Samai / Saamai Rice Pulao
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Samai / Saamai rice pulao is easy to digest, gluten-free, have higher nutritional value than wheat, especially phosphorus and iron.
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Ingredients
- 1 onion big, chopped
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1 cardamom
- 1 cinnamon
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cloves
- 2-3 green chilies
- 5-6 curry leaves
- 1 carrot chopped
- 4 beans chopped
- ¼ cup green peas
- 2 cup water
- 1 cup rice saamai rice
- ¼ bowl coriander leaves
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Instructions
- In a pan add oil, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaf.
- Wait for few seconds and then add big onion, green chilies, curry leaves, carrot, beans and green peas then fry till it changes brown.
- Now add 2 cups of water, salt to taste and let it boil for a minute.
- After boiling of water add 2 cup of saamai rice(washed) and mix well.
- Now cover it for 5- 10 minutes, till the rice get cooked.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
- Recipes made from samai: samai pongal, samai upma, samai Dosai (Dosa), samai idli, samai adai , samai curd rice.
Notes
Samai / Saamai rice benefits:
- Good for diabetic patients.
- Helps accelerate weight loss.
- High in fibre.
- Millets are easy to digest, gluten-free, have higher nutritional value than wheat, especially phosphorus and iron.
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Recipe Nutrition
Calories: 296 kcal | Carbohydrates: 60 g | Protein: 6 g | Fat: 3 g | Saturated Fat: 0.4 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g | Trans Fat: 0.01 g | Sodium: 128 mg | Potassium: 235 mg | Fiber: 5 g | Sugar: 4 g | Vitamin A: 3565 IU | Vitamin C: 46 mg | Calcium: 63 mg | Iron: 1 mg
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