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Methi Pulao Carrot Raita Step by Step Picture Recipe

March 30, 2013 By Sangeetha Priya 25 Comments

Methi Pulao Carrot Raita Recipe

Methi Pulao Carrot Raita

Methi Pulao / Pulav is a perfect healthy one pot meal to fill your tummy. When compared to biryanis this pulav is a reduced masala version and I have given carrot peanut raita along with it which is a best side dish for any rice varieties like Biryani/Pulao/Fried Rice etc. Few years back I tasted this raita in Residency Chennai, recreated and making it often after that.

But only today I got time to share it here…

Ingredients

Basmati/Brown Rice – 2 cups
Ginger and Garlic paste – 1 Tbsp
Methi leaves – 1/2 Bunch (2 Cups of leaves alone)
Jeera/Cumin seeds -1/2 Tbsp
Fennel seeds -1tsp
Coriander Powder – 3/4 Tbsp
Garam Masala Powder – 3/4 Tbsp
Slited Whole Green Chilis – 1-2 Numbers
Sliced Red Capsicum – 1/4 Cup
Whole garam masala – 1 each (Cloves/Cinnamon/Brinji leaf)
First + Second extracted Coconut Milk -1 Cup
Oil/Ghee/Butter – 2 tbsp
Any Left Over Veggies – 1 Cup (Optional, I used carrot n cauliflower)
Salt as required

Method

  • Soak rice for 40 minutes or as directed.
  • If you have any leftover veggies make it ready.
  • Also wash and separate the methi leaves and stems (discard stems).
  • In a wide pan/kadai, heat  oil/butter/ghee.
  • Splutter whole garam masala, then add ginger/garlic paste.
  • Saute well then add green chilis n chopped veggies.
  • Now add garam masala and coriander powder, saute for 2-3mins in medoum flame.
  • Then add Rice, salt n methi leaves (You can chop the leaves but i didn’t do so).
  • Finally add coconut milk, 2 and 1/2 cup of water and pressure cook as you do for other rice varieties.
  • Serve with raita or gravy.

Carrot Peanut Raita

Shredded Carrot -1 Cup
Dried/Raw Peanuts – 1 Cup
Thick Yogurt – 1 Cup
Cumin Powder – 1/2tsp
Red Chili Powder/Chopped Green Chili’s – For taste (I used red chili powder)
Salt and Water – As required

Method

  • If using dry peanuts then soak at least 1-2 hours otherwise directly cook.
  • Pressure cook the peanuts for 2 hisses with necessary water and salt.
  • Chop half of the peanuts.
  • Now add all the ingredients with necessary salt and water.
  • Garnish with cumin powder and Serve Chilled.
Methi Pulao Carrot Raita Recipe

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  1. priya Iyyappan

    March 5, 2015 at 5:50 pm

    Fantastic and healthy recipe sangee..

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  2. priya Iyyappan

    March 5, 2015 at 5:50 pm

    Fantastic and healthy recipe sangee..

    Reply
  3. Love to Experiment

    April 10, 2013 at 8:55 pm

    Awesome pulao. Never tried adding peanuts to carrot raita. Will try it next

    Reply
  4. Shweta

    April 3, 2013 at 1:06 pm

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  5. Swathi Iyer

    April 3, 2013 at 4:25 am

    Delicious pulao sangeetha yumm.

    Reply
  6. Helen Prabha

    April 2, 2013 at 6:21 pm

    Looks so yummilicious……. 🙂

    Reply
  7. Reshmi Mahesh

    April 2, 2013 at 4:32 pm

    Flavorful yummy pulao..

    Reply
  8. Vrinda

    April 2, 2013 at 1:07 pm

    Healthy n aromatic rice…

    Reply
  9. Gauri

    April 2, 2013 at 12:39 pm

    A flavourfull meal, would love to have some!

    Reply
  10. Priya Suresh

    April 1, 2013 at 10:37 pm

    Wonderful spread, pulao and raita both makes me hungry.

    Reply
  11. divya

    April 1, 2013 at 10:01 pm

    looks very tempting & delish!!

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  12. Treatntrick Treat and Trick

    April 1, 2013 at 5:39 pm

    Great combo and looks mouthwatering!

    Reply
  13. S.Menaga

    April 1, 2013 at 3:08 pm

    Raita combo is new to me n pulao looks yumm..

    Reply
  14. Sona S

    April 1, 2013 at 6:14 am

    flavorful and delicious pulao..

    Reply
  15. Maha Gadde

    March 31, 2013 at 1:26 pm

    pulav luks yummy n raita combo is new 4 me..nice platter..
    Maha

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  16. Chitz

    March 31, 2013 at 10:20 am

    Wow.. Awesome clicks.. Feel like grabbing that plate right away…

    Reply
  17. Arthy Suman

    March 31, 2013 at 9:37 am

    delicious pulao….looks very tasty and aromatic…

    Reply
  18. Latha Madhusudhan

    March 31, 2013 at 9:24 am

    I love methi and I am sure the one pot meal must hv bn gr8, I luv the raita – perfect combi.

    Reply
  19. Sona - Quick Picks

    March 31, 2013 at 8:00 am

    Very healthy recipe. Nice clicks too

    Reply
  20. Gayathri Ramanan

    March 31, 2013 at 4:10 am

    healthy and flavorful one pot meal

    Reply
  21. Kaveri Venkatesh

    March 31, 2013 at 3:47 am

    Very flavorful and delicious one pot meal

    Reply
  22. Follow Foodie

    March 31, 2013 at 1:34 am

    Nice clicks
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    Reply
  23. Rita Bose

    March 31, 2013 at 12:55 am

    Pulao looks so yummy! 🙂
    http://www.rita-bose-cooking.com/

    Reply
  24. Kitchen Queen

    March 30, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    whole platter is delicious.

    Reply

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