Vegetable tikka Masala with basmati rice

Step 1: Rice

Always wash rice before cooking, drain off excess water with sieve.

 

Gas Hob (100g rice with 150g water)

  • Bring to boil on medium to high heat. (Take off the lid if the water starts to overspill.)
  • Turn down to low, cover with lid and cook until water is fully absorbed. (approximately 10 minutes)
  • Turn the gas off and rest for 10 to 15 minutes.

 

Microwave (100g rice with 200g water)

  • Microwave on high for 10 to 15 minutes with no lid
  • Take out of the microwave, cover with lid and let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 2: Potatoes and hard vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, carrots(give rice a 5 minute head start)
  • Dice the potatoes into small cubes.
  • Add some oil to a frying pan over high heat, add in potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans and carrots and fry for a couple of minutes, season with a pinch of salt.
  • Then add some water to cover just the bottom of the pan, with lid on continuously cook until potatoes and other vegetables are almost soft to your liking.(water should have disappeared)

Step 3: Other vegetables and and sauce
  • Heat up the sauce in a saucepan over low heat with remaining vegetables.
  • Then add in vegetables from step 2 and simmer over low heat until all the vegetables are cooked to your liking.