For the second day I planned to make Chaawal Ki Deg Se from the India Palace Restaurant Menu. I found the Aloo Chutney Pulao to sound interesting and went through couple of recipes. Thinking about the name, I decided it must be one of those last minute rustled up dishes that a innovative cook must have thought, having too much of green chutney on hand. Else how else would you explain the ingredients, right?
Anyway I am not somebody who has never ending supply of this green chutney, so I naturally had to make it afresh. After planning and planning, I finally ended up making it during the week day. I was thinking if it would really be liked. I cajoled my kids to taste, and guess what they liked it so much that nothing was left and what was made for them was not touched at all.
This rice is almost like the Coriander or Mint Rice in the Pulao style. Since we add whole spices, this rice ends up being quite mild and easy to make. Now that I know my kids would love to eat this, I have another easy to make rice dish that I can pack for their lunch box.
And if you want to make it more spicy, then increase chiles. However I was okay with how this rice tasted this time and won't want to change anything.
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Recipe
Chutney Pulao
Ingredients
For the Rice
- 1 cup Rice
- 1 tbsp Ghee
- 1” stick Cinnamon
- 3 - 4 Cloves
- 1 Black Cardamom
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 2 small Potatoes
- Salt to taste
For the Chutney
- 1/2 cup Fresh Coriander Leaves tightly packed
- 1/2 cup Mint Leaves tightly packed
- 1/2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 4 Green Chilies
- 1/2 tbsp Pomegranate Seeds or Anardana
- 1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds
Instructions
How to make the Pulao
- Wash and soak the rice for 15 mins.
- Wash the leaves and make a paste with all the ingredients as chutney.
- Peel the potatoes and marinate the peices with green chutney after picking with fork. Keep it aside.
- Take a pressure cooker and heat ghee in it. Add bay leaves, black cardamom, cinnamon stick, cloves and fry them for few seconds. Now, add the baby potatoes, remaining chutney, mix them and cook them for 5 minutes.
- Drain the rice, add to the pan and saute them for 5 to 7 minutes. Add salt, 3 cups of water to the pan. Cover the cooker with lid, cook for 3 whistles or till the rice is cooked.
- Once the pressure is off, serve with onion raitha.
Notes
Instead of the ginger garlic paste, you can add as whole. Once the rice is cooked and pressure falls off, you can sprinkle a tsp of lemon juice.
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Nivedhanams Sowmya says
so flavorful and so healthy!!! love this delicious rice!!!
Chef Mireille says
must be so flavorful..looks so good
DivyaGCP says
Interesting and new combination.. Looks so flavorful and delicious.
Priya says
I prepared something almost same with baby potatoes, i know how tasty and flavourful this pulao will be,inviting.
divya says
looks very yummy...
Pavani says
Wow. Such a bright, vibrant colored rice. Sounds yumm.
Padmajha PJ says
Yes, the name itself is tempting.Must have tasted yum with aloo in it...
Nisha Sundar says
A quick fix for the lunch box.. A tasty rice.. 🙂 🙂
Rajani S says
Though the pulao is new for me, chutneywale aloo is something I have heard before. Good one!