Mostly we are all busy in the mornings. Mornings are usually hectic with preparing breakfast, packing lunch, helping the kids get ready for school – whew! so much of work but we cannot compromise on the food. We want to have a healthy, nutritious and an easy-to-cook dish. Don’t worry – Here is a quick recipe which takes only 15 minutes to prepare. It is Poha pulao recipe fortified with vegetables-Simple yet satisfying dish. Today we will learn how to make poha pulao following this simple recipe.
| Quick and healthy Breakfast – Poha Pulao and a banana |
Aval Pulao-Poha Pulao
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 15 mins
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Breakfast-Poha Recipes
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Breakfast-Poha Recipes
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Aval/Poha – 1 cup (beaten rice)
Onion – 1
Green chilli – 1
Ginger-garlic paste – 1/2 tsp
Salt needed
Vegetables
Carrot – 1 small
Potato – 1/2 a potato
Beans – 3-4
Cabbage – 1/4 cup
Peas – 1/4 cup (cooked)
Cauliflower -4 florets (optional)
For the seasoning
Oil – 2-3 tsp
Cinnamon -1 small bit
Cloves -2
Preparation
Wash aval /Poha under running water 2-3 times and drain the water in a colander. Fluff it with a fork and keep it aside.
Finely chop onions and green chillies. Chop all the vegetables and keep it ready. You can also add capsicum, if you want.(All the vegetables together should be around 1/2 -3/4 cup).
Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan/kadai, add cinnamon and cloves.Then add finely chopped onions and saute until onions turn transparent.
Now add finely chopped green chillies and ginger-garlic paste (or chopped ginger and garlic).Saute for few more minutes.
Then add all the vegetables, salt needed and cook until soft. (alternatively you can par boil the vegetables or microwave the vegetables separately and then add. In that case, you can add poha immediately.)
After the vegetables are cooked, add the poha/aval and mix gently.(picture 2). If you have bought the thick variety poha, sprinkle a little water and cook covered for 2-3 minutes.
Now your Aval Pulao is ready to be served.
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View Comments (37)
tat looks perfect n a change from rice..
Very interesting and colourful puloa with poha
Yummy pulao....Healthy and easy to prepare!!
very new but interesting to me....
That looks soo yummy....
new and nice post..looks so colorful too
Looks delicious!
nice yummy pulav
Very ideal for evenings,looks tasty..
healthy n lovely dish!