Brown Rice and Sesame Fried Vegetables

Ingredients

• 30 g cumin seeds
• 6 cardamon pods
• 4 coriander seeds
• 30 g fennel seeds
• 1 clove
• 2 cm stick cinnamon
• 2 cups rice, brown
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 2 green onions
• 1 cup radishes
• 1 carrot
• 1 sliced cucumber (2-inch)
• 3 tbsp cooking oil
• 1 tsp garlic -- finely chopped
• 1 tbsp sesame tahini
• soy sauce
• lemon juice

Directions

1. Wash the rice three times and boil in plenty of salted water until tender.
2. While the rice is cooking, wash and prepare the vegetables.
3. Slice the green onions finely.
4. Cut each radish in half.
5. Cut the carrot diagonally, then cut each slice in strips.
6. Slice the cucumber (not too thinly), and cut each slice in four.
7. Heat the oil in a wok or plan and stir-fry the garlic for 40 seconds.
8. Add the prepared vegetables and stir-fry for 3 minutes.
9. Add the sesame seeds after 2 minutes.
10. When the rice is tender, drain and stir in the fried vegetables and sesame seeds.
11. Stir in the sesame paste.
12. Sprinkle with a little soy sauce and lemon juice and serve hot with sesame tahini to taste.