Colombian Rice with Vegetables (Arroz sin Pollo)
This Colombian Rice with Vegetables is a vegetarian version of the Colombian arroz con pollo, and is packed with vegetables and legumes to make a comforting and healthy lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
- 250 grams white rice
- vegetable oil
- 160 grams carrot, diced in small cubes, pre-boiled (about 1 carrot)
- 120 grams green beans, cut into small pieces, pre-boiled (about 1 big handful)
- 150 grams green peas, pre-boiled
- 150 grams red pepper, diced in small cubes (about 1 pepper)
- 200 grams chickpeas, ready to use (can be canned or freshly cooked)
- 1 recipe hogao (tomato onion sauce) (see link in blog post or below)
- 2-3 tsp spice mix "Completo" or "Sazonarey" (see notes for replacement; use V/GF if necessary)
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup (use V/GF if necessary)
- salt and pepper
Serve with
- tomato ketchup
- fries or potato chips (regular potato chips or matchstick chips)
Instructions
- Cook rice according to instructions
- Prepare the hogao according to instructions
- Place the preboiled carrot cubes, diced green beans, and peas aside in a big pot
- Cook red pepper in vegetable oil until soft. Add the chickpeas, complete seasoning, salt, and pepper, and continue cooking for 2 more minutes until the mixture is fragrant
- Add the red pepper and chickpea mixture to the pre-boiled vegetables. Add rice, tomato ketchup, and hogao and mix well. Warm up the rice if necessary. If you have a very liquid hogao, you might not need to add the whole amount. Adjust, so the hogao binds the rice mixture but does not make it overly wet
- Taste and adjust seasoning
- Serve the rice with vegetables making little domes or mountains, using a bowl or a cup. Serve with fries or potato chips, and tomato ketchup
Notes
About the vegetables: the carrot, green beans and peas need to be preboiled, in a way that they are ready to eat.
In Colombia spice mixes are available like "condimento completo", or "sazona rey". In other countries in Latin American supermarkets they might be available as well. If not, you can replace the ready made spice mix by adding paprika powder, cumin powder, and turmeric powder to the dish. You might need to add more salt and pepper, because the ready made spice mixes tend to add a lot of salt and flavor.
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