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cabbage -pea-pulao
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Cabbage and Pea Pulao

Healthy and easy to make cabbage and green pea rice
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time14 minutes
Course: Lunch, Lunch box Recipe, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian Cusine, Maharashtrian Cuisine, North Indian Cuisine
Keyword: Cabbage Pulao, CABBAGE RICE,, matar pulao, Pilaf, pulao, rice
Servings: 5 person
Calories: 325kcal
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 1.25 cup Rice/chawal
  • 4 cup Cabbage / Patta Gobhi
  • 1 cup Green Peas / Hari Matar
  • 1 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
  • 1.25 tsp Salt / Namak
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder / Dhaniya Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder

tempering/ tadka

  • 1/4 cup Cooking Oil or ghee
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
  • 1//2 tsp Mustard Seeds / Rai *
  • 2 Green chili/hari mirch
  • 2 Cloves / Lavang
  • 2 Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi
  • 6 Peppercorns / Sabut Kali Mirch
  • 2 Dried Red Chilli, Whole

Instructions

  • Wash rice and soak for about 10-15 minutes in enough water
  • Thinly slice cabbge , wash and keep in a colaender to drain the water completely.
  • Heat oil in a heavy bottom broad pan and then add cumin and mustard seeds.
  • When seeds start popping then add chopped green chilies, dried red chili , the whole garam masala and curry leaves.
  • Now add the shredded cabbage and sauté it on high heat. keep stirring it for around 2 minutes so it get a nice roasted flavor and shrink in volume.
  • Add the green peas and mix and stir for a minute.
  • Now add all the dry powder spices and stir well to mix.
  • Drain the water from the soaked rice and then add rice in the pan.
  • Gently mix rice with the cabbage masala.
  • Now add 2.5 cup hot water and mix well.
  • Give it a boil, when it start boiling reduce the flame and simmer till done.
  • Do stir 1-2 time in between. sprinkle few spoons of water if needed.
  • Switch off the heat when done and let it rest for 5 minute.
  • Gently Fluff the pulao with a fork and enjoy.
  • Serve with yogurt, kadhi, chutney or salad

Nutrition

Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 665mg | Potassium: 314mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 573IU | Vitamin C: 60mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 2mg