Tanzanian Vegetable Rice

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups basmati rice
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 cups vegetable stock or 3 cups water
• 4 ounces sweet corn (2/3 cup)
• 1/2 red bell peppers or 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 large carrot, grated

Recipe

• 1 wash the rice in a sieve under cold water, then leave to drain about 15 minutes.
• 2 heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion for a few minutes over a moderate heat until soft.
• 3 add the rice and stir-fry for about 10 minutes, taking care to keep stirring all the time so that the rice doesnâ??t stick to the pan.
• 4 add the garlic and the stock or water and stir well. bring to the boil and cook over a high heat for 5 minutes, then reduce the heat, cover and cook the rice for 20 minutes.
• 5 scatter the corn over the rice, then spread the pepper on top and lastly sprinkle over the grated carrot.
• 6 cover tightly and steam over a low heat until the rice is cooked, then mix together with a fork and serve immediately.