Mexican rice boosted with colourful veggies, ketchup, tabasco sauce and appropriate seasonings, served with avocado guacamole, finally garnished with coriander leaves & topped it up with nacho chips, to make a totally irresistible one dish meal for tonight's Dinner.
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Ingredients:
For Mexican Rice
· Oil 1 - tbsp
· Butter - 1 tbsp
· Garlic - 1 tbsp (chopped)
· Onions - 2 medium sized (finely chopped)
· Tomato puree - ½ cup
· Salt to taste
· Red chili powder – 1 tsp
· Coriander powder - 1 tsp
· Cumin (jeera) powder -1 tsp
· Oregano - 2 tsp
· Red chili flakes - 2 tsp
· Ketchup - 1 tbsp
· Tabasco (Red Pepper sauce) - 2 tsp
· Red rajma beans - ½ cup (cooked)
· Sweet corn – ½ cup
· Yellow bell pepper - 1/3rd cup
· Green bell pepper/capsicum - 1/3rd cup
· Red bell pepper - 1/3rd cup
· Fresh jalapeno (Bottled) – as per your preference
· Black pepper powder – ¼ tsp
· Cooked rice - 3 cups
· Fresh coriander leaves (chopped)
For Avocado Guacamole
· Avocados – 1 (ripened)
· Garlic – 8-9 cloves (crushed)
· Onion – 1 medium (finely chopped)
· Cherry tomatoes – 8-10
· Black pepper – ½ tsp
· Jalapeños – 5-6 slices OR Green chillies – 1-2 (finely chopped)
· Lemon juice – 1 tsp
· Coriander/Cilantro leaves – handful
· Olives
· Salt
Method:
For Mexican Rice
· Set a wok on medium heat, add oil & butter, let the butter melt and turn the flame to high heat, add garlic and cook for a minute.
· Now add onions, cook until the onions are light golden brown in color.
· Add tomato puree & salt, mix well & cook for a minute, now low down the flame and add the powdered spices & tomato ketchup, tabasco (red pepper sauce). Stir & cook well on high flame.
· Now add cooked rajma beans, vegetables, Jalapeno & black pepper powder, gently stir & cook for a minute.
· Add little water if the mixture turns too dry, cook for 2-3 minutes on high flame.
· Now, add the cooked rice, stir gently while and mix well.
· Garnish some freshly chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
· Mexican rice is ready to be served.
For Avocado Guacamole
· Scoop out the avocado in a bowl.
· Take a mortar pestle and pound garlic, onion and coriander leaves till a paste is formed.
· Now mash the avocado with a fork and add the paste to it.
· Now add cherry tomatoes, black pepper, lemon juice, jalapeños and salt. Give it a good mix.
· Your Avocado Guacamole is ready to be served with toasted bread or tortilla chips or Mexican rice or any dish of your choice.
· Refrigerate it for an hour for best flavor. (optional)
