Risotto is a beautiful and yummy rice based Italian dish, somewhat similar to our Khichdi. The rice used in Risotto are thick and small in size. Using Basmati or long-grained rice wont do justice with this beautiful delicacy. Plus using fresh herbs will make you LOVE it..
Ingredients::
250 gm rice
3-4 tbsp olive oil
1 small roughly chopped onion
1-2 cloves crushed garlic
2-3 tbsp butter
salt, to taste
5-6 fresh basil leaves (you can put double if you want)
1/2 cup pomodoro (or red sauce)
vegetable stock water
1. Heat oil in a pan, add garlic and onions. saute for 2-3 minutes.
2. add rice and stir till they are coated with oil.
3. Meanwhile heat veg stock water on separate burner.
4. Take a ladle full of stock water and pour in the rice, cook on medium flame and stir gently to avoid sticking at the bottom.
5. Repeat step 4 and cook Risotto on medium flame till the rice are tender.
6. Add some more salt (if needed as stock water already has some salt in it), butter, chopped basil leaves and pomodoro, cook for some more minutes on medium flame.
7. Serve hot in a plate instead of bowl.
Stock water instead of plain water is quite essential for some dishes but we usually dont have it ready at home. So one good substitute of veg stock water is: heat 1 lt water and mix 1 tbsp veg soup powder (either only veggie soup, sweet corn soup or any type you can use) as stock water is mainly for flavour and little taste. Ive tried it and it works awesome!!
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