Rice with eggplant in a slow cooker - tasty, simple and healthy

With a slow cooker, the issue of cooking dinner is much easier. You can, having at hand the most unassuming set of products, prepare tasty and wholesome food, in particular rice with eggplant.

Slow cooker food

Usually, food prepared in an unconventional way is perceived as not tasty enough. Is it really? No owner of a multicooker will agree with such a statement, if only because in this device you can make wonderful rice with eggplant. Of course, the opinion that food prepared in a traditional way is much tastier, has a right to exist. Perhaps the statement is correct, but to cook near the stove, you need to constantly be present in the kitchen. It is impossible to be distracted by any other occupation. That is, when you want to cook rice with eggplant at the stove, you should add products in stages, and also approach several times, checking the readiness of the dish.

Do not forget that the use of stoves and utensils requires certain culinary skills. You should do one, another, third in time ... You also need to keep track of the nuances: reduce or increase the fire, if necessary, mix the dish, add spices in time. And with a slow cooker you only need to prepare all the components, then put them in a bowl and set the desired mode. After that, you can completely forget about rice with eggplant for the cooking period.

Delicious lean dish

With the preparation of delicious dishes for dinner, in which there is no meat, the housewives sometimes have difficulties. After all, food should be nutritious, nutritious and healthy. But after buying a slow cooker, the question of preparing at least one dish for dinner is completely resolved. This can be a soup, side dish, pie, which depends on the type of model purchased. But rice with eggplant and tomatoes is a very tasty and simple dish that does not require expensive products and skills.

Moreover, the multicooker has several advantages:

1. Significantly saves time. That is, you can put all the necessary products in a bowl and turn on the necessary mode.
2. Food cooked in a slow cooker retains its beneficial properties to the maximum.
3. Allows you to effortlessly get for dinner a dish prepared at the level of a professional chef.

Therefore, the issue of cooking a lean dish does not cause any difficulties for the owner of the multicooker. In particular, rice with eggplant and tomatoes is nutritious wholesome and nutritious. At the same time, cooking does not require additional effort.

What products are needed

To prepare this simple and tasty dish, you need to use the following components:

1. Onions - 1-2 pcs.
2. Carrots - 1-2 pcs.
3. Eggplant - 1-2 pcs.
4. Bell pepper - 1-2 pcs.
5. Rice - 1 cup.
6. Fresh tomatoes - 1-2 pcs.
7. Vegetable oil - 50 g.
8. Water - 2.5 cups.
9. Salt - 2 pinches.
10. Bay leaf.
11. Peppercorns
12. Garlic - 1 clove.

Vegetables should be fresh, so it is best to go to the market for them. Rice should be chosen at your discretion. Best if it is round and steamed. Vegetable oil must be unrefined. And salt, black pepper and bay leaf can be found in any home. All vegetables should be medium in size. Their quantity can be changed in accordance with their own taste preferences.

Cooking rice with vegetables

The hostess only needs to pay due attention to the preparation of ingredients for such a dish as rice with eggplant. A recipe with a photo is always perceived better, so it is advisable to look at the images before cooking.

All vegetables should be washed. Onions and bell peppers need to be peeled and chopped. In this case, you should not grind it, as the dish looks more beautiful when the pieces of vegetables in it are of medium size. Carrots need to be grated on a coarse grater. Then the vegetables should be slightly fried in vegetable oil in a pan.

You need to wash the rice and put it in the bowl of the multicooker. Eggplant can be peeled or left in a peel (depending on your own taste). And then they should be cut into cubes. Tomatoes need to be chopped into small slices. All prepared vegetables, as well as the contents of the pan, should be added to the rice. Then pour water, salt, put bay leaf, peppercorns, a clove of garlic in a peel.

Next, place the bowl in the multicooker and close the lid tightly. Select the mode “Rice, cereals” and leave it for a standard time (30 minutes). Then you should take care of the aroma of the dish. Rice with eggplant in a slow cooker is tastier if you set the timer for 20 minutes to heat. Thanks to this, the smell and taste of the dish will become richer and fuller. After this time, the garlic clove must be removed and discarded.

It will be nice to cook some ordinary vegetable salad for rice. And soup as a first dish can be cooked on the stove, dealing only with it. Thus, a full and satisfying dinner is obtained.