Flat Rice Poha Veggie Pilaf Recipes

FLAT RICE (POHA) VEGGIE PILAF

Steps:

• Wash and drain rice.
• Combine rice in bowl with 1/4 c water and soak 15 minutes.
• Heat oil in a wok.
• Add mustard seeds.
• When they crackle, add cashews, raisins, hing, curry leaves, and all dry spices.
• Stir to combine.
• Add all vegetables, ginger, jalapeno, and cumin seeds.
• Add 1 c water and cover.
• Cook over medium heat until potatoes are done.
• Add flat rice, cilantro, salt, sugar, and lemon juice.
• Stir and serve hot with any green chutney.

VEGETABLE RICE PILAF IN THE RICE COOKER

Steps:

• Dissolve 3 teaspoons chicken bouillon in 3 1/2 cups water in a rice cooker.
• Stir rice, baby bok choy, green onions, carrot, and mushrooms into the bouillon and water mixture.
• Start rice cooker and cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 50 minutes.
• Dissolve 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon and 1/4 cup water in a small bowl; transfer mixture to a blender.
• Scoop about 1 cup of the rice mixture into the blender with the bouillon mixture; process until mixture becomes a thin paste, adding more water as needed.
• Mix the rice paste with the remaining cooked vegetables and rice until thoroughly combined.
• Season with black pepper.

VEGETABLE RICE PILAF

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat.
• Cook the onion, carrots, thyme, and salt, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the rice, stirring to coat; pour in the broth and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add the green beans and cook, covered, until the rice is tender and the beans are tender-crisp, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Fluff with a fork.

RICE PILAF WITH RAISINS AND VEGGIES

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth to boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat; continue simmering while preparing remaining ingredients.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir celery, onion, green onion white portions, garlic, curry powder, and salt in the hot oil until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a bowl.
• Cook and stir rice in the same skillet until lightly toasted, about 3 minutes.
• Stir toasted rice into boiling chicken broth. Reduce heat to medium-low; continue simmering until rice is tender and broth is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Remove rice from heat and stir in raisins, green onion tops, and celery mixture until well blended.

ONION POHA(FLATTENED RICE)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, green chillies and ginger garlic paste and cook for 2-3 mins. Add onion and cook for 5-6 mins until the onion is light golden. Add Turmeric powder, Salt and mix nicely with the onions and spices.
• Add boiled potatoes and cook the potatoes for 5 mins. Till the potatoes get cooked, soak the Poha(Flattened rice) in water. Make sure u don't soak very long time. Just add 2-3 tsp of water for 150g of Poha. Mix well and remove the excess water if any.
• Add the Poha to the pan, and mix well with rest of the mixture. Add sugar and cook for further 3-4 mins.
• Remove from heat and serve sprinkled with chopped coriander and grated coconut, if needed.