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Sprouted Moong Methi Pulao

Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024


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Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
15 Mins
Total Time
25 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
1/2 cup sprouted moong (whole green gram)
1 cup finely chopped fenugreek leaves (methi)
1 1/4 cups long grain rice (basmati chawal)
2 tsp oil
3 black peppercorns (kalimirch)
1 small stick cinnamon (dalchini)
1/4 cup sliced onions
2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1/2 cup chopped tomato
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
salt to taste
Method
- Clean, wash and soak the rice in enough water in a bowl for 10 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a pressure cooker, add the peppercorns, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the ginger-garlic paste and tomatoes and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
- Add the fenugreek leaves, sprouted moong, turmeric powder and garam masala and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the soaked and drained rice, salt and 3 cups of hot water, mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
- Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
- Serve hot.
Sprouted Moong Methi Pulao recipe, Pressure Cooker Pulao Video by Tarla Dalal
Sprouted Moong Methi Pulao recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Energy | 244 cal |
Protein | 6.1 g |
Carbohydrates | 48.1 g |
Fiber | 4.5 g |
Fat | 3 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium | 12.9 mg |
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Krupali Shukla
March 13, 2025, midnight
This pulao recipe has very good combination of rice and sprouted moong with flavourful fenugreek leaves and test was amazing. Must try specially when you are dead tired and you have to make dinner....just mix up everything in a pressure cooker and your meal is ready!!...all in one dish!!