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Whole Mung Beans and Mixed Vegetable Pulao


From this month I joined in blog hop Wednesday of Radhika of Tickling Palates and I am paired up with Kaveri of Palakkad Chamayal.
In Kaveri's blog I found so many traditional Kerela recipes which are quiet interesting and new to me.But I am so much inspired with the whole mung beans and mixed veggies pulao.
As we prefer one pot meal a lot and my kiddo loves to have pulao kind of rice varieties with plain yogurt,I tried the pulao.It came out very flavorful and delicious,had it with onion raitha,mixed veggie kurma.
I exactly followed her same recipe except added few mint leaves while grinding.Now on to the recipe......

Ingredients


IngredientQuantity
Basmathi rice1cup
Whole mung beans/paasipayaru1/2cup
Onion2nos.(medium size)
Tomato2nos.(medium size)
Carrot(sliced)1no.
Potato(sliced)1no.(medium size)
Green peas(fresh or frozen)1/2cup
Oil1tbs
Ghee/nei1tbs
Salta pinch
To grind 

IngredientQuantity
Ginger/inji1 inch piece
Poondu/Garlic4 cloves
Green chilly5nos.
Coriander leaves/kothamalli1/2cup
Mint/pudhina10-15 leaves
Coconut(grated)1tbs
For the Seasoning 

IngredientQuantity
Cloves/lavangam3nos.
Cinnamon/Pattai2 inch piece
Green cardamom/ellakai2nos.
Bay leaf1no.
Cashews/mundiri paruppu10nos.(halved)

Method

  • Soak the whole mung beans for 1 hour.Wash and soak the basmathi rice for atleast 15 minutes and grind the ingredients to grind into a fine paste and set it aside.
  • Heat a pressure cooker or pan with the oil and ghee,do the seasoning with the given ingredients.Saute the onions till transparent with a pinch of salt,then add the ground paste and fry it till the raw smell goes off.Meanwhile boil 11/2cups of water in a sauce pan.
  • Then add the tomatoes and cook it till mushy,add the green peas and carrot,give it a mix.Now add the boiled water to it and add the rice,salt.Now add the mung beans and potato,give it a boil.Close the lid and cook it in a medium flame for one whistle.
  • Tasty and healthy,protein rich pulao is ready.


Enjoy..................

  • Soaking the rice is very important to get a perfect pulao. 
  • The amount of water varies depending upon the quality of the rice. 
  • Veggies such as beans,cauliflower can also be added.
Linking to the HITS-legumes and lentils event happening at my space started by Spicy Treats of Sangeetha.

24 comments:

  1. looks awesome, perfect one pot meal..

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  2. Thanks for trying...Am glad you liked it. Your pics look beautiful as usual.

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  3. Delicious veggies and moong dal pulao.

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  4. inviting pulao and lovely attempt... feel to grab the bowl to gulp it....yum yum healthy pulao.....

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  5. Wow, very nice wholesome one pot meal Nalini.

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  6. Wat a super flavourful,wholesome and inviting pulao,prefect for my lunch.

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  7. very flavorful rice.. like the presentation..

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  8. so inviting!!! loooks very healthy and perfect pulao

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  9. Very flavorful one pot meal. Perfect!

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  10. Flavourful rice, perfect one pot meal!

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  11. Yummy, nutritious & filling

    http://shwetainthekitchen.blogspot.com/

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  12. Looks awesome and very healthy too. Need to try this as I love one pot meals.

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  13. Healthy and delicious looking, must try.

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  14. Amazing Veggies-mung bean pulao! Love that last shot! So tempting, girl! Did I tell you before that my name is also the same but with an extra L?? Whenever I come to your space I think,Nalini cooks here too. LoL. Silly, i know!

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  15. Love pulao, nice and healthy one pot meal.., nice one delicious too..

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  16. I love mixing two healthy things to make a delicious meal... exactly what this is :)

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  17. Great way of presenting that pulao ... sure tempted me and made me hungry all again

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  18. Even I love one pot meals... adding moog beans is a great idea... beautiful presentation!

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