Tuesday 7 May 2013

Veg Pulao


Veg Pulao

Here is a recipe from my mom’s kitchen that you can prepare quick & tasty. It takes less than half an hour to cook this delicious pulao. Just make sure you put the masalas right because the choice of veggies to go with is completely yours. I have just added carrots and beans but if you have the time and resources then choose peas, cauliflower...anything could just blend well with this recipe. It is one of the best packed lunch options for your little ones and definitely a dish that can win you praise from your “surprise guests”. J

Ingredients:

1.      Basmati Rice                           1 ½   cup
2.      Onion                                      1 large (70 g)
3.      Carrots(diced)                         50 g
4.      Beans                                      50g
5.      Cloves                                     5g
6.      Cardamom                              2 nos.
7.      Cinnamon                               5 g
8.      Green chilli( chopped finely)   10g
9.      Ginger (chopped finely)           5 g
10.  Garlic(chopped finely)            5g
11.  Fennel seeds                            5g
12.  Ghee                                        15g
13.  Cashew nuts                            20 g
14.  Salt                                          to taste

Method:

1.      Divide the onion into two. Chop one half coarsely and slice the other and keep aside. In a mixer or food processor add the coarsely chopped onion along with ingredients 4-10 and grind well without adding water to make a paste.
2.      In a pan heat 1 tbsp of ghee and add the ground masala paste. Sauté for almost 2 minutes until it loses the raw smell. Remove from fire.
3.      Soak basmati rice in water for half an hour, and then drain away the water.  Add the washed rice into a pressure cooker, along with diced carrots, masala paste and salt. Pour water just enough to submerge all the ingredients and cook for 15 mins.
4.      Garnish the cooked pulao with ghee roasted onion slices and cashew nuts.
Yield: 2 servings

Nutritional Information:

1 serving of Pulao gives 12.9 g of protein, 13.03 g of fat, 126 g of carbohydrates, 674 Kcal of Energy, 56.4 mg of calcium and 2.1 mg of iron.

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