2 cups of water or chicken broth
1 tomato
1 to 2 garlic cloves, peeled
½ onion, chopped
2 tablespoons oil
1 cup white rice
2 Serrano chilies
Salt to taste
½ cup minced carrots and/or peas
Pinch each, ground: cumin and black pepper
Recipe
In a blender, combine water, tomato and garlic; puree. Set aside. Sauté onion in oil until transparent in a heavy, lidded skillet. Add raw rice; sauté until it turns opaque, without browning. Add puree, chilies, salt, carrots and peas, cumin and pepper. Add salt to taste. Bring rice to a boil, reduce heat to simmering, cover tightly and simmer 25 to 30 minutes. Do not remove lid during cooking. Makes 4 servings.