Olive & Sweet corn Brown rice./ ஆலிவ் சோள உணவு

Olive & Sweet corn Brown rice.

ஆலிவ் சோள உணவு 

Ingredients:

Brown rice (பழுப்பு அரிசி) - 1 cup

Whole Olives (ஆலிவ் பழங்கள்) - a handful

Green Capsicum( பச்சை குடைமிளகாய் ) - 1/2 

Red Capsicum( சிகப்பு குடைமிளகாய் ) - 1/2

Garlic ( பூண்டு) - 5 cloves

Boiled Sweet corn (வேக வைத்த சோளம்) - 1/2 cup 

Olive oil ( ஆலிவ் எண்ணெய்) - 2 tbsp

Steps:

Rinse the rice and soak in 2 cups of water for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Pour a tbsp of olive oil, saute the finely chopped garlic. 

Add the sauteed garlic to the soaked rice and cook in an electric cooker.

In the same pan, add another tablespoon of olive oil, saute both the capsicums. 

Dice and add the olives to the cooking rice. Mix well.

Finally, add the sauteed capsicums, the boiled sweet corn and salt to taste. Mix well. Serve hot. 

My Notes:

Garlic cooked together with the rice is the uniqueness of this recipe. The garlic flavour infused while cooking gives an amazing taste to the brown rice. Capsicums added at last so that they are not fully cooked retaining their crunchiness. We always prefer capsicums to be half-cooked and not soft.  

In this recipe, I have used canned sweet corn which is unlike our way. I had received this with a hamper and just used it.  But quite a few prefer a canned product to avoid the hassle of removing the kernels from the corn' cob. 

Those who do not prefer brown rice will think twice after eating this dish.