Recipe for the Week - Mushroom and Bell Pepper Pulao

11:12:00 am

Whew!! Last night was crazy. Cub had an earache and was crying throughout. We called up my Mom in the middle of the night (she’s a pediatrician), and then tried all kinds of things from paracetamol & ear drops to massaging, story telling, carrying him around. Finally he fell asleep towards dawn. When kids get sick, it can be really distressing :-(.

Anyway, enough of sickness, now for some health. This is a wonderful anti-oxidant filled, really healthy pulao. It is very mildly spiced and would do great with a fiery non veg/paneer dish and a cooling cucumber raitha.

What you’ll need (2-3 servings):

  1. 1.5 cups long grain rice
  2. 50 g button mushrooms – halved (mine were huge, so I quartered them)
  3. ½ green bell pepper – diced
  4. ½ red bell pepper – diced
  5. ½ onion - chopped
  6. ½ tomato - chopped (big pieces)
  7. 2 cloves garlic - sliced
  8. 2 cardamoms
  9. ½ “ cinnamon stick
  10. ½ tsp cumin seeds
  11. 3 cups water
  12. salt to taste
  13. 1 tbsp sunflower oil

What you’re going to do:

1. Wash the rice and drain it in a colander. (I know, mine does look a lot like a trophy :-))



2. Place a medium heavy bottomed pot on a high flame and heat the oil.


3. Fry the cumin, cardamoms, cinnamon, onion and garlic for a minute.


4. Lower the heat and add the vegetables and tomatoes. Fry for a few minutes.


5. Add the drained rice and fry again for 2 minutes.


6. Add the water and salt and stir well.

7. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat, cover and let it cook till all the water is absorbed.
8. Turn off the heat and serve.


Enjoy a healthy and nutritious meal!!

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10 comments

  1. Oh boy! This looks yum. I have to try this out! I think I'll add in some sweet chili sauce to spice things up a bit:-)
    Wondering if you have a good recipe for Chinese Fried Rice. I'd really like that!

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  2. I never added Mushroom to pulav...would try this ...looks delicious!!!

    Much Love

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  3. @Prerna
    Yes, this is a pretty mild dish, we had it with a really hot chicken pepper fry!!
    I've been on the lookout for a proper friend rice recipe for ages!!! Let's see, maybe it'll come up soon!

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  4. @Lipsy
    Do try it, mushrooms are full of anti oxidants and are only about 20-30 calories a cup, not to mention really yummy!!

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  5. Wow! simple recipe power packed with veggies! will try it for sure..hope ur son's feeling better now...was thinking why u've been out of action for a bit..
    Do take care,
    Love
    K

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  6. @Kalyani
    Thanks a lot of asking Kalyani, you're a dear. Yup, he's much better now, though we didn't send him to playschool. He's sitting here right now with his trucks, going vrooooommm!!!!

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  7. You make cooking seem so easy...I definitely don't want my mom 2 see this post of yours ;)

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  8. @opal
    Thanks!! Ha ha, I actually despised cooking when I was younger, but was forced to start when I was trapped in a PG in Bangalore with a terrible mess!! Ever since, I've enjoyed it!!

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  9. Looks delicious... I'm not a good cook, but someday, I'll try this...
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