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4 November, 2013

beets and paneer brown rice pulav

Comments : 4 Posted in : Main course on by : apsara Tags: , , , , , ,

This is one of the best ways to have brown rice, as nice aromatic red coloured pulav (pilaf) . None of my friends that I have served this to has guessed that it is made of brown rice. It is popular with kids too.

Ingredients:

beets (big)- 2

potato- 1

small green chillies- 3

ginger- 1 small bit

garlic- 1 clove

chopped onion- 1/4 cup

paneer cubes- 1 cup

canola oil- 2 tbsp.

brown basmati rice- 2 cups

salt- 2 tsp.

spices:

cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, bay leaf- a little bit of each

turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp.

asafoetida powder- 1/2 tsp.

Method:

* Peel the beets and shred them in a food processor

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* In a pan, add oil, lightly saute spices.

* Add finely chopped ginger, garlic, onion, chilies, saute for a bit and then add beets, potato, blend well.

* Add washed brown rice, salt to the mixture, mix well.

* Transfer to an electric rice cooker, add enough water to just immerse the rice and vegetable mixture. Turn it on to brown rice setting

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*Lightly fry paneer cubes in 1 tbsp. of oil. Add to the rice cooker when rice is half cooked.

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* Garnish with cilantro and enjoy!

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4s COMMENTS

4 thoughts on : beets and paneer brown rice pulav

  • Kripa
    November 7, 2013 at 12:40 pm

    awesome recipe…tried with quinoa instead of brown rice for lunch today…u forgot to add onions in the ingredients list:)

  • November 7, 2013 at 2:32 pm

    thanks Kripa, for pointing it out!

  • Liz
    April 6, 2014 at 11:18 am

    Thank you. I shall try the recipe. Have a wonderful Sunday!

    • April 6, 2014 at 11:20 am

      thank you, Liz. I have everything ready today to try your bread. I’ll let you know how it turns out!

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