BM # 71
Week 1, Day 3
Theme: Make a Meal
For the last day under Make a Meal theme I have a Mexican Meal. Sometimes I really can’t decide which is my favorite cuisine, I enjoy eating Mexican, at the same time I like Chinese and I am a great fan of Italian, if a meal is well cooked it becomes favorite. How many favorites, is another story.
But for today it is a meal where I made Basil Rice , a Mexican curry and some stuffed chillies. Whenever I make. Mexican rice and curry, the curry recipe is the same. I just minus or plus the veggies in it. It is the rice that I like to change, and this time I made rice with fresh Basil leaves. I love the aroma and flavor of this herb, and the stuffed chillies well, I remember eating similar stuffed chillies in a Mexican restaurant in London and since then have been on my to do list, finally I made them.
So let’s get to the recipe of Rice today
Mexican Basil Rice
Ingredients
2 cups rice, cooked with each grain separate
1 onion, chopped
1/2 green capsicum, finely chopped
1/2 red capsicum, finely chopped
1/2 yellow capsicum , finely chopped
1/2 cup boiled kidney beans
1/2 cup corn kernels, boiled
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
Chilly flakes to taste
Salt to taste
Method
Heat some Olive oil.
Add onions , toss for a minute.
Add all capsicums and toss for a minute or two.
Add kidney beans, corn, chilly flakes and salt.
Mix well .
Add basil leaves and once again mix.
Cover and cook on slow fire for 2-3 minutes.
Serve hot with curry or enjoy as it is.
Can smell the flavor of this Mexican rice rite from my lappy screen, those stuffed chillies are very inviting.
Wow, what a flavorful and colorful Mexican rice. Looks amazing.
How flavorful and inviting looking Mexicn basil rice. Love the entire setup.
Very flavorful rice. Love the whole spread.
I love that entire setup you have there Vaishali..very very inviting!
Loved the whole set up..those stuffed chilies look superb