This is quite late to wish everyone a grand 2019 but in my defense I have been busy with holidays and family reunions and then recovering from the hangovers of the holidays and family reunions. So happy 2019 to everyone. I begin this year, surprisingly, not with a bread recipe which is usually the norm. This is mostly because I have stopped thinking of life in terms of years and planning something for the beginning of one calendar year as if life changes in any way. Maybe I am getting old or maybe wise, but either ways I am not able to look at a new calendar year with any excitement of starting something new and amazing.
On that note, here is the first theme of the Blogging Marathon for this month – Dishes from the southern hemisphere. My first dish is from Argentina – the Chimichurri Rice. This is a simple and flavourful one pot rice dish that can easily be whipped up for a lazy dinner.
Recipe adapted from here
Serves 3
WHAT WE NEED
2 tbsp Olive oil
1 1/4 cup Basmati Rice
1 Onion, large, thinly sliced
1 tbsp Juice of lemon
1/2 tsp Ginger, grated or finely chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 tsp Red chilly flakes / powder
3-4 tbsp Tomato puree / Sauce
2 cups Vegetable stock
3-4 tbsp Fresh coriander, finely chopped
3 tbsp Golden corn (optional)
3 tbsp Green peas, fresh / frozen (optional)
WHAT TO DO
- Heat oil in a large pan
- Add the rice and onion and fry on medium high flame
- Once the onion is translucent and the rice is slightly brown, reduce the flame
- Add ginger, garlic, chilly flakes and juice of the lemon and mix well
- Add tomato puree and mix
- Pour the vegetable stock and add salt and the peas and corn, if using
- Increase to high flame till the stock starts to boil
- Reduce to low flame and cover to cook
- It should take around 15-20 minutes to for the rice to cook
- Check once or twice and add additional water if necessary
- Fluff the rice with a fork and garnish with fresh coriander
- Serve hot
- Enjoy!
Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing this BM
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Wish you and your family a very happy and healthy 2019 ahead! You are right – Bread being your forte, I had also expected a bread here today but I am equally glad to see another yummy recipe. Being a typical South Indian, I prefer rice over bread any day 😀
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Happy New Year to you Sowmya ! Perfect beginning to the New Year . The rice with corn and peas sound quite simple , yet very flavourful . The flavours are quite similar to our Indian pulao :))
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Happy New Year to all of you. It’s nice to learn to cook from different countries, the chimchuri rice looks flavourful and easy to prepare. Loved it.
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Happy new year to u Sowmya ! That bowl of rice seems perfect for lunchboxes or weekend dinner .
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A Very happy new year to you al as well, Sowmya. I never realized that chimichuri rice is so simple to make. Looks so easy and a perfect lunch box recipe.
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Happy new year wishes Sowmya, Chimichuri rice looks absolutely flavourful, easy and simple to dish out with less efforts.
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I like these kinds of easy and filling one pot rice dishes. Doesn’t really need anything to go with it.
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Wish you a very happy new year Sowmya. This rice sounds easy to make and looks absolutely delicious.
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Chimichurri rice looks very flavorful and a good start to the New Year! It is always difficult to get over family and friends reunion hangovers.. 🙂
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That is a lovely one pot meal and great flavors. I love making these quick one pot rice recipes for weeknight dinners and this will be perfect.
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A happy and healthy new year to you as well. That rice makes a fuss-free and easy lunch box item.
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The rice recipe sounds so flavourful,I love one pot meals especially when one needs something quick simple and filling.
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