Burmese Brown Rice With Sesame Fried Vegetables

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups brown rice
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 green onions
• 1 radish
• 1 carrot
• 1 cucumber
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon tahini
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 wash rice thoroughly, then boil in 5 cups of water with the sea salt. simmer until the rice is tender (about 45 minutes with brown rice.).
• 2 slice onion finely. cut radish in 4 pieces. cut carrot on the diagonal in slices, then cut the slices in strips. quarter the cucumber lengthwise, then slice. you don't have to peel it.
• 3 heat oil in a saute pan and stir fry the garlic until it turns brown. some fresh minced ginger may also be added. add all the vegetables and stir fry for about 3 minutes. add sesame seeds and stir fry for two more minutes. turn off the heat and set aside.
• 4 add veggies to the rice. add soy sauce and lemon juice. serve with tahini poured over all.