Apple Rice: Easy, quick, one pot meal made with apples, nuts and rice. This Apple rice is my recent try. I bought some green apples last week and when I offered them to my little one, she didn't touch it as it was little sour in taste. Hence I have tried this apple rice recipe with the green apples and it turned out good.I have referred this recipe from a monthly magazine and adjusted the ingredients to suit our taste buds. I must say it tastes unique and my daughter had it without any complaints. Its one of the best way to use sour apples and also it's apt for lunch box too. This apple rice goes well with plain curd, or any raita and it can be given to babies from one year once the baby started eating all family foods . Here is how to make easy Apple rice recipe for toddlers and kids.
Apple Rice Recipe for Toddlers and Kids
Apple Rice - A quick one pot meal made with rice, nuts and apples. Perfect for lunchbox.
Calories
Ingredients
- Basmati Rice or any rice - 1 cup
- Apples - 2*
- Big Onion - 1 medium sized
- Tomato - 1 medium sized
- Green chilli - 1 optional
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
- Coriander leaves - a handful
- Mint leaves - a handful
- Nuts - 2 tbsp cashews & almonds
- Water - 1.5 cups
- Salt - as required
- To temper
- Ghee - 2 tbsp
- Bay leaves - 1 small
- Cinnamon - ¼ inch piece
- Cloves - 2
- Fenel seeds - ½ tsp
- * I used green apples. Any sour apple can be used
Instructions
- Wash rice and soak it in water for 20 minutes. Then add water and close the lid of pressure cooker and cook everything in a medium flame for three whistles.
- Slice onions, chop tomatoes finely. Slit green chillies. Roughly chop coriander & mint leaves. Set aside. Wash apples and keep it ready.
- Grate apples using a grater. Once the rice is cooked and pressure releases, open the cooker & fluff the rice with a spoon slowly. Set aside.
- Heat a pan with ghee. Add all the items to temper. Let fennel seeds crackle. Now Add nuts and ghee fry the nuts until golden. Then add onions and green chillies (if using) along with ginger garlic paste. Saute them nicely until golden brown.
- Once onions becomes transparent add tomatoes, chopped coriander and mint leaves together. Fry tomatoes until the raw smell of tomatoes leaves and become mushy. Then Add grated apples and required salt.
- Saute it well until its mixed well with tomato onion gravy. Then add cooked rice and mix well. Once everything gets mixed well, switch off the flame.
Nutrition
Serving: 2g
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Method :
1. Wash rice and soak it in water for 20 minutes. Then add water and close the lid of pressure cooker and cook everything in a medium flame for three whistles.
2. Slice onions, chop tomatoes finely. Slit green chillies. Roughly chop coriander & mint leaves. Set aside. Wash apples and keep it ready.
3. Grate apples using a grater. Once the rice is cooked and pressure releases, open the cooker & fluff the rice with a spoon slowly. Set aside.
4. Heat a pan with ghee. Add all the items to temper. Let fennel seeds crackle. Now Add nuts and ghee fry the nuts until golden. Then add onions and green chillies (if using) along with ginger garlic paste. Saute them nicely until golden brown.
5. Once onions becomes transparent ,add tomatoes, chopped coriander and mint leaves together. Fry tomatoes until the raw smell of tomatoes leaves and become mushy. Then Add grated apples and required salt.
6. Saute it well until its mixed well with tomato onion gravy. Then add cooked rice and mix well. Once everything gets mixed well, switch off the flame.
Serve the apple rice with curd.
Notes :
- Add powdered nuts for kids less than 2 years as whole nuts may lead to choking hazard.
- Make sure to introduce all nuts separate before you try this rice .
- Any normal cooking rice can be used to prepare this apple rice.
- You can add any sour variety apple of your choice.
- Always check with your pediatrician before introducing any new food.
EatsLeeds
This sounds so yum - I bet it would make a great breakfast too 🙂