Tomato Scented Basmati Rice with Courgette (Zucchini)

Total time: 30 minutes
     I don't normally put zucchini in my Spanish Rice, but cooking it separately and adding it later seemed to bring out the best flavors of both the rice and the vegetables.  Check the rice towards the end of the cooking time; you may need to add 1 - 2 tbs of water, depending on the tomato.  Finish with hot sauce if you like!

 Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Basmati rice, 90gr, 3.2oz
• 1 large tomato, grated, 250gr, 8.8oz
• 1/3 - 2/3 cup chicken stock  enough to make 1 1/8 cups liquid when added to the tomato,   112gr, 4oz
• 1/2 onion, 50gr, 1.7oz
• 1 small - medium zucchini (courgette) 6 - 7 inches (15 - 17cm), 200gr, 7oz
• 2 cloves garlic, 9gr, .3oz
• 2 tsp chili powder, 5gr, .17oz
• 1 tbs olive oil, 13.5gr, .48oz

 Instructions:

• The Rice:  Cut the tomato in half.  Cup half of a tomato in your hand and rub it on the big holes of a box (or other style) grater until all that is left in your hand is the skin.  You'll have to press a bit, but not too hard, be careful not to grate your hand. 
• Put grated tomato, rice and stock in small saucepan, cover and bring to a boil. 
• Reduce heat and simmer until rice is tender, 15 - 20 minutes or however long your rice package directs.  This recipe assumes a 2:1 ratio of liquid to rice and was adjusted to use the tomato.  
• The Zucchini:  Chop onion. 
• Mince garlic. 
• Cut zucchini in half lengthwise then each half in half again.  Slice into 1/4 inch thick (.6cm) quarter-circles. 
• Heat oil in nonstick skillet over medium heat.  Add chili powder, onion and sauté until just starting to get tender, 5 - 7 minutes. 
• Add zucchini and garlic; sauté until zucchini is tender, 10 - 15 minutes longer. 
• Stir rice into skillet with zucchini and serve.

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Nutrition Information               Recipe serves 2            Entire Recipe / per serving Calories:  551 / 275.5 Total Carbohydrates:  97 / 48.5           Dietary Fiber: 9 / 4.5 Total Fat:  15 / 7.5          Saturated Fat: 2 / 1 Cholesterol:  .5 / .02 Protein:  13 / 6.5 Calcium:  95 / 47.5 Sodium:   209 / 104.5

General Technical Details and Disclaimer:

Measurements are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.

I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it.  I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.

My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale
and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/