Baked Mexican Rice Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients:
- tomato
- salt
- rice
- mozzarella cheese
- red chilli flakes
- cloves garlic
- ginger garlic paste
- sweet corn
- sugar
- tomato ketchup
- onion
- green bell pepper (capsicum)
- rajma (large kidney beans)
- black pepper powder
- dried oregano
- black olives
- sunflower oil
Instructions:
- To begin making the Baked Mexican Rice, we will firstly prepare the rice
- Heat the oil in a wide pan on medium heat and saute the onions till they turn soft and translucent
- This will take about a minute or so
- Once done add the ginger garlic paste and saute again for another minute
- Next, add the chili flakes, boiled rajma and cooked vegetables and saute for 2 minutes
- After 2 minutes add rice with salt and pepper and mix thoroughly
- The next step is to make the topping
- Heat oil in a wide pan on medium heat and saute the onion for 2 minutes till soft and translucent
- Once done add garlic and saute again for a few seconds
- Next add the tomatoes, chilli flakes, oregano sugar, salt and pepper and cook until the tomatoes are soft
- Blend in a mixer and do not strain
- Mix it with the tomato ketchup
- Next, to assemble the rice and the topping, spread the hot rice in a greased baking dish
- Cover with the tomato gravy and sprinkle grated cheese boiled corn kernels, capsicum on top
- Garnish with tomatoes and olives
- Bake the Mexican Rice dish in an oven at 150 degree Celsius for about 7-8 minutes
- After 7-8 minutes, take the dish out and it is ready to be served
- Serve Baked Mexican Rice with Indian Style Fajitas and Spinach Enchilada for a weekend night party with your friends and family