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Nutritious pilaf- A Celebration of Colors
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Nutritious pilaf- A Celebration of Colors

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D
Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338
USA

#EC I am a heath food nut and 100% vegetarian. I love spicy, aromatic, colorful and flavorful pilaf. . Easy to make pilaf includes healthy vegetables Asparagus, yellow and orange bell peppers. Carrots and spices cinnamon, bay leaf, anise and etc. The dish all the important elements color, texture, aroma, flavors and truck load of healthy nutrients. I am quite sure that this would delight the palate of everyone who tastes it.

#EC I am a heath food nut and 100% vegetarian. I love spicy, aromatic, colorful and flavorful pilaf. . Easy to make pilaf includes healthy vegetables Asparagus, yellow and orange bell peppers. Carrots and spices cinnamon, bay leaf, anise and etc. The dish all the important elements color, texture, aroma, flavors and truck load of healthy nutrients. I am quite sure that this would delight the palate of everyone who tastes it.

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Nutritious pilaf- A Celebration of Colors

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D
Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338
USA

#EC I am a heath food nut and 100% vegetarian. I love spicy, aromatic, colorful and flavorful pilaf. . Easy to make pilaf includes healthy vegetables Asparagus, yellow and orange bell peppers. Carrots and spices cinnamon, bay leaf, anise and etc. The dish all the important elements color, texture, aroma, flavors and truck load of healthy nutrients. I am quite sure that this would delight the palate of everyone who tastes it.

#EC I am a heath food nut and 100% vegetarian. I love spicy, aromatic, colorful and flavorful pilaf. . Easy to make pilaf includes healthy vegetables Asparagus, yellow and orange bell peppers. Carrots and spices cinnamon, bay leaf, anise and etc. The dish all the important elements color, texture, aroma, flavors and truck load of healthy nutrients. I am quite sure that this would delight the palate of everyone who tastes it.

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Ingredients

40 mins
8 servings
  • 1 1/2 cupbasmati rice
  • 2 tbspbutter
  • 4 cupsasparagus, blanched and chopped
  • 1yellow bell pepper
  • 1orange bell pepper
  • 1carrot/2c chopped
  • 1 cupOnion, finely chopped
  • 1/4 csesame seed oil
  • 10Cloves
  • 2 (1 inch)cinnamon sticks
  • 1bay leaf
  • 3Black large cardamom
  • 1/2 tspBlack cumin (Biryani Jeera)
  • 1 tablespoonGinger garlic paste
  • 2Green chilies chopped lengthwise
  • 1/2 tspturmeric powder
  • 1 tspCumin
  • 1/2 tspturmeric powder
  • 1 tspgaram masala powder
  • required amount Salt
  • 1 cupCilantro/parsley leaves, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cupRoasted peanuts, cashew nuts
  • lunch, dinner
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  1. 1

    Prepare a checklist. Keep essentials close at hand.

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    Blanch Asparagus first immersing in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Then strain and transfer to a bowl containg icy cold water to stop the cooking. Cool and strain. Save the water in which Asparagus was blanched. Use this water for cooking rice. Cut the blanched asparagus into small pieces.

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    Soak the rice in 3c water for 10 minutes. Strain, keep aside
    Transfer to a rice cooker, add the saved water, about 2c and 2c boiling wate and 2 tbsp butter
    Turn on the rice cooker. Rice cooker will turn of when rice is cooked. Transfer the rice into a bowl

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  5. 5

    Heat 1/4c oil in a skillet over medium heat.
    Add cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom, cumin, black cumin (biryani jeera) one after another and sauté for 2 minutes, until aromatic.
    Add onion and sauté until onion browned – 3 minutes. Add ginger garlic paste, and sauté until the raw smell goes away. Stir in green chilies. Turmeric powder, and garam masala powder.

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    Add the blanched diced asparagus, bell peppers and carrors. Continue to cook over medium heat, stirring now and then. About 10 minutes.
    Add the rice and fry for a couple of minutes. Gently toss. Do not break the rice.

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    Add salt to taste. Add parsley, mix. Turn off the stove. Let it rest for 30 minutes to get all flavours combine together. Colorful aromatic nutritious pilaf is ready for your eating pleasure
    Transfer the pilaf to a serving bowl. Garnish with roasted nuts. You may serve with chips, onion raitha or papads.

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Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D
Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338
on March 15, 2025 20:30
USA
I am a scientist with a Ph.D from University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. I also have a M. SC from University of Madras. Enjoy sharing my knowledge in science and my experience in gardening and cooking with others. I am a free lance writer, published several articles on Indian culture, traditions, Indian cuisine, science of gardening and etc in National and Inernational magazines. I am a health food nut. I am passionate about photography
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