I bought matki (moth beans) to make Sia’s hot & spicy Kohlapuri Misal, but I ended up making this mildly flavored pulao from Tarla Dalal’s site. I love Tarla Dalal and I used to watch her cooking show on Sony TV in India (this was long long time ago). I remember liking the co-host Sudhanshu too.. handsome guy.. ahem.. back to what I was saying about Tarla Dalal, her cooking looks very homemade, nothing fancy and this recipe is simplicity at its best. Just a couple of cloves, grated ginger and ground coriander mildly flavor the rice. Can be served with a paneer curry or even raitha.
Sprouted Matki Pulao (Moth Beans Pilaf)
Ingredients
- 1 cup Moth Beans – sprouted
- 1 cup Basmati rice
- 4 - 6 Spring onions – chopped
- 1 pepper Green – medium, chopped
- 1 Ginger ”
- 1 Green chili
- 2 Cloves
- 1 tsp Coriander Ground
- 1 tsp chili powder Red
- to taste Salt
Instructions
- Cook basmati and let cool.
- Parboil matki sprouts; I pressure cooked them for 2 whistles and they were perfectly cooked, not mushy at all.
- Heat 1tbsp oil in a sauté pan; add cloves and hing and sauté for a minute. Add ginger, chili, spring onions, green pepper and cook till the veggies are tender.
- Add coriander powder, red chili pd and matki.Sauté for 4-5 minutes until all the flavors have mingled.
- If using parboiled moth beans, then add ½ cup of water and cook till the beans are tender.
- Once the beans are tender, add rice and salt; mix well and serve.
Notes
Ramya Vijaykumar
Healthy healthy healthy nice rice dish, very comforting and filling too…
Cham
Simple and delicious rice.
Wandering Chopsticks
How fascinating. I’ve never heard of moth beans before. This looks like such a simple but flavorful recipe.Thanks for participating in Weekend Wokking.
Parita
Pulao looks wonderful, simple and aromatic, truly simplicity at its best 🙂
Priya Suresh
Tempting dish..gorgeous clicks!
Asha
Oh, looky here! :Dhttp://aromahope.blogspot.com/2007/04/matki-pulao.htmlSimple and delicious Pvani, I love it too. I added some extra things too to this, love the taste! :)Have a great weekend. We have 89F on Sunday, can’t say I love the hot, dry air (means allergy) but AC went to “cool” now!
Finla
Looks beautiful and delicous.
Aparna
Looks good. This is something I have bookmarked from Tarla Dalal but never got around to making so far.:)
Lubna Karim
Oh wow healthy and yum.
meeso
So healthy and tasty!
Priya
ahem…I used to watch that show too 😛 I wish the Indian store here sold beans in bulk bins. I feel like trying out all the variety they have, but 2lbs of each is tooo much for me. The pulao looks very comforting.