Friday 26 February 2010

Broccoli Pulao With Vangibhath Powder

Needless to say that how healthy broccolis are, its recommended to take often this green beauties in our daily menus which am trying to follow while preparing our's menu...After trying out many dishes with broccoli florets, here am again with this spicy, delicious and prefect lunch box menu broccoli pulao which is prepared by cooked coconut flavoured rice and sauteed along with onions and broccoli florets with store bought vangibhath powder which my sister send me before few months back, the store bought vangibhath powder works out wonder with this green beauties and our lunch with this antioxydant green beauties turned out really fantastic and delicious, its quite a prefect and best way to feed whoever hates broccoli florets...Am sending this spicy broccoli pulao to RV& Sudeshna's FF7SOL-Tiffin Box...


2cups Rice
1cup Thick Coconut milk +3cups Water
1tbsp Oil

Wash and cook the rice with coconut milk, water and oil...once they get cooked, keep aside and let them cool..

25nos Broccoli florets
2tsps Vangibhath powder
1no Onion( large and chopped finely)
2nos Bay leaves
1tsp Cumin seeds
Oil
Salt
2tbsp Chopped coriander leaves

Heat enough oil and fry the bay leaves and cumin seeds, add immediately the chopped onions and saute until the onions turns transculent...meanwhile cook the broccoli florets with few water and salt in microwave oven for 5minutes in high, dont over cook the veggies, drain the excess of water...once the onions turns transculent, add the cooked broccolis, stir for few minutes and add immediately the vangibhath powder and salt, cook everything in simmer and finally add the already cooked rice and toss gently everything until the rice get well mixed..

Finally add the chopped coriander leaves and enjoy with papads or any raitas!!

42 Expert Thoughts:

Cool Lassi(e) said...

Pulao looks yummylicious! Broccoli used to be one of those veggies I USED to detest. After coming to know about its anti-cancerous properties I have come to love it and respect it! Its certainly an acquired taste and this veggie in a pulao must be delicious. But Vangi Bhath flavoring? Very New!

kothiyavunu said...

Innovative pulao..Love your style of cooking.This sounds interesting! YUM

J said...

looks so good.. yumm..

Sook said...

Mmmm the rice looks beautiful! yummy!

suvaiyaana suvai said...

looks good!!

Rachana Kothari said...

What a flavourful rice! looks great:)

Daisy Blue said...

Love the rice cooked in coconut milk...looks like a good combo..

Trendsetters said...

Twistla twist...good

Madhuri said...

Very tempting nice shots.

A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine said...

Broccoli Pulao sounds interesting...

ruchikacooks said...

super, pulao with broccoli..like the tomato rice with vangi baath powder..

Saraswathi Iyer said...

With Brocolli looks yummy...Vagibath powder is my fav one to use in most of my cooking.

Swapna Sree said...

healthy broccali pulao looks yummy,,tempting clicks...

Swathi said...

Priya,
Broccoli pulao looks really good

simply.food said...

Looks absolutely yummy and delicious but what is this spice never heard of it.

Gita said...

What a great idea of including brocoli Priya...adding vangibhath powder is super...I think I can make this for my hubby...he's not a big fan of eggplant, but I love the flavor of that rice...so I guess it works both ways :)

Pavani said...

Yummy.. yummy.. Broccoli pulao looks awesome. Will try soon.

Nandini said...

Woo! I'm drooling over the cool green broccoli and the fluffy rice! Yummy!

VS said...

That recipe is so cool. Looks yum! Another yummy way to get the brocolli in. :-)

PriyaRaj said...

Pulao with broccoli sounds great dear ...tempting to eat right now ,going to grab the bowl...

Latha said...

Looks very yummy. I like coconut flavor in pulao.

Subhashini said...

Brocoli in pulao very intersting

Sushma Mallya said...

rice looks colourful and loved that u added vangibath powder too in that,taste must be really good..

Tina said...

Nice clicks..Pulav looks healthy...

Silence Sings said...

The recipe is really nice...just want to know what is the VAngibhath powder...

Aruna Manikandan said...

Pulao sounds very interesting and healthy too :-)

Ms.Chitchat said...

Interesting variation of pulao. Innovative too. Looks inviting and sure to taste good too.

Chitchat
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Meena said...

Healthy yet eyecatching recipe with the greeeen broccoli...nice!

Deepa G Joshi said...

mmmm..looks so delicious..

sowmya's creative saga said...

yummy..

Bergamot said...

the pulao looks good

Jagruti said...

Delicious and mouthwatering rice...love broccoli!!

Sayantani said...

that surely looks yummy and a grat way to sneak in some broccoli in kid's plate.

RAKS KITCHEN said...

Such an innovative idea! my kid recently started liking broccoli,so i think he wud love this! Will try soon!

Pina Colada said...

love love love ur recipes..such a tasty dish..really liked combining brocolli rice and coconut milk. wud try this for kids tiffin. can u plz tell me how to make vangibath powder?

Renuka Bedre - Rao said...

such an interesting idea!! loved it..will try it soon..

Siddhi S said...

wow loved this innovative pulao priya...awesome combo...vl taste gr8...i dnt like brocolli so vl try this n m sure vl love this spicy version...loved use of vangi bhaath powder

Aparna said...

lovely dish priya..give me a plate

Nithu Bala said...

Wow! great recipe with my favou broccoli..looks too delcious dear..perfect for event..

shanthi said...

Its different and innovative. Healthy way of eating broccoli

Shri said...

I wish I was your neighbor..Priya!You cook up some feasts!

Sashi said...

Another innovative pulao !! brocoli is my fav !!