Wednesday, July 28, 2010

SOYA BEAN AND KASURI METHI KI PULAO

INGREDIENTS: Soya beans - 1/4kg
                           Dry kasuri methi - 2tbsp
                           Onions - 1 finely chopped
                           Green chillies - 5 slits
                           Coriander leaves - 1tbsp finely chopped
                           Tomatoes - 1 chopped
                           3cc(cloves - 3, cardamom - 3, cinammon - 1/2'nch)
                           Bay leaf - 2
                           Rice - 1cup
                           Lemon - 1
                           Ghee + oil - 2tbsp
                           Ginger garlic paste - 1tbsp
                           Garam masala - 1/2tsp
                           Water
                           Cashew nuts - 8
                           Jeera seeds - 1/2tsp

METHOD:

1. Chop onions, green chillies and tomatoes.
2. Wash soya beans and keep aside.


3. Grind ginger and garlic to paste.


4. Heat a pressure cooker add oil + ghee .


5. After the oil becomes hot add jeera seeds and let them crackle.


6. Now add cashewnuts,  3ccc and bay leaf.

 

7. Saute well.
8. Add chopped onions. and green chillies.


9. Add ginger garlic paste and fry nicely till the raw smell comes out.


10. Now add  chopped tomatoes.


11. Then add soya beans and kasuri methi.


12. Saute nicely.


13. Add basamati rice and fry nicely till light brown.


14. Then add chopped coriander leaves.


15. Add  water(1:2 1cup rice 2 cups water) and garam masala.




16. Cover the lid and let it cook for 3whistles.


squeeze lemon juice and serve hot with onion raita.............and papad

6 comments:

  1. wonderful pulao... healthy too... lovely

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  2. all recipes are gr8! love the way u served.

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  3. Hi I have never seen a red soybean till now, but the pulao with lentils is always a healthy choice.

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  4. pulao is such a versatile dish..i can get hooked on to it so easily

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