Why recepie famous for?
Pulaos are always a welcome addition to any meal. A pulao can often make a complete meal by itself. The soya chunks added to this aromatic pulao are easily available in the market and are a rich source of protein and vitamin b12 - a vitamin which is otherwise lacking in vegetarian diets.
Ingredients
1 cup brown rice1/4 cup soya chunks (nuggets)
1/4 cup green peas
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 stick of cinnamon (dalchini)
2 cloves (laung / lavang)
1 bayleaf (tejpatta)
1 cardamom (elaichi)
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/4 tsp garam masala
1 tsp coriander (dhania) powder
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
1 tsp oil
salt to taste
To Be Ground Into A Chilli-garlic Paste
3 garlic (lehsun) cloves
3 whole red chillies
Instructions
Clean, wash and soak the rice for 10 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
Combine the soya nuggets and salt with 1 cup of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles. Drain and keep aside.
Heat the oil in a pressure cooker and add the cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and cardamom.
When the seeds crackle, add the onions and prepared chilli-garlic paste and sauté till the onions turn golden brown.
Add the turmeric powder, garam masala, coriander powder, tomatoes, rice, green peas, cooked soya nuggets and salt and sauté for another 2 minutes.
Add 2 cups of hot water and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
Serve hot.
leave comments