This pulao is a great option for for lunch box and no fancy ingredients needed to make.Here I used coconut milk to give a rich taste.If you want you can skip and use water.This pulao has a mildly sweet and spicy.A simple raita makes a great accompaniment,even it tastes well with chips.Off to the recipe.................................................
Beetroot Pulao/Beetroot Rice
Serves 2
Ingredients
Ingredient | Quantity |
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Basmathi rice | 1 cup |
Beetroot(chopped) | 1 medium size |
Green chilly | 3 (slit lengthy) |
Onion(thinly sliced) | 1 (medium size) |
Green peas/pattani | 1/4 cup(fresh/frozen) |
Ginger&garlic paste | 1 tbs |
Coconut milk | 1/2 cup |
Cashews/mundiri | 6-7(halved) |
Turmeric powder | 1/4 tsp |
Red chilly powder | 1/2 tsp |
1/8 tsp | |
Coriander powder | 1/2 tsp |
Mint leaves/pudina | few leaves(optional) |
Salt | 3/4 tsp |
Lemon juice | 1 tsp |
Coriander leaves | 2 tbs |
Oil+ghee | 11/2 tbs+1 tsp |
For the Tempering
Ingredient | Quantity |
---|---|
Cloves/lavangam | 4-5 |
Cinnamon/pattai | 2' piece |
Star anise | 1 petal |
Bay leaf | 1 |
Method
- Soak the rice for 20- 30 minutes.Slice the onion and chop the beetroot to slightly bigger piece.
- Heat a pressure pan with oil+ghee,do the tempering with the ingredients given.Fry the cashews if you are using to golden.Add in the green chilly,mint leaves and onion.Saute it with a pinch of salt till the onion becomes translucent.Add in the ginger&garlic paste,fry it till the raw smell goes off.
- Now add in the chopped beetroot and green peas,give it a mix.At this stage the spice powders and salt,mix it well till everything blends well. Now completely drain the water from the soaked rice and add it.
- Gently give it a mix,add in the coconut milk and hot water to it.Let it cook for one boil,now reduce the flame to low and cover the pan with lid.Cook for 15-17 minutes or 2 whistles.After the pressure subsides add the lemon juice and mix it well.
- Serve it with raita or chips.
- Addition of cashews and mint leaves are purely optional.
- Here I used 1/2 cup of coconut milk and 11/4 cups of hot water for 1 cup of rice.
Enjoy....................................................
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