesy macaroni, chicken pot pie and what not don't count as comfort food, what I needed was some flavorful  Indian delicacy. All I could dream of was some hot flavored rice .  So I got  my tushy off the wailing couch ( no alternative ) and prepared my all time favorite and quick three in one rice. It's a tricolor layered rice that can be eaten as an entree with some raita ( yoghurt dip ) or with veggie kolhapuri that I ended up making .  I promise the recipe I have in store for you will ease out any pensiveness in a flash, it sure did for me. So without any further ado lets get started :  This under given quantity is good enough for 6 hungry people. Cooked Basmati rice - 3 cups, one cup each for the 3 colors For the white rice : 100 gm grated paneer ( cottage cheese ) or 2 boiled eggs 2tbsp finely chopped onion 2 green chillies chopped 1/2 tsp cumin seeds  2tbsp oil Salt and pepper to taste In a wok heat the oil, then add cumin seeds, chillies and onions. When the onions turn golden brown add the paneer/ eggs. Then add the rice and season with salt and pepper. Keep aside.  For the orange rice :
100gm grated carrot 100gm boiled, puréed tomato  2tbsp chopped onion 2green chillies chopped 2tbsp oil 1tsp sugar Salt and pepper to taste In the same wok heat the oil, then add the chillies and onions. Then add the carrots and sauté for a min or so. The add the tomato purée, salt, pepper and sugar. Sauté this for another minute or so and then add rice and stir to coat. Keep aside. For the green rice :
1 bunch coriander/cilantro or 1cup boiled  peas 1cup spinach 1/2" ginger 3 medium cloves of garlic 1/2tsp cumin seeds 2tbsp oil Salt and pepper  In a food processor puree the spinach, coriander, ginger and garlic. Heat oil in a wok, when hot add cumin seeds. Let them crackle. Now add the green puree and cook for a min or so. Then add the rice and season with salt and pepper.  For the garnish: Some fried onion ( I skipped this ) Coriander chopped 5-6 fried cashews In a square/rectangular glass dish arrange the layers of rice, any order. I did orange on top then white and then green, just  as these colors appear on the Indian flag. That is it, there is no waiting after this, so dig in !

veggie kolhapuri
Hope you relish this as much as I do, every single time.  Thanks for your sweet time