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  • Green Pulao| how to make green pulao

    Green Pulao| how to make green pulao

    Rice variety are tasty and filling. They are ideal to use as a single dish or pair it with other variety of dishes. Pulao is one of the dishes that I make quite often, it’s loved by all and its easy for me to prepare. Green pulao, I have been making this since sometime, it make a good one pot meal.

    Green pulao has the combination of mint and coriander along with other spices. I usually serve with onion raita (onion in yoghurt), but it can be paired with cucumber and onion raita too. A gravy based dish will also be ideal for a good meal.

    green pulao
    green pulao

    Lets get cooking Green Pulao

    Ingredients:

    • 1 cup basmati rice
    • 15 french beans
    • 1 capsicum
    • 1 cup green peas

    To be ground to a paste:

    • 2 green chilly
    • 1/2 bunch coriander
    • 15 mint leaves
    • 3 cloves garlic
    • 1 inch ginger
    • 1 onion

    Other ingredients:

    • 2 tablespoon oil and ghee
    • 1/2 inch cinnamon
    • 2 cardamom
    • 3 cloves
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 1/4 teaspoon shahjeera
    • salt to taste

    Method:

    1. Wash the vegetables and cut them.
    2. Wash the rice and keep it aside for ten minutes.
    3. Grind all the ingredients under the section “To be ground to a paste”
    4. Heat oil and ghee mixture in a par, add spices, let splutter, then add the ground paste, saute for sometime.
    5. Put beans to it. Then add peas and later add capsicum. Saute for two minutes.
    6. Put the soaked rice to it. Saute it lightly for two minutes.
    7. Now, add water and salt. Give a stir, close the lid and cook it for one whistle.
    8. Allow the pressure to release by itself.
    9. Gently mix the pulao with a ladle.
    10. Serve hot with onion raita.
    green pulao
    green pulao

    Green Pulao

    Green pulao is a tasty one pot meal that can be enjoyed for the weekend. 
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    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Total Time 45 minutes
    Servings: 4 person
    Course: brunch, dinner ideas, lunch ideas, Main Course, pulav variety, rice variety
    Cuisine: Indian
    Ingredients Method Notes

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup rice
    • 15 french bean
    • 1 capsicum
    • 1 bowl green peas
    To be ground to a paste
    • 1/2 bunch coriander
    • 15 mint leaves
    • 2 green chilly
    • 1 inch ginger
    • 3 cloves garlic
    Other ingredients
    • 2 tablespoon oil and ghee
    • 1/4 teaspoon shajeera
    • 2 cardamom
    • 3 cloves
    • 1 bay leaf
    • water for cooking
    • salt to taste

    Method
     

    1. Wash the rice and keep it aside. 
    2. Cut the vegetables and keep them ready.
    3. Grind the ingredients under the section,”To be ground to a paste”
    4. Take oil and ghee mixture in a pressure pan, add caraway seeds, as it sizzles, put cinnamon stick, cardamom and cloves to it. Give a stir and after thirty seconds, put the ground paste. Saute for sometime.
    5. Now, add beans to it. After two minutes, put peas and then capsicum to it. Saute for sometime, add the washed rice to it. Saute slowly for sometime.
    6. Add water and salt to it. Give a stir, close the lid and let cook for one whistle.
    7. Allow the pressure to release by itself. Gently mix with a ladle. Serve hot with onion raita.

    Notes

    • Quantity of water depends on the rice. I usually add two cups of water for one cup of rice.
    • I do not soak the rice in water. I wash the rice, drain the water and keep it aside, this gives me good results. 
    • You may soak the rice if you wish.
    • I prefer to use oil and ghee mixture. You may use only ghee or oil.

    Other pulao recipes from the blog:

     

     

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  • Ghee Rice Recipe

    Ghee Rice Recipe

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    Ghee Rice is a popular rice dish from South Indian cuisine..  It is usually served with a curry or kurma. It is ideal for parties or a get-together.

    Ghee rice and gravy  always makes a sumptuous meal at parties or on weekends and family get togethers. I always prefer the rice dishes to be prepared in a rice cooker as it is perfectly cooked and the heat is retained, but it is a personal choice. In all my recipes, I am giving the traditional method of cooking, but you can easily switch it over to the rice cooker after you saute  it in a wok.

    Memories of ghee rice :

    When we were young, mummy used to prepare ghee rice frequently. It was a delight to have it with kurma. It was only in the later years, we were introduced to jeera rice. Last month, I prepared ghee rice after a long time and the ghee rice recipe got a face lift.

    ghee rice
    ghee rice

    Ghee Rice Recipe

    Ingredients :

    • 1 cups long grain rice
    • 1 cup onion slit length wise
    • 2 tbsp ghee
    • 2 sticks of cinnamon
    • 4 cloves
    • 4 cardamom
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 1 star anise
    • 2 green chillies slit lengthwise
    • cashew nuts and raisins
    • salt
    • 2 cup water ( depends on the mode of cooking and the kind of rice used )

     

    Method:

    1.  Wash the rice and keep aside for fifteen minutes.
    2. Take ghee in a pressure pan, put the cashew pieces. After a while, add the raisins. Saute them for sometime. Once they are golden in collour, remove and keep them in aplate.
    3. In the same oil, put the spices. Put green chilli to it. After a few seconds, put the  onions and saute it until translucent.
    4. Then add the rice and continue to saute for three minutes
    5. Add 2 cup of water and salt to it.  A little bit of lime juice creates wonders.
    6. Initially, keep the flame high, then reduce it to a low flame  and allow to cook until it is done. Keep covered for ten minutes.
    7. Put the cashew and raisins kept aside and gently mix the ghee rice. Serve with any curry or kurma.

    Take a tip :

    1. Always use good quality ghee to make ghee rice.
    2. To cook in pressure cooker, put one three-fourth cup of water and salt. Mix it and close the lid. Put the whistle and allow to cook for one whistle. Let the pressure release by itself. Later, garnish with the roasted nuts.
    3. To cook in the rice cooker, transfer it after you saute the rice. Put two cups of water and salt, mix and switch on the power.
    4. To use left over rice, make sure the rice is aromatic and the grains are separate. Take ghee in a pan, add two cardamom, cloves, green chilli and onion. Once you saute the onions, put half a teaspoon of pepper powder and salt. Mix the rice to it.

    ghee rice
    ghee rice

    A few other rice recipes from South India I often make at home are :

    About the event :

    Sending this to Foodies_Redoing Old Post 93. This is one of the first few posts I wrote when I started my blog.

    ghee rice

    Ghee Rice

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    Ghee Rice is an aromatic rice dish from South India. It pairs well with curry or kurma.
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    Course: dinner, holiday, lunch ideas
    Cuisine: South Indian
    Ingredients Method Notes

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cups long grain rice
    • 1 cup onion slit length wise
    • 2 tbsp ghee
    • 2 sticks of cinnamon
    • 4 cloves
    • 4 cardamom
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 1 star anise
    • 2 green chillies slit lengthwise
    • cashew nuts and raisins
    • salt
    • 2 cup water depends on the mode of cooking and the kind of rice used

    Method
     

    1. Wash the rice and keep aside for fifteen minutes.
    2. Take ghee in a pressure pan, put the cashew pieces. After a while, add the raisins. Saute them for sometime. Once they are golden in collour, remove and keep them in aplate.
    3. In the same oil, put the spices. Put green chilli to it. After a few seconds, put the  onions and saute it until translucent.
    4. Then add the rice and continue to saute for three minutes
    5. Add 2 cup of water and salt to it.  A little bit of lime juice creates wonders.
    6. Initially, keep the flame high, then reduce it to a low flame  and allow to cook until it is done. Keep covered for ten minutes.
    7. Put the cashew and raisins kept aside and gently mix the ghee rice. Serve with any curry or kurma.

    Notes

    Always use good quality ghee to make ghee rice.
    To cook in pressure cooker, put one three-fourth cup of water and salt. Mix it and close the lid. Put the whistle and allow to cook for one whistle. Let the pressure release by itself. Later, garnish with the roasted nuts.
    To cook in the rice cooker, transfer it after you saute the rice. Put two cups of water and salt, mix and switch on the power.
    To use left over rice, make sure the rice is aromatic and the grains are separate. Take ghee in a pan, add two cardamom, cloves, green chilli and onion. Once you saute the onions, put half a teaspoon of pepper powder and salt. Mix the rice to it.

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