Spicy Sprouts Pilaf (Pressure Cooker)
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked basmati rice or 1 cup long-grain rice
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 clove
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon ginger and green chili paste
- 1 cup bean sprouts (or use a combination of your favourite sprouts)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander seed, ground
- salt
- 2 1⁄2 cups hot water
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To garnish
- 2 tablespoons chopped coriander
directions
- Clean, wash and soak the rice for 10 minutes.
- Drain and keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a pressure cooker and add the bay leaf, clove, cinnamon and cumin seeds.
- When the seeds crackle, add the onion and ginger-green chilli paste and sauté till the onion turns translucent.
- Add the rice and sprouts and sauté for 2 minutes.
- Add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, ground coriander seeds and salt with 2 1/2 cups of hot water.
- Pressure cook for 2 whistles (15 minutes).
- Serve hot, garnished with the coriander.
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Reviews
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Oh Anu! THANK U for such a wonderful lunch I just finished having - your spicy sprouts pilaf with chilled green cucumber raita! HEAVEN! I finally made this today after planning to do so for over a month. Mom and me enjoyed it to the fullest. I'll confess - I had 3 servings! I really loved the taste- it has the perfect blend of spices. It'll be a regular on our table from now on. I preferred to have it on its own first, then with the raita and then again on its own - I guess I am already addicted to it :) While the rice was 3/4 th cooked, I added in a few corriander leaves and reserved the rest for garnishing at the end. I loved this recipe. I must confess, I did not make it in my pressure cooker, but in the usual skillet. A BIG {{{{{{{HUG}}}}}}}}}}}}} TO U FOR THIS AWESOME PILAF!!!
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Fantastic. I have no words to describe how good it is. So very flavorsome also. I must say I used 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste and 2 green chillies which I slit (instead of ginger and green chilli paste), and it did taste very good. I too cooked it in the skillet. I added the water, added 1-1/2 tsps of salt, brought it to a boil, and then simmered it till done. Came out so well, everybody loved it. Thank you for a great recipe. Will be a regular in my house from now on. I also forgot to garnish but that did not really make any difference to the flavor. It was very good.