Mochai Pulav

Normal I am very much interested in preparing variety rices for lunch box. So almost tried all possible combinations of variety rices. Mochai pulavu is one among them. My kids loved this very much. Very nutritious too. I make this as habit to use any dry pulses weekly once in my diet. 

Ingredients

Mochai          - 1 cup

Rice              -  1 cup ( used parboiled rice, but basmathi rice or raw rice will give better results)

Water            - 2 cups ( can use 1 cup water and one cup milk too)

Ginger           - 2 inch piece

Garlic.           - 5 pods

Onion            - 2

tomatoes       - 2

Green chilies -3 to 4

Lemon - 1

Salt and oil as required

cinnamon stick  - 1 inch piece

Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Cloves   - 2

Bay eaves - 1 tsp 

coriander leaves - few

Method

 Soak dry broad beans or mochai overnight and pressure cook it in the morning and keep aside. Make paste of ginger garlic and green chillies without adding water. Cook rice and spread it in broad vessel and allow it to cool.Finely chop onion and take tomatoe purée. In a pan add oil , season with garam masala items, ie cinnamon stick, fennel seeds, cloves, bay leaves..... When they spluttered, add onion and fry well it turns pink... Then add ginger garlic green chillies paste... Fry well till its raw smell goes.... Then add tomato purée , turmeric powder and let it boil for 5 minutes....then add cooked mochai along with 1/4 cup of mochai cooked water or even coconut milk, salt, mix everything well and sauté well till everything mixes well....add lemon juice and cooked rice to this and mix everything well...sauté for few minutes and switch off the flame. Can decorate with coriander leaves. I have used par boiled rice only today. Basmathi rice or raw rice will give better results.