Recipe: Brown Rice and Sprouts Pulao

When two seemingly boring ingredients -- brown rice and moong sprouts -- are spiced with veggies, the end result is surprisingly amazing, says food blogger Smruti Shah!

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Here's the recipe for Brown Rice and Sprouts Pulao...

Ingredients

• 2 cups brown rice
• 1 cup moong sprouts
• 1 cup mixed vegetables (I used corn, carrots, peas, cabbage, orange cauliflower and broccoli )
• 1/4 cup onion finely chopped
• 1/4 cup green pepper (capsicum) finely chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 dry red chilli
• Salt to taste
• For garnish
• Pepper
• Lime juice

Method

• Wash and cook brown rice in 3 and 1/2 cup water and a pinch of salt.
• Cook them till they are done else the pulao will become mushy.
• Cool the rice thoroughly before you proceed further.
• Sprout moong beans as shown in the picture above.
• Heat two cups of water in the microwave and add the sprouted moong to it.
• Keep it in hot water for 10 to 15 minutes so that it becomes soft.
• Blanch the vegetables except onion, pepper and cabbage separately in warm water and set aside.
• Heat oil in a skillet and add the dry red chilli.
• Add onion and green pepper and saute till soft.
• Add corn and peas and mix well.
• Add carrots, broccoli and cauliflower and mix well.
• Drain and add moong sprouts and season with salt and pepper.
• Add cabbage last and mix well.
• Let everything cook for a couple of minutes and then add the cooked rice.
• Lightly mix the rice ensuring that the grains do not break.
• Turn down the flame, adjust salt pepper and add lime juice.
• Your Brown Rice and Sprouts Pulao is ready!
• Serve hot with a bowl of greek yogurt, kadhi or garlic raita.

Photo: Smruti Shah