Moong Bean Pulao

There are some recipes that fall into your comfort zone. The recipes that you depend on when you don't want to spend too much time cooking yet you want something tasty & filling because you are hungry.

This Moong Bean Pulao falls into that category atleast for me. All because, it takes less than 30 mins to make this & there is not much prepping required other than chopping onions & tomatoes. And, for the little effort it takes, its absolutely tasty & healthy too. So that makes this a perfect weeknight dinner or even a lunch box option.

Mom has been making this since the longest time I can remember & this is clearly one of my childhood favorites.

Serves 4

You Will Need:

1.5 cups Basmati Rice
1/2 cup Moong Beans
1 large onion - chopped lengthwise
2 ripe tomatoes - chopped
3 green chillies - slit lengthwise
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp Kitchen king masala
1-2 bay leaves
1 tsp desi ghee
1 tbsp cooking oil
fresh coriander for garnish (Optional)

How To:

Soak Basmati rice in several changes of water until the water runs clear & soak in water for about 15 mins. This is optional though

While you are chopping onions & tomatoes, bring a pot of salted water to boil & add mung beans. Allow them to cook while you are busy with prepping.

In a pressure cooker, add a tsp of desi ghee & a tbsp oil. crackle cumin seeds. Add torn bay leaves, & saute for a few seconds. Add chopped onions, ginger garlic paste and a little bit of salt & saute till the onions turn pink. Add chopped tomatoes, red chilli powder & saute until the tomatoes are nice & soft. This should take about 5 mins.

Drain the Basamti Rice & add them into the pressure cooker. Saute for a minute. Next, drain the moong beans & add them along with kitchen king masala. Give it a good stir. Add 1 1/2 cups of water & salt. bring it to a boil. close the lid & allow it to pressure cook for 1 whistle or 2 whistles depending on the type of pressure cooker you use.

Once the pressure is released, open the lid & allow it to cool a little, maybe for about 10 mins. Add lemon juice & chopped coriander & fluff with a fork. Serve with a raita of your choice. I usually serve this with a simple onion raita.

NOTE: If you have some time on hand, you can soak Moong Beans in water for about 30 - 45 mins. Then, you need not cook the moong beans as you are prepping. You can add the Moong Beans directly into the pressure cooker after adding rice.

Green Moong Pulao

Yield: 4

Author: Deepthi Shankar

Ingredients

5 cups Basmati Rice
1/2 cup Moong Beans
1 large onion - chopped lengthwise
2 ripe tomatoes - chopped
3 green chillies - slit lengthwise
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp Kitchen king masala
2 bay leaves
1 tsp desi ghee
1 tbsp cooking oil
fresh coriander for garnish (Optional)

Instructions

Soak Basmati rice in several changes of water until the water runs clear & soak in water for about 15 mins. This is optional though
While you are chopping onions & tomatoes, bring a pot of salted water to boil & add mung beans. Allow them to cook while you are busy with prepping.
In a pressure cooker, add a tsp of desi ghee & a tbsp oil. crackle cumin seeds. Add torn bay leaves, & saute for a few seconds. Add chopped onions, ginger garlic paste and a little bit of salt & saute till the onions turn pink. Add chopped tomatoes, red chilli powder & saute until the tomatoes are nice & soft. This should take about 5 mins.
Drain the Basamti Rice & add them into the pressure cooker. Saute for a minute. Next, drain the moong beans & add them along with kitchen king masala. Give it a good stir. Add 1 1/2 cups of water & salt. bring it to a boil. close the lid & allow it to pressure cook for 1 whistle or 2 whistles depending on the type of pressure cooker you use.
Once the pressure is released, open the lid & allow it to cool a little, maybe for about 10 mins. Add lemon juice & chopped coriander & fluff with a fork. Serve with a raita of your choice. I usually serve this with a simple onion raita.
NOTE: If you have some time on hand, you can soak Moong Beans in water for about 30 - 45 mins. Then, you need not cook the moong beans as you are prepping. You can add the Moong Beans directly into the pressure cooker after adding rice.