Lilva Pulao is made with fresh toor lilva with whole spices and makes a quick one-pot meal for a packed lunch.
As I had said, I was keen on making Lobia Pulao and it got changed when I heard that Vaishali was visiting us and she could get me some fresh toor lilva. We mostly get fresh toor during December - Jan months. We mostly make Kurmas with it and I personally never thought of a rice dish. Our most treasured Podi makes use of toor and when we had visited my SIL, I saw the fresh Toor plant.
The Mega Marathon surely makes me think in different ways. I made the pulao for the elders at home and when I went back home in the evening, I came to know that even the twins had it and wanted more.
They were at home for Summer Vacation and generally want something or the other for snacks. However for lunch Hubby, Dear made them eat this and they wanted more. I will surely get to repeat this as I still have some more frozen.
I made this pulao quite spicy as I was pairing it with just onion raitha. This makes a filling meal by itself.
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Step By Step Pictures for making Lilva Pulao
Lilva Pulao | How to make Fresh Toor Lilva Pulao
Ingredients Needed:
1.5 cup Basmati Rice
1 cup Fresh Toor / Toor Lilva
1/2 cup Potato
2.5 cups Water
1 tbsp Ghee
Salt to Taste
1 tsp Cooking Oil
1 Black Cardamom
2 Cardamom
1 inch Cinnamon
3 Cloves
1 Star Anise
2 small Bay Leaf
1 cup Onions juliennes
1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
3 to 4 Green Chilies, chopped in middle
1 cup Tomato puree
A Pinch Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
1 tsp Coriander Powder
Handful Coriander leaves
Wash and soak the rice for 15 mins.
In a pressure cooker, heat ghee and oil, add all the whole spices.
Then add chopped onions, green chillies and saute well.
Now add ginger garlic paste and saute for few minutes.
Add the tomato puree, saute and then add the spice powders.
Saute on high for few minutes, add the fresh toor, cubed potato.
Combine everything and simmer for few minutes.
Next add the drained rice and add water.
Cover with lid and cook for 3 whistles.
Fluff the rice once the pressure falls, serve with raitha
Lilva Pulao | How to make Fresh Toor Lilva Pulao
Ingredients
- 1.5 cup Basmati Rice
- 1 cup Fresh Toor / Toor Lilva
- 1/2 cup Potato
- 2.5 cups Water
- 1 tbsp Ghee
- Salt to Taste
- 1 tsp Cooking Oil
- 1 Black Cardamom
- 2 Cardamom
- 1 inch Cinnamon
- 3 Cloves
- 1 Star Anise
- 2 small Bay Leaf
- 1 cup Onions juliennes
- 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 cup Tomato puree
- 3 to 4 Green Chilies chopped
- A Pinch Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
- Handful Coriander Leaves
Instructions
- Wash and soak the rice for 15 mins.
- In a pressure cooker, heat ghee and oil, add all the whole spices.
- Then add chopped onions, green chilies and saute well.
- Now add ginger garlic paste and saute for few minutes.
- Add the tomato puree, saute and then add the spice powders.
- Saute on high for few minutes, add the fresh toor, cubed potato.
- Combine everything and simmer for few minutes.
- Next add the drained rice and add water.
- Cover with lid and cook for 3 whistles.
- Fluff the rice once the pressure falls, serve with raitha
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Suma Gandlur says
I throw fresh pigeon peas in sambhars and khichdis but never thought of featuring it in a pulao / biryani kind dish. They taste good and I am loving that you had let the lilva shine through the dish without letting it lost in a bunch of veggies.
Vaishali Sabnani says
Lilva can be used in various dishes and the Gujjus really make use of this tiny fresh peas . A pulao with it is delicious and I can see you have used lots of green chillies too .
Glad the boys enjoyed this , it surely is a delicious pulao .
Gayathri Kumar says
When in season we usually cook this with some sat in the pod and enjoy as it is. Sometimes amma mames a curry with the beans, but never tried it in rice. This one sounds fantastic Valli.
Sharmila Kingsly says
Indeed we ought to think different for Mega BM.. Sure it looks and makes a complete meal with just raita!!
Sushma Pinjala says
Lilva pulao looks amazing, my neighbor a gujju makes amazing curry with these. Today we had Chicken fried rice in an Indo Chinese restaurant, they added lilva in that too.
harini says
Like Suma said, these I tend to add them to sambar but never tried in pulao or khichdi. Wonderful idea. Good pick as well.
Kalyani says
ah this is the one we discussed on WhatsApp 🙂 Double beans is a winter favourite and we love it in coot, sambhar, and even Upma ! must try now in a pulav.. dont mind the name of the beans though :p
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
Fresh ingredients always adds it own charm. I hope, one day I can get my hands on them as well. Great pulao valli.
Swati says
We get only frozen lilva beans here.. as srividya mentioned fresh ingredients have there own charm and flavour.. Love the pulao with fresh lilva beans..
Renu says
Toor Lilva is so difficult to peel and my dad loves it a lot and mom always use to complain. A pulao with the beans looks delicious and healthy.