EASY WHOLE GREEN GRAM (MUNG BEANS) PULAO

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This is a quick and easy lunch box recipe, so much filling which can be preapared in few minutes. Mung beans/Moong dal/ green gram are rich in protein, vitamins, folates and other minerals and they are low in fat and cholesterol but high fibre, making it an excellent plant based food.
All that you need to do ahead is to soak the whole mung beans or green gram for atleast one hour to make cooking faster. But you can also do without soaking it, but the cooking process may take little longer. Moreover the soaked dhal are even soft and tender while you eat, perfect for kids. To make it even more nutritious, sprouting of mung beans can be done and added to the recipe.You can use any variety of rice such as brown rice, red rice, basmati. I used sona masoori rice here.

rice - 1 cup

whole green gram/moong dal - 1 cup
water - 4 cups
salt to taste

For tempering

oil - 1 tablespoon

ghee/clarified butter - 1 teaspoon (optional)

mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon

urad dhal - 1 teaspoon

curry leaves few

hing/asafoetida - a pinch

salt to taste 

PREP TIME : 10 mins         COOK TIME: 30 MINS          SERVES : 3 TO 4

Begin by adding one cup of rice and one cup of soaked green gram to the pressure cooker with half a teaspoon of salt or salt to taste. Remember soaking the green gram will increase in its volume by little. To this pour about 4 cups of water and allow it to cook on medium high for about 3 whistles. Let the cooker releases its pressure completely. Let the rice becomes warm, because when it is too hot and when you try to use your spoon to mix, the grains may break. So let it cool down a little. Meanwhile heat a separate pan, pour oil/ghee once hot ,temper it with mustard seeds, urad dhal, curry leaves and asafetida. Pour the tempered oil to the cooked pulao, mix gently and serve. I served for my toddler with boiled egg and she loved it.

TIPS

• If you dont have a pressure cooker, use a cooking pot or even rice cooker works perfect.
• If it is for adults while tempering you can add 3 whole red chilis for heat and some peanuts for crunch.
• If you are fat conscious, skip using ghee/butter to this recipe.
• Adding Asafetida to any dhal/beans preparation helps with digestion.

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