Masala rice recipe | How to make masala rice using instant pot | Geek robocook recipes
By Latha on October 8th, 2021
Masala rice recipe explained with step by step pictures and a video. Masala rice is a very easy and quick hotel style one pot meal recipe. Masala rice is prepared using rice, ghee, ginger-garlic, onion, tomato, capsicum, potato, geen peas and few other spices. This an instant pot recipe using Geek Robocook. You can prepare this masala rice and enjoy it as a breakfast or light dinner.
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I have used electric pressure cooker (Geek Robocook) in this recipe which is a instant pot. However you can prepare this recipe using regular pressure cooker also.
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I have made a quick video on this masala rice recipe with Kannada narration, which I have embedded it below. Kindly have a look.
Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 2
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 160ml)
- 1 cup rice (I have used sona masuri)
- 3 cups water
- 2 tbsp ghee or cooking oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 bay leaf
- 7 - 8 cloves
- 2cm length cinnamon
- 1 star anise
- 1 cardamom
- 1 tsp ginger-garlic
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1/2 capsicum chopped
- 2 large tomatoes finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 - 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 - 1 tsp pav bhaji masala
- 1 Potato, peeled and cubed
- 2 - 3 tbsp fresh green peas
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves
- Salt as per your taste
Instructions for making masala rice recipe:
- To begin with rinse and soak the rice for 10 minutes.
- Switch ON the electric presssure cooker and choose "saute" mode. You can use regular pressure cooker as well
- Next add in ghee or oil.
- Add in dry spices like cumin seeds, bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon, star anise and cardamom.
- Folowed by add in ginger garlic paste (or chopped ginger garlic).
- Also add in chopped onion and capsicum. Saute until onions turn translucent.
- Add in chopped tomatoes and fry them for few seconds.
- Add in turmeric, red chilli and pav bhaji masala powder. Continue frying until tomatoes turn mushy.
- Add in potatoes and green peas.
- Also add in rice and coriander leaves. Give a quick mix.
- Add in 3 cups of water. Adjust the water based on the type of rice used.
- Add in salt as per your taste.
- Cancel the saute mode and select the pulao/Biriyani mode. Close the lid. You can use regular pressure cooker as well. Make 2 whistles if it is regular cooker.
- Once done, serve it as breakfast or pack it for the lunch box or enjoy it like a light dinner. This is a very easy and tasty rice recipe.
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