Pineapple Pulao
Pineapple Pulao- A very healthy Delicious Mildly spiced pilaf made with chopped pineapple and bell peppers
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Course: Festive Recipe, Lunch box Recipe, lunch recipe, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian Cuisine, International Cuisine
Keyword: capsicum rice, pineapple recipe, pulao
Servings: 4 person
Calories: 385kcal
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi
- 1 cup Rice/chawal
- 5 slice Pineapple / Annanas
- 1 cup Red bell pepper /Shimla mirch chopped
- 1 cup Green bell pepper /shimla mirch chopped
- 2 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch chopped
- 1 tsp Ginger / Adrak chopped
- 1.5 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- 1.5 tsp Chili flakes /Kuti hui laal mirch
- 4 tbsp Ghee or cooking oil
- to taste Salt / Namak
- 1 tsp Sugar / Chini
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
Wash and soak rice the for 20 minutes and then drain the water
Chop pineapple slices in small pieces(you can either use tinned or fresh) and chop capsicum in cubes
Heat oil or ghee in a pan(you can use mix both if you prefer) add cumin and chopped green chillies,stir,then add capsicum , ,stir for few seconds.
.Add rice ,pineapple ,salt and chilli flakes.saute for few seconds.
Then add sugar, lemon juice and 2 cup water, ( you can use half cup pineapple juice from the tin , if using canned pineapple)
Give it a boil and then cover and cook on slow flame for 10 minutes or till cooked completely
Keep covered for 10 minutes and then fluff using a fork.
Serve hot with any curry ,curd or mint yogurt chutney.
Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 95mg | Potassium: 343mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 1597IU | Vitamin C: 131mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2mg