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    Published: Aug 16, 2011 · Modified: Aug 23, 2020 by Usha Rao

    Zucchini Rice

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    Starting today, I am on a blogging marathon for the next seven days. Just like the previous marathons, we have a theme to choose. But this time, we have an option of doing two themes, one theme for three days and the other one for four days. I picked cooking with less than five ingredients and condiments. For cooking with five or less ingredients, we can count oil, salt and tempering/seasoning as one ingredient.

    Zucchini Rice, Manjula's Kitchen Zucchini Rice

    For the first day of the marathon, I made zucchini rice with five or less ingredients. I counted oil, salt and tempting ingredients as one ingredient. I adapted the recipe from Manjula’s Kitchen and substituted red chilies with green, cumin with caraway seeds and omitted the mustard seeds.

    Rice turned out good and it tasted like bagara rice (without any vegetables). I was tempted to add a few more ingredients to further enhance the flavor but held backed as I had to cook with five or less ingredients. The next time I make, I will certainly add a few more. This rice is cooked by sautéing shredded zucchini & rice in the tempering and then cooking the rice until done. Here is how I made.

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    Zucchini Rice, Manjula's Kitchen Zucchini Rice

    Zucchini Rice

    Zucchini rice is mildly flavored zucchini pulao.
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: Indian
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 2
    Calories:
    Author: Usha Rao

    Ingredients

    • 3 tablespoon Oil
    • 2-4 Cardamoms I used 4
    • 2 Cloves
    • ½" Cinnamon Stick
    • 1 teaspoon Caraway Seeds/Black Cumin/Shaha Jeera
    • 2 Bay Leaves
    • ¾ teaspoon Salt
    • 6 Green Chilies split into two pieces use 4 for a milder heat
    • 2 cups Shredded Zucchini
    • 2 cup Rice
    • 1 ½ teaspoon Lime Juice

    Instructions

    • Wash rice and soak it for at least 15 minutes to 30 minutes. I soaked it for about 20 minutes.
    • Shred the zucchini.
    • Heat oil in a pan; add shah jeera, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon and fry for a few seconds, until they are roasted and nice aroma comes.
    • Add the green chilies roast for a few seconds.
    • Add zucchini and sauté for a minute.
    • Add rice and continue to sauté for another minute are so.
    • Add 3 ½ cups water (1 cup rice : 1 ¾ cups water), salt, lime juice and mix well.
    • Cover and cook until it boils. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until water evaporates.
    • Reduce to the heat to low and cook for another five minutes until all the water evaporates, another five minutes are so.
    • Turn off the heat, garnish with cilantro and serve hot your favorite curry.

    Notes

    • Variation to prepare this rice is addition of mint leaves, onion and ginger garlic paste.
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    1. Amy says

      August 31, 2011 at 6:42 am

      Looks good! Thanks for submitting your recipe to the Healing Foods event!

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    2. Suma Gandlur says

      August 23, 2011 at 4:19 pm

      Sounds very interesting!

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    3. Rama says

      August 19, 2011 at 8:33 pm

      Wow Usha 🙂
      Awesome will definetely try 😀

      Reply
    4. ila says

      August 18, 2011 at 9:08 am

      tempting and delciious rice 🙂 Nice presentation 🙂
      ARS Event-E for Egg Recipes

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    5. Vidhya Jayadeep says

      August 17, 2011 at 3:49 pm

      Looks delicious.

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    6. Spandana says

      August 17, 2011 at 3:08 pm

      Looks very delicious.... i love one pot meals.. and this one is a must try..

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    7. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

      August 17, 2011 at 2:31 pm

      wow, that looks super delicious 🙂

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    8. Pavani says

      August 17, 2011 at 6:27 am

      LOL for "I was tempted to add a few more ingredients to further enhance the flavor but held backed as I had to cook with five or less ingredients."
      Zucchini rice looks yumm.. Will try.

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      • MySpicyKitchen says

        August 18, 2011 at 8:54 am

        hehehe, I have a bad habit of tweaking the recipe.. if not for the theme, I would have added a few more ingredients.. 🙂

        Reply
    9. Srivalli says

      August 17, 2011 at 5:41 am

      Usha, good to have you back on the BM. I am looking fwd to your interesting theme..Rice looks very inviting..

      Reply
    10. sayantani says

      August 17, 2011 at 1:15 am

      never tried this combo but should be light and satiating.

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    11. Kalyani says

      August 17, 2011 at 12:52 am

      Lovely twist with zucchini !

      Cheers
      Kalyani
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    12. aarthi says

      August 16, 2011 at 11:55 pm

      perfect looking rice

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    13. nirmala says

      August 16, 2011 at 11:16 pm

      Looks delicious!!!will soon try this.

      Reply
    14. harini-jaya says

      August 16, 2011 at 9:36 pm

      sounds interesting!

      Reply

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