How to Cook a Nutritious Low Cost Rice Vegetable Side Dish

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Decide what you want to add to the dish.

   Clean out the refrigerator, and use up those 1/2 filled bags of mixed vegetables in the freezer.
   
   This example will make use of 1/2 an onion, one medium carrot, and 1/2 bag of frozen cut green beans.
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   Step 2: Dice the onion into small (3 mm - 1/8" ) pieces.

   Scrub, carefully peel, then quarter and cut the carrot into 6 mm
   -1/4" sections. , Add 6 milliliters (0.20  fl oz)
   - 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. ,, Stir the mixture until the rice is coated with oil. , Place the green beans on top of the mixture.
   
   Heat covered until the water is absorbed and the rice and vegetables are cooked.
   
   This takes about twenty minutes. , Place the green beans on top of the mixture.
   
   Cover and wait until the cooker finishes.
   
   Ours takes about fifteen minutes. ,
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   Step 3: Place the onions

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   Step 4: carrots

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   Step 5: 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg

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   Step 6: 1/2 teaspoon cumin

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   Step 7: and 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric into a saucepan.

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   Step 8: Heat the pan until the onion absorbs the oil

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   Step 9: do not soften or brown.

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    Step 10: Turn off the heat

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    Step 11: and add 2 cups of white rice.

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    Step 12: If you use the stove top

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    Step 13: add 500 milliliters (16.9  fl oz) (about 2 cups) of cold water to the saucepan.

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    Step 14: If you use a rice cooker

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    Step 15: put the contents of the saucepan into the cooker

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    Step 16: and add 360 milliliters (12.2  fl oz) (about 3 cups) of cold water.

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    Step 17: Enjoy.

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