VEGETABLE MEAL RECIPE 1: LEEK

Ingredients:

1 bunch of leek, washed and cut into pieces
2 carrots, sliced in circular shapes
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon of tomato sauce or 1 tomato (optional)
½ cup rice, washed and drained
1 ½ cup hot water
2 tablespoon of olive oil
1/2 tablespoon of salt
1 sugar
1/2 lemon's juice

Put olive oil and onions in a pot and braise them till the onions turn light brown. Then add tomato paste (optional), sliced carrots and chopped leeks. Cook them over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, mixing occasionally. Add hot water, salt, sugar,lemon juice and mix again. Finally put the rice on top and don't mix.Cook till rice becomes soft, for about 30-40 minutes over low heat.

This meal contains carrot as you see but it is forbidden on my diet. I always leave the carrots in the my dish unfortunately but my parents don't mind eating them too. Leek has a flavour a little similar to onion so i prefer eating it with meat. Or sometimes we cook it with chicken but this one is the original recipe. In the end, it's up to your taste and imagination.