CRACKED WHEAT MINT AND CILANTRO PULAV
This recipe is for my dad who is a diabetic. My mom is new with cooking with cracked wheat, so I am trying to give her new recipes for cracked wheat. The method used here is the same one as the mint pulav with rice except that I have substituted the rice with cracked wheat. The cracked wheat I have used here are the big-sized ones, which resembles more or less like rice when cooked. I have not tried this with samba rava or the regular cracked wheat. I should give it a try.
INGREDIENTS:
Cracked wheat or bulgur wheat, 1 cup.
Red onions, medium-sized, 2.
Green peas, ½ cup.
Mint, 1 bunch.
Cilantro, 1 bunch.
Fennel seeds, ½ teaspoon.
Cloves, 1.
Cinnamon stick, small, 1.
Cardamom, 1 pod.
Bay leaf, 1.
Ginger-garlic paste.
Green chilies, small, 2.
Salt as per taste.
PREPARATION:
Dice the onions finely and keep aside. Wash the mint and cilantro well and remove them from the stems. Put the leaves in a blender along with the green chilies and blend it into a smooth paste. Heat a pan with 1 tablespoon of oil. When the oil turns hot, add the fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon stick, and cardamom pod and fry everything for a few seconds until good smell emanates from the spices. Then add the chopped onions along with the ginger-garlic paste and sauté for a few minutes until the onions turn tender. Add the mint and cilantro puree, cracked wheat along with 2 cups of water, and salt as per taste and mix everything well. Cook under medium flame until the cracked wheat is cooked and the dish turns dry. Garnish with fried cashews and serve hot with raita or pickle.
This recipe is for my dad who is a diabetic. My mom is new with cooking with cracked wheat, so I am trying to give her new recipes for cracked wheat. The method used here is the same one as the mint pulav with rice except that I have substituted the rice with cracked wheat. The cracked wheat I have used here are the big-sized ones, which resembles more or less like rice when cooked. I have not tried this with samba rava or the regular cracked wheat. I should give it a try.
INGREDIENTS:
Cracked wheat or bulgur wheat, 1 cup.
Red onions, medium-sized, 2.
Green peas, ½ cup.
Mint, 1 bunch.
Cilantro, 1 bunch.
Fennel seeds, ½ teaspoon.
Cloves, 1.
Cinnamon stick, small, 1.
Cardamom, 1 pod.
Bay leaf, 1.
Ginger-garlic paste.
Green chilies, small, 2.
Salt as per taste.
PREPARATION:
Dice the onions finely and keep aside. Wash the mint and cilantro well and remove them from the stems. Put the leaves in a blender along with the green chilies and blend it into a smooth paste. Heat a pan with 1 tablespoon of oil. When the oil turns hot, add the fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon stick, and cardamom pod and fry everything for a few seconds until good smell emanates from the spices. Then add the chopped onions along with the ginger-garlic paste and sauté for a few minutes until the onions turn tender. Add the mint and cilantro puree, cracked wheat along with 2 cups of water, and salt as per taste and mix everything well. Cook under medium flame until the cracked wheat is cooked and the dish turns dry. Garnish with fried cashews and serve hot with raita or pickle.
28 comments:
Sounds very healthy and I liked the combo of Cilantro and mint with cracked wheat... Nice color too...
Wonderful looking dish, cilantro gives it a great color! :)
looks delicious and healthy too
Nice green color..Healthy post gita..looking yummy..
I have a dr. friend who regularly consumes cracked wheat as a substitute for rice... like even with sambar, rasam etc.
This is a lovely way to make it like pulao.
Sounds very nutritious dear. Eager to try this pulav for dinner. nice color.
Superb dish with awesome flavours, healthy post Gita:)
Such a gorgeous, healthful dish - perfect for spring, with all the bright flavors! Your Dad is very lucky to have you creating such beautiful dishes for him! :-)
Cilantro will definetly make eat the cracked wheat! Looks gorgeous and aromatic!
Thats a really healthy dish....sounds yumm.
a healthy pulav dear..delicious..happy new year
Delicious pulao! Interesting recipe...
healthy Pulav n I liked the flavor Gita..:)
looks very yummy..
I usually make khichdi out of cracked wheat....this pulav sounds healthy and tempting...
looks so yummy Gita! Nice color too!
sounds very healthy Gita....gorgeous green!
nice idea gita.. pulav looks yummy.
Very interesting & new. Sounds healthy.
Gita you have an award waiting at my blog..
Green wheat pulov,certainly very suitable for diabetics,must try:)
Lovely dish..I just prepare upma with cracked wheat..din't think that we can experiment so much with this..
very innovative recipe, Gita. love it!
Wow green is always healthy...looks yum.
I usually replace cracked wheat for rice in most pulaos... and the result is great.
You could share this recipe with your mother too.
http://chefatwork.blogspot.com/2008/06/fada-ni-khichdi.html
Also, I made cooked cracked wheat to go with ambar, rasam, dal etc. :)
yummy, healthy dish with cilantro;)
This is very interesting!
Have you tried cracked wheat khichdi - your mum may like it. Roast 1 cup cracked wheat and 1 tbsp of moong dal lightly. Saute 1 chopped onion and 1 chopped tomato along with cumin powder and chilli powder, add 1/2 cup mixed chopped veggies (potatoes,peas,carrots,beans) and saute 1 minute. Then add the cracked wheat and moong dal, salt and 4-5 cups water. Pressure cook the whole thing for 3 whistles and 2 minutes on low. Serve hot with coriander leaves garnish.
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