Spanish Paella

A very famous Spanish Rice Dish about which I had heard but never tried making it. Now since my daughter went to Spain and got me the Paella Spice mix and olive Oil  straight from there, I learnt to make it and here it is for you people to try out too. You will have to travel to Seville in Spain though....to get the Spice mix!!! It originally is made of seafood, but I have made the vegetarian version of the same.

Ingredients

2 cups brown rice
1 bay leaf
1 /2 cup green peas, 1/2 cup red bell pepper, 1/2 cup yellow bell pepper, 1/2 cup green bell peppers, 1/2 cup brocoli florets, 1/2 cup mushrooms, all chopped into medium sized cubes except the brocoli.
1 tspoon chilli powder
2 onions finely chopped
1 tablespoon of garlic chopped fine
10-12 saffron strands soaked in water
1 bunch of parsley

Method

In a vessel keep water and brocoli, peas and mushrooms to boil and bring them to a stage where they are more than half done. You need to use this stock to cook the rice.

 Meanwhile on the other side, in a big wok take some olive oil add the bay leaf, then the garlic, saute till it turns golden brown, add the chopped onion and wait till they turn golden brown, add the rest of the vegetables which are not kept to boil and cook till half done, add the parboiled vegetables, add the rice, mix well add salt, chilli powder and the spicemix, add the stock of vegetables (three is to one should be the proportion of the rice and the stock) add little by little with a ladle and keep stirring and cooking, keep adding the water, when the rice is half done add the soaked saffron and keep adding water and cooking till the rice is cooked and moist. Add chopped parsley and give it a final mix. Rice is ready to be served.