Lobia Veggie Pulao

Name: Lobia Veggie Pulao
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 3 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 cups basmati rice; 3/4 cup lobia/black eyed peas; 1/2 cup carrots; 1/2 cup beans; 1 small potato; 2 medium onions; 2 medium tomatos; 1/4 cup green peas; 3 tsp whisked curd; 2 bay leaves; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 dry red chillies; 2 cardamoms; 2 cloves; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 4 black pepper corns; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 2-3 slitted green chilies; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; 1 tsp Biryani masala; to taste Salt; as required Oil; 2-2.5 cups warm water

Gargi Choudhury @gargisplatter

Bangalore

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Gargi Choudhury @gargisplatter

Bangalore

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#GA4
#week19
#WEEK19
#pulao
#lunch

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Ingredients

40 mins

3 people

3 cupsbasmati rice
3/4 cuplobia/black eyed peas
1/2 cupcarrots
1/2 cupbeans
1small potato
2medium onions
2medium tomatos
1/4 cupgreen peas
3 tspwhisked curd
2bay leaves
1/2 tspcumin seeds
2dry red chillies
2cardamoms
2cloves
1 inchcinnamon stick
4black pepper corns
1 tspginger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
2-3slitted green chilies
1 tspturmeric powder
1 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspcoriander powder
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
1 tspBiryani masala
to tasteSalt
as required Oil
2-2.5 cupswarm water

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Steps

40 mins

1

Wash and soak Lobia/ black eyed peas for 7-8 hrs or overnight. Wash and soak basmati rice at least 15 mins before cooking. Thinly slice half onion and fry it till brown & keep it aside.
2

Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add dry red chillies, followed by bay leaves, cardamoms, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper corns & cumin seeds, fry it for 1 min. Add in chopped onions, fry it for 2-3 mins, next add potatoes cut in small cubes and fry it for 3-4 mins.
3

Next add the ginger & garlic paste and fry it for anything 2-3 mins. Next add carrots & beans and sauté it for 2-3 mins.
4

Next add some green peas, followed by chopped tomatoes and fry it well for 2-3 mins.
5

Next lower the flame and add all dry species like turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder & Biryani masala, salt to taste add little water and cook the masala well until oil starts to separate from sides.
6

Next add the curd and contiously stir it for 2-3 mins. Add the overnight soaked Lobia, and slitted green chilies & mix it well with the masala.
7

Next add the soaked basmati rice and gently mix it well with the masala, fry it for 1 -2 mins and add in the fried onions.
8

Next add around 2-2.5 cups of warm water, cover the pressure cooker and cook it for 2 whistle on high flame. Once the pressure releases, fluff up the rice with the help of fork and serve it hot with your favourite Raita.