Carrot Rice Recipe

5 from 6 votes

Carrot Rice Recipe is an Indian style rice dish which is quick, healthy and tasty breakfast, lunch and kids lunchbox recipe.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian, South Indian

Keyword carrot recipes, carrot rice, spicy carrot rice

Diet Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Method Stovetop

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 450kcal

Author Bhavana Patil

Heat oil/ghee in a Kadai. Add whole spices, and saute for a few seconds or till aromatic.
Then add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Let them splutter.
Add green chilies, curry leaves, and hing (asafetida). Saute for a few seconds.
Next, add onions, and ginger garlic paste. Saute till the onions are light brown.
Then add green peas, and grated carrot. Cook for 2 minutes.
And then, add turmeric, red chili powder, garam masala, sambar powder, and salt—Cook for another minute.
Add cooked basmati rice, mix everything well and turn off the gas.
Garnish it with coriander leaves & roasted cashews. Serve this South Indian-style carrot rice hot with raita or yogurt.

Other Veggies: You can also use sweet corn, bell peppers along with green peas.
Spices: You can skip sambhar powder and add an extra ½ teaspoon of jeera and coriander powder each OR add more garam masala, pav bhaji masala, or Bisi Bele bath powder for variation.
Carrot: You can also add finely chopped carrots instead of grated carrots.
Ghee: If you prepare this carrot rice for kids, use ghee instead of oil.
Other Grains: Substitute white rice with brown rice, quinoa, or millet.
Leftover Rice: You can even use leftover rice for this recipe.
Coconut: You can garnish with some grated fresh coconut to add mild sweetness to the rice dish.
Nuts: You can add roasted peanuts or cashews to get crunch in the rice recipe.

Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.