Thursday, August 26, 2010

Broken Wheat(Lapsi) Vegetable Masala Pulao

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This can be prepared either for breakfast,lunch or dinner as this is a very healthy one pot dish which is high in fibre,vitamin and complex carbohydrates and is also a great dish for diabetic people.Generally broken wheat is used in making dalia(porridge), kheer and upma.This version is bit unusual from the regular upma as this includes the spices and is loaded with lots of vegetables which makes it still healthier.

Ingredients:
1 cup broken wheat or Lapsi
1 onion,roughly chopped

1 small carrot,diced into 1/4"
cubes
5-6 french beans,threaded and cut into 1/4" pieces

1 small potato,diced into 1/4" cubes
2-3 cauliflower florets,cut into thin pieces
1/4 cup green peas

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

juice of 1 small lemon
salt to taste

1 tsp ghee
3 tsp oil
2 1/2 cups of water

To grind:
1/2 cup coriander leaves
1/4 cup mint leaves

4-5 green chillies

3/4" ginger
2-3 garlic pods

3-4 cloves
1/2 " cinnamon

1 green cardamom


For garnish:
2 tbsp chopped coriander
1 tbsp grated coconut(optional)

Method:
  • Heat a tsp of oil in a kadai and fry broken wheat until light brown in color.Let it cool and keep aside.
  • Grind cloves,cinnamon,cardamom to a coarse powder.Add ginger,garlic and green chillies to it and blend again.
  • Add coriander and mint leaves and grind to a coarse paste.
  • Heat 2tsp oil and 1 tsp ghee in a thick bottomed pan or pressure cooker and crackle cumin seeds.
  • Add chopped onions and fry until they are translucent.Add all the vegetables one by one and fry them for 3-4 mins.
  • Add ground masala paste and fry until dry and add the measured water and let it come to a boil and add enough salt and broken wheat and mix well and cook it covered for 4-5 mins until the broken wheat is cooked.If you are using pressure cooker,pressure cook it for 1 whistle.
  • Once you open the lid add lemon juice and coriander and mix well.
  • Garnish with coriander and grated coconut.
Serve it hot with vegetable or simple onion raita ,papad and salad.

Note:
  • For a Vegan version avoid ghee in the recipe.

51 comments:

Priya Suresh said...

Wat an interesting pulao, looks super delicious, filling as well as healthy, thanks for sharing..

Raks said...

Thats very new recipe for me,pictures are fabulous prathy!

Deepthi Shankar said...

All I make with lapsi is Pongal .. pulao is a wonderful idea .. very yummy

My Kitchen Antics said...

masala pulao looks awesome...love the mix of spices used

notyet100 said...

looks delicious,.;-)

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

lovely pulao and what bright wonderful clicks!

swapna said...

very new to me....looks delicious!!!

Bergamot said...

This looks delicious, a nice option to the normal rice pulaos

Jeyashris Kitchen said...

what a good idea of making pulao with broken wheat. nice recipe with gorgeous clicks

Satrupa said...

Delicious !! Your idea to make this is quite innovative.

Cheers n Happy Cooking,
Satrupa

http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

Khaugiri said...

Lovely, colorful & healthy too!!!

aipi said...

Masala pulao looks delicious,healthy and satisfying all at the same time..very nice recipe dear!!!!..Beautiful clicks too:)

Kalyani said...

wow the pulao looks healthy and delicious ........

Akila said...

delicious looking dear...

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Hari Chandana P said...

Woww.. pulao looks simply awesome and delicious.. thanks for the wonderful recipe dear.. gr8 recipe dear !!

Nandinis food said...

It's a very healthy pulao! Loved the idea of using broken wheat in making a tasty pulao!

TREAT AND TRICK said...

Hi...great presentation, looks healthy and delicious....

Trupti said...

Pulao looks very delicious and Healthy too... lovely pics

Unknown said...

New wonderful recipe for me..sounds yum..love to try it...

Supriya said...

its deja vu !! I was looking for some spicy recipes made from dalia as usually I only make kheer from dalia. Landed on your site at a perfect time to see this this dalia pulao:) very colorful & healthy recipe.

Vanamala Hebbar said...

Wow sounds interesting..will try

Suman Singh said...

always in looks for such healthy and delicious recipe for my breakfast..looks super yummy..Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

Hey that looks beautiful and wow, must be so healthy and delicious both :)

Krishnaveni said...

beautiful dish, yum yum

Deepa said...

looks super delicious with wonderful clicks..

Namitha said...

Loved the mixture of spices...So colorful n tempting

Satya said...

i love broken wheat ...ur pulao looks awesome ,must try this healthy n yummy dish ...thanks for sharing dear
very very innovative dish ...
Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

Aparna S Mallya said...

Interesting pulao. Well presented.

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Anonymous said...

cant take my eyes off the pictures.very colourful..and looks like a completely nutritional and fullfilling meal

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Hi Prathy
The lapsi pulao is a brilliant idea. The dish looks awesome. Great clicks.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Sushma Mallya said...

wow that looks so beautiful, lovely idea to use broken wheat this way,loved it...thanks for sharing

Saritha said...

Interesting recipes,as usual wonderful click :)

Sharmi said...

very healthy looking pulao!

Nandita SS said...

Hi Pratibha,

Your masala lapsi looks delicious, I have bookmarked the page. I will try this soon.

suma said...

My broken wheat dishes don't turn out very good, but my sis and Mom make a bisi bele bhat with this really well...Broken wheat dishes are easy, filling and delish.. more so with papad and raitha. looks yumm Pratibha.

Unknown said...

Healthy pulao.. looks fantastic..

Bharathy said...

wow! I am loving this colourful healthy bowl of pulao!..have never tried such a lovely dish with broken wheat!

Nithu said...

lovely dish.

Sadhana Valentina said...

Awesome pulao dear!! So tempting...lovely presentation....

jayasree said...

Your pulao looks amazing. You have amply spiced it up and the best I liked is the lapsi is cooked fluffy and non sticky. Good job.

Anonymous said...

nice recipe....

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Padmajha said...

I use this to make kheer.Must try this recipe.looks simple and tempting

Poonam said...

i made the sweet lapsi... but gotta try this... very healthy

Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen said...

Yummy Recipe and great Clicks!!!!

Preeti Kashyap said...

Bookmarked! I am making it tomorrow itself!

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Healthy breakfast very tempting!!!

Urmi said...

Veg pulao looks gorgeous, delicious and tempting. Very beautifully presented.

Shanthi Krishnakumar said...

Wonderful recipe and clicks are fabulous.
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Dhanashree said...

I made this pulao today and OMG!! its turned out soo soo soo yummy. Thanks Prathy. I am def going to explore more recipes from your blog.

Dhanashree
http://ddadhaba.blogspot.com/

Unknown said...

The pulao tasted amazing.Thank you for the recepie😃 I also added soya bean to go along with this.

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