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Easy Lilva Pulao with Gujarati Kadhi गुजराती कड़ी & लील्वा पुलाव winter spl recipe Recipe
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By Jean-Luc Moreau, the Technique desk · India · 1 min ·

Easy Lilva Pulao with Gujarati Kadhi गुजराती कड़ी & लील्वा पुलाव winter spl recipe Recipe

Soaked Surti Kolam, भिगोया हुआ सुरती कोलम चावल.

Ingredients · Servings 2-4
  • Besan / Gram Flour
  • Button chillies
  • Curd
  • curry leaves
  • green garlic leaves
  • jaggery
  • Pigeon peas
  • surti kolam
Method · 35 min
  1. In a bowl, add surti kolam, water as required and rinse the rice well.
  2. Add fresh water and keep it aside to soak for at least 10-15 minutes.
  3. In a pressure cooker, add ghee, once it's hot, add cumin seeds, fresh pigeon peas, green garlic and saute it for a minute.
  4. Add turmeric powder, salt to taste, soaked surti kolam, water and mix it well.
  5. Cover it with the lid and cook for 2-3 whistles or until it's cooked well.
  6. Transfer it to a serving dish and garnish it with ghee.
  7. Serve hot with prepared gujarati kadhi and prepared roasted chillies.
  8. In a bowl, add gram flour, curd, water, ginger green chili paste, salt to taste, water, jaggery and give it a good mix.
  9. Add water to adjust the consistency, add gram flour and whisk it well.
  10. Keep it aside for further use.
  11. Take a cooking rack, place fresh chillies on it and roast them for 2-3 minutes until cooked well.
  12. Transfer it into the tray, deskin the chillies and keep it aside for further use.
  13. In a handi, add ghee, once it's hot, cloves, cinnamon stick, a pinch of asafoetida and let it splutter well.
  14. Add prepared curd mixture and give it a quick boil.
  15. Add water to adjust the consistency, salt to taste, jaggery and simmer it for at least 10-12 minutes on low flames until thickens.
  16. Add prepared tadka and give it a good mix.
  17. Transfer it to a serving bowl, garnish it with coriander sprig and chilli oil.
  18. Serve hot with prepared lilva khichdi and roasted chillies.
  19. In a small pan, add ghee, once it's hot, add small mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, button chillies and saute it for a minute.
  20. Keep it aside for further use.

Prepared Curd Mixture, तयार किया हुआ दही का मिश्रण.

Process

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