The Brown Rice Story

Hiya Pple,

After reading so much about the good carbs or the whole carbs  -  I tried brown rice for the first time.

The one I picked from supermarket is called Jasmine SunBrown Rice and is Malaysia's own produce. It was reasonably priced at 4.5 Ringgit a Kg.

The cooking instructions on the back of the packet read -

Add 2 cups water for a cup of rice (add margarine/ salt is desired).

Bring to boil.

Reduce to low heat, simmer for 50 minutes. Then turn off the heat and allow rice to stand for 10 minutes before serving.

I tried doing exactly the same, but for some reasons the grains stuck to the vessel base, it wasn't burnt but was on the verge of it ;)

Brown rice tastes nutty, is coarse, has a fuller look and tastes nice. As a first time brown rice eater I will rate it at 7 out of 10 in taste.

I made a special side dish to have with brown rice and would want to share this healthy lentil soup recipe with you -

Ingredients

I cup Moong (whole) Lentil - 1 cup

1 Tomato

2 green chillies

1 table spoon ginger paste

1 medium sized onion

Red and yellow peppers

Cumin Powder

Black pepper Powder

Salt for taste

Cumin seeds

Oil ( Olive/ Sunflower) - 1/2 tablespoon

Preparation

Soak Moong dal overnite

Dice tomatoes, chillies, yellow and red pepper and put them in a mixer along with moong dal.

Add cumin powder, black pepper, salt as per taste to the mixture and sprinkle some water.

Grind the mixture to a thin consistency ( add more water is desired).

In a pan heat oil and crackle some cumin seeds in it.

Add the mixture in the pan and stir.

Add 3 glasses of water and let the mixture simmer on low flame for about 30 minutes.

Take off the gas and let the mixture sit in for 10 minutes.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Relish hot as a soup or a side dish with brown rice/ chapatti/ bread.