Friday, 13 March 2015

Mint Chole Pulav / Pudhina Kondakadalai Pulav



Ingredients:

  • Jeeraga samba rice - 1 cup
  • Sprouted channa - 1/4 cup
  • Mint leaves - hand full 
  • Coriander leaves - few nos
  • Onion - 1 no ( medium size)
  • Tomato - 1/4 part
  • Green chilli - 1 no ( large )
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1 tspn 
  • Jeera - 1/4 tspn
  • Turmeric powder - 2 pinch
  • Garam masala powder - 1/2 tspn
  • Lime juice - 1 tspn
  • Salt - to taste
  • Oil - 2 tblspn
  • Ghee - 2 tspn ( for flavour )

For tempering:

  • Chinnamon stick - 1 no ( 1inch )
  • Cloves - 2 nos
  • Bay leaves - 1 no (small)

Method:

  • Wash and soak the rice in water for 15  minutes.
  • Cook the sprouted channa in pressure cooker with 1 and 1/2 cup water for 2 to 3 whistle
  • Chop onion ,tomato, chilli thinly
  • Heat oil and ghee in a kadai, add item under "For tempering" and after it pops out add jeera
  • Then add onion after it turns pale pink colour add tomato and ginger garlic paste saute for a minute
  • Now add mint leaves after it shrinks add cooked chole, saute for few seconds then add turmeric,garam masala powder
  • Add the chole cooked water for 1 cup rice 2 cups water
  • when it starts boiling add lime juice salt, soaked rice and mix well, on top add the coriander leaves
  • Close the cooker lid and keep the weight. cook for 2 to 3 whistle ( depends on quality of rice )
  • Switch off the stove, after pressure completely released open the lid and mix it well
  • Serve this tasty mint chole pulav hot with raitha or any other side dish

Note:

  • You can also add 1 no elachi, even ghee fried cashew
  • Also can use fried onions for garnishing




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