Poha Pulao For Dinner To Beat Monday Blues

Ingredients

Aval/Poha - 1 cup (beaten rice)
Onion - 1
Green chilli - 1
Ginger-garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Salt needed
Carrot - 1 small
Potato - 1/2 a potato
Beans - 3-4
Cabbage - 1/4 cup
Peas - 1/4 cup (cooked)
Cauliflower -4 florets (optional)
Oil - 2-3 tsp
Cinnamon -1 small bit
Cloves -2

Method

* Wash aval /Poha under running water 2-3 times and drain the water in a colander. Fluff it with a fork and keep it aside.

* Finely chop onions and green chillies. Chop all the vegetables and keep it ready. You can also add capsicum, if you want.(All the vegetables together should be around 1/2 -3/4 cup).

* Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan/kadai, add cinnamon and cloves.Then add finely chopped onions and saute until onions turn transparent.

* * Now add finely chopped green chillies and ginger-garlic paste (or chopped ginger and garlic).Saute for few more minutes.

* Then add all the vegetables, salt needed and cook until soft. (alternatively you can par boil the vegetables or microwave the vegetables separately and then add. In that case, you can add poha immediately.)

* After the vegetables are cooked, add the poha/aval and mix gently.(picture 2). If you have bought the thick variety poha, sprinkle a little water and cook covered for 2-3 minutes.

* Now your Aval Pulao is ready to be served.

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