Wednesday, October 1, 2008

PASTA PULAO

INGREDIENTS

Basmati rice 1 cup
Onion 2
Tomato 3
Carrot 2
Green chilli 2
Cooked pasta ½ cup
Pulao masala 1 sp
Ginger garlic paste ¼ sp
Ani seeds ½ tsp
Cinnamon 1 inch
Thick Coconut milk 1 cup
Turmeric powder pinch
Salt to taste

METHOD

· Wash and soak the Basmati rice for 20 mts.


· Cook the rice and keep aside.

· Pour little oil in water and cook pasta till it turn soft.

· Wash the pastas in running cool water as it ll not be sticky. Keep aside.

· Cut all fore mentioned vegetables in length wise thin slices.

· In a kadai pour little oil and ghee, add ani seeds, cinnamon fry till it turns

golden brown.

· Add chilli and onion fry till it translucent then add tomatoes. Stir for some

time.

· Add salt, turmeric and pulao masala and chilli powder.

· Saute until oil leaves and raw smell goes off.

· Add coconut milk and allow to boil. Add pastas and cook for few mts.

· Add cooked rice and mix it gently.

· Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot with any type of gravy or raitha.

My daughter prefers variety in her lunch box. So that she ll have fully and feel proud to share with her friends. At least twice in a week i used to give her these rice items. This is one of her favourite pulao.


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6 comments:

Vibaas said...

nice and different recipe and the presentation is nice too.

Adlak's tiny world said...

Thanks for yr comment vidya.

Deepthi Shankar said...

thatz a very nice .. loved it

vidhas said...

Good presentation Kalakera poo

Adlak's tiny world said...

thanks for yr encouraging comments deesha and vidhas .

Unknown said...

wow this is a new one for me nice one my makes pasta curry like aloo kurma but never tryin pulao will try this soon