I am Shantha Radhakrishnan, from Madurai, India, giving a nutritious Protein Pulav Recipe. Try and give your feedback to eearkay@yahoo.com

Protein Pulav

Ingredients

1 White Channa ... 1/2 cup
2. White Peas ... 1/2 cup
3. Green Peas ... 1/2 cup
4. Ground nut ... 1/2 cup
5. Raw Rice (or Basmathi Rice) ... 1 cup
6. Oil ... 2 tsp
7. Salt ... to taste
8. Cummins (jeera) ... 1 tsp.
9. Green chillies ... 4 nos
10. Onion -- chopped ... 1 no.
11. Ginger ... 1" bit.
12. Salt ... as required.

Procedure:

1. Soak white channa, white peas, ground nut, green peas in water and cook it by boiling (Soaking before cooking will economise on the gas).
2. Make a paste of green chillies, onion and ginger in a mixie
3. Heat oil in a kadai and add cummins followed by --
4. The paste of green chillies, onion and ginger and saute.
5. Add the cooked channa etc and fry for 5 minutes
6. Add the required salt.
7. Add the washed rice and after it becomes hot --
8. Add water in a ration of 1:1 1/2
9. Close the cooker and allow for 2 whistles and switch it off.
10. Garnish with coriander leaves and pudina.