Roasted Vegetables with Dill Rice

All this while I was recollecting my memories of Monsoon in India and guess what I got to see today!!! Awesome downpour here in Raleigh, I went and stood in the balcony got wet little bit. After a long day of 85° F this pour was refreshing…

Blur Window!!!

View from our balcony

Finally the refreshing pour...

Today I am in mood for a simple recipe with lots of veggies with some spicy touch, which will add flavor to this lovely weather.
Ingredients:

2 cups carrots

1 cup bell pepper

2 cups broccoli

1 cup potato

2 cups beans

1 cup tomato (optional)

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon cumin powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoon olive oil

-Heat a heavy bottom pan and spray little oil.

-Add one vegetable at each time and sauté it until it turns golden brown.

-Add olive oil, salt pepper and cumin powder at the end and sauté for one minute.

-Make sure veggies are crisp and not over cooked.

Serve with spicy Dill Rice.

Ingredients:

1 cup of rice

2 cloves

1 cardamom

1 small piece of cinnamon

1 cup of onion

3 green chilies

1 teaspoon oil

1 teaspoon ghee

1 cup of dill

½ teaspoon of salt

-Cook rice along with cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, salt, and oil.

-Heat a pan and sauté onions, green chilies with ghee until turned golden brown.

-Mix rice in the pan with onion and chilies.

-Add chopped dill, which adds flavor to the rice.

Serve hot with roasted veggies.