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Sama Ke Chawal Pulao Recipe

Time and servings

Nutrition

Per servings.

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Ingredients

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for pulao:

  • 1 cup sama rice / samo rice / moriyo / samvat / barnyard millet
  • water (for soaking)
  • 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 1 tsp cumin / jeera
  • 3 pods cardamom
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
  • 2 chilli (slit)
  • ½ potato (cubed)
  • ½ carrot (cubed)
  • 2 cup water
  • ½ tsp sendha namak / rock salt
  • ½ tsp pepper powder

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other ingredients:

  • ½ tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 2 tbsp peanut
  • 5 almond (halves)
  • 10 cashew (halves)
  • 2 tbsp dry coconut (sliced)
  • ½ cup makhana / fox nuts
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

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Instructions

  1. firstly, in a large bowl soak 1 cup sama rice for 20 minutes.
  2. in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee, add 1 tsp cumin, 3 pods cardamom and ½ tsp pepper. saute slightly.
  3. now add 1 inch ginger, 2 chilli and saute well.
  4. add ½ potato, ½ carrot and saute for 3 minutes or until they are half cooked.
  5. further add soaked sama rice. make sure to drain off the water completely.
  6. pour in 2 cup water, ½ tsp sendha namak, ½ tsp pepper powder and mix well.
  7. cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until the sama rice is cooked completely.
  8. now in a pan heat ½ tbsp ghee, add 2 tbsp peanut, 5 almond, 10 cashew, 2 tbsp dry coconut, ½ cup makhana
  9. roast on low flame until they turn crunchy and golden brown.
  10. transfer the roasted nuts over pulao.
  11. add 1 tbsp lemon juice and 2 tbsp coriander. mix well making sure everything is well combined.
  12. finally, enjoy sama ke chawal pulao with curd.

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Step-by-step

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firstly, in a large bowl soak 1 cup sama rice for 20 minutes.
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in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee, add 1 tsp cumin, 3 pods cardamom and ½ tsp pepper. saute slightly.
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now add 1 inch ginger, 2 chilli and saute well.
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add ½ potato, ½ carrot and saute for 3 minutes or until they are half cooked.
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further add soaked sama rice. make sure to drain off the water completely. pour in 2 cup water, ½ tsp sendha namak, ½ tsp pepper powder and mix well.
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cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until the sama rice is cooked completely.
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now in a pan heat ½ tbsp ghee, add 2 tbsp peanut, 5 almond, 10 cashew, 2 tbsp dry coconut, ½ cup makhana.
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roast on low flame until they turn crunchy and golden brown.
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transfer the roasted nuts over pulao.
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add 1 tbsp lemon juice and 2 tbsp coriander. mix well making sure everything is well combined.
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finally, enjoy sama ke chawal pulao with curd as a upvas recipe.sama ke chawal pulao recipe

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Notes

  • firstly, make sure to soak the sama rice for at least 20 minutes, or you have to increase the cooking time.
  • also, add vegetables of your choice to make it nutritious and healthy.
  • additionally, preparing with ghee ill enhance the flavour of sama rice pulao.
  • finally, sama ke chawal pulao recipe tastes great when loaded with lots of dry nuts.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/sama-ke-chawal-pulao-recipe-sama-rice/