Pulav Recipe

This quick and easy pulav is a medley of colorful vegetables, nuts and chickpeas with rice. The dish is wholesome, tasty and full of nutrients. It is the perfect answer to a lazy Sunday afternoon or a meal put together in a jiffy. Either way it is tasty. Vary it to suit your taste, there are really no rules. Pulav picture

Summary

Prepration Time5 MinutesCooking Time15 Minutes

Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexHealthy

Servings3CuisineIndian

CourseMain DishSpecialityComplete Meal

Main IngredientBeans

Punjabi Food

Recipe Story

I have various recipes of Pulav depending on how much time I am willing to spend. This one was a result of 2 H.. Hungry Husband. I came up with this to make it quick with all the stuff so it does not look like an easy job. It worked and now I am sharing it with all of you.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup rice

1/2 cup frozen green beans

1 cup cauliflower cut into small florets

1 large onion chopped

2 cloves garlic crushed

1/2 cup chickpea or Garbanzo beans soaked and boiled or the canned.

2 slit green chillies

2 tsp cumin seeds

1/4 cup cashews

handful of raisins

Butter or ghee (quantity your choice)

Salt and pepper to taste

How to make Pulav

Wash the rice and soak in water for 15 minutes.
Cook the rice in water equal to 1 1/2 cups for a cup of rice.
Put it in a heavy bottom pan and bring the contents to a boil cover and simmer till done.

While the rice cooks....
Warm up the butter or Ghee and add the cumin and green chilles. Let it sizzle.
Add the cashews and raisins.
Add the garlic followed by the onions.
Saute until they turn transparent.
Add the green beans and cook for a minute.
Follow with cauliflowers and let cook for a minute.
Add the chickpeas and mix well. Season with salt and pepper.

Once the rice is cooked open the lid and let the steam out.
Add the rice to the veggie mixture. Blend well and serve.
Goes well with a raita.