A healthy pulao using Sama/Moraiya which is a great alternative to traditional Rice. Using minimum spices and Cashews for the protein, its provides a complete meal when paired with Greek yogurt or Vrat ki kadhi.

I do make this occasionally even when we are not fasting, when I am watching my carb intake and just want something other than rice.

Hope you will enjoy making this pulao during Navratris and may you and your family always receive blessings from Mata rani.

Here is the written recipe followed by the step by step pictorial one-

Moraiya pulao with cashews and aloo

Aanchal Gupta

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Ingredients

Sama Chawal/Moraiya 1/2 cup washed and soaked for 1 hour
1 Potato/aloo diced
10-12 kaju/Cashews
1-2 Green Chilies minced
1/2 inch piece ginger minced
7-8 curry leaves
1 tsp Jeera/Cumin
1 Tbsp Ghee
1 1/3 cup water

Instructions

Heat ghee in a pan. Add Jeera/cumin and let it crackle.
Add Ginger,Green Chilies and stir for a few minutes. Add curry leaves.
Add kaju/cashews and fry for a few minutes.
Add diced potatoes and little salt. Stir and cover the pan and cook till potatoes are half cooked(on low to medium flame)
Add drained Moraiya and salt and stir fry for few minutes.
Add water. Boil and cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
Open cover and fluff with fork.
Enjoy with yogurt.

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Disclaimer: The nutritional information shared here is approximate. Variations may exist due to ingredients and brands used. Please refer to a Registered Dietitian

or Nutritionist if you have any health issues or questions.

Here is the step by step pictorial recipe-

Ingredients