A quick to make, yet
filling meal for bachelors and those living alone . My cousin Priya taught me
this , and thanks to her, we all enjoyed it. She has a wonderful blog - Sweet spicy tasty where she shares her homemade vegetarian food...
I made this dish once with onions and
garlic and once without. We liked both versions. Do add onions if you prefer. If you have a
rice cooker, this can be made for a weekend meal within 20-25 mins if you are
prepped a bit. So enjoy this with plain curd or a onion / cucumber raita.
Sending this to Day 2 of Bachelor / cooking for one recipes forBM#49 and also
to my new bi-monthly event – “Family cooks”, where I share recipes from family
& close friends (who are sometimes more than family)
Achaari Pulav – a one pot meal with vegetables
and a pickle base.
Prep time - 15 mins , cook time - 15 mins ,
serves - 4
Course - Indian, Course : Mains / Rice variant.
Serving suggestions : Raita / curd and papad
Ingredients: (Am repeating verbatim the recipe
that my cousin gave me).
- 1 cup rice
- 2
medium sized potatoes - 2-3
carrots - Beans,capsicum
(your choice:optional) - 1
cup frozen or fresh peas - 2
tbsp Mango Pickle /aam ka achaar - 1
tsp ginger garlic paste (optional) - 2
tbsp oil - handful
of cashew nuts (optional) - 1
tsp cumin seeds /jeera - ½
tsp turmeric powder - fresh
chopped coriander - salt - to taste
Method
- Wash
and drain the rice for about 15 mins - Keep
2 cups of water to boil. - Chop
the potatoes,carrots lengthwise.Blend the mango pickle in a blender into
a coarse paste and keep aside.In a pressure cooker,heat the oil,crackle the
cumin seeds,. - Add
the ginger garlic paste,turmeric and saute until the raw flavor is lost.Add in
ground pickle paste and saute well and let it cook for 2 mins. - Slowly
add in all the vegetables and mix well and cook for few minutes till the pickle
coats the veggies well.Adjust salt and spice level as per taste.Add the rice
mix well and pour in the boiling water and pressure cook for 2 whistles. - Let
the pressure subside naturally and then after releasing fluff the rice with a
fork. - Garnish
with roasted cashewnuts and corriander and serve hot with raita of your choice.
cookingwithsapana says
Achari pulav looks so tempting ,good choice for the theme.
Suja Ram says
Easy to cook Pulao for Bachelors, even for us during those lazy days. Looks great Kalyani.
Srivalli says
That's a quick one Kalyani and nice knowing your cousin as well!
Kurinji says
delicious and yummy pulao...
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
This is awesome! I am bookmarking the recipe 🙂
Vimitha Durai says
Flavorful pulao
Varada's Kitchen says
Very interesting recipe.
Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen says
Chatpata pulav!!!
Harini R says
Very interesting pulao with pickle in there. I was wondering if we can use the typical Andhra Avakaya in there.
Kalyani says
Yes Harini ! It tastes awesome when made wit aavakaya
Srividhya says
Achari pulav sounds interesting. Never thought about this combo
Priya Suresh says
My kind of pulao, i can happily finish that plate in no time.
Sneha's Recipe says
This must have tasted really yummy.
thelady8home.com says
Unique recipe. Superb. Sounds delicious.
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Pavani says
Wow mango pickle, avakaya, used in a rice dish. Now that is something I would love. Bookmarked to try real real soon 🙂 thanks to you and your cousin for the recipe.
Suma Gandlur says
That is one interesting and quick pulao.