Cabbage-corn Pulao / Pilaf

This is an easy to make rice dish with Julienne cabbage and corn stir fried along with the whole spices and steamed rice. It is a simple one pot rice dish, perfect for lunch box and enjoyed as a meal. garnish with chopped coriander leaves and lime juice sprinkle over the top. Here, I have used tempering of urad dal.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Serves: 2

Ingredients:

To cook Rice:

• 1 cup Long grain Rice
• 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon oil

For Pulao:

• 1 tablespoon oil 
• 1/4 teaspoon Jeera / cumin seeds
• Pinch of asafetida
• 2 Cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 Cardamom pods
• 5-6 curry leaves
• 2 teaspoon Urad dal
• 2 green chili, chopped
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1/4 cup Julienne Onion (cut in long strips)
• 1 cup Julienne cabbage
• 1/2 cup corn
• salt on taste
• 1 tablespoon chopped Cilantro 
• Lime juice to taste

Procedure:

1. Wash the rice, add salt, turmeric powder, oil and 2 cups of water and cook them.
2. Spread the cooked rice in a flat plate and let it cool down.
3. Next heat the oil, add cumin seeds, cloves, bay leaf, cardamom pods and asafetida. After cumin seeds splutter, add Urad dal and stir fry it till golden brown.
4. Next add chopped green chili, grated ginger and curry leaves and sauté it for few seconds.
5. Now add Julienne onion and sauté for few minutes or till transculent.
6. Add corn and cabbage and again saute for few minutes.
7. Add Cooled Rice, salt and Mix well and sauté for few seconds.
8. Garnish with Cilantro and lime juice. Serve hot.

Extra tip: you can also add Julienne capsicum in this rice dish.