31 January, 2019
ALOO PULAO/ಆಲೂಗಡ್ಡೆ ಪಲಾವ್/VIDEO
Quick, simple, easy one pot meal idea, prepared with very few basic ingredients which are easily available at home. I have prepared this rice dish using regular sona masoori rice, but it can be replaced by any kind of rice of your choice.
My mom used to put Palyada pudi /home made subji masala so even I have put the same masala powder, but mom never used to put onion in this recipe. Somehow I wanted to check how it would taste, so have added onion, but did not add capsicum.
Also I have put many more extra ingredients like dry/fresh fenugreek leaves, sesame seeds, fenugreek seeds, ginger and red chili powder which is mildly hot and have put much less oil – it’s done using only 2 tsp oil !!
Below is the video recipe of this dish, in which I have not used onion but have put capsicum and also raw/fresh turmeric, which in turn gave the dish an excellent bright color.
Please also do check some other rice dish recipes on my blog here –Tomato-fresh green chickpeas rice , Tuppadanna , Yellanna/yellina anna , Lentil rice/bele anna , chutney chitranna , Gorikayi anna , methi-matar lemon rice , capsicum lemon rice , Khichdi , spicy carrot rice , crushed corn lemon rice , raw mango rice – 1 , mosaranna , temple chitranna , chitrannada Pudi , chitrannada gojju , belladanna , amla/nellikayi chitranna , Jolada anna/sweet corn rice , yellupudi chitranna
Ingredients : measuring cup used – 250 ml – Serves – 4
- Rice – 1 cup
- Water – 2 cups
- Oil – 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
- White/black sesame seeds – 1 tbsp
- Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp
- Kasuri methi – 2 tbsp or fresh methi- a fist full
- Green chilli – 1 tbsp finely chopped
- Grated ginger – 1 tbsp
- Curry leaves – 2 strings
Vegetables :
- Onion – 3/4 cup (diced)
- Capsicum – 1 big (today I have not put)
- Tomato – 1 big (diced)
- Fresh green peas – 1/2 cup
- Aloo/Potato – 2 medium sized, cut into long (I do not peel skin)
- Lemon juice/grated mango/tamarind juice/grated amla – 2 tbsp
Condiments :
- Turmeric powder – 3/4 tsp
- Red chilli powder (mildly spicy) – 3/4 tsp
- Palyada pudi – 2 tsp
- Salt – 1 tbsp (adjust)
PROCEDURE :
- Heat oil, put mustard seeds, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, methi seeds, green chili, ginger and curry leaves and let them splutter
- Now add in onion (capsicum) and saute till translucent
- Reduce the heat and add in tomato, Potato, green peas and kasoori methi and saute for a minute
- Now add in turmeric powder, red chili powder, Palyada pudi , salt and lemon juice and mix well
- Now add in rinsed rice and boiled water stir well, close the lid when it starts boiling and cook till 1 whistle, transfer to another container when cooled
- Serve as such or with any kind of raita
