Sneha's Recipe: One Dish Meal

This Anday Aur Subzi Pulao / Egg & Vegetable Pulao is quick and easy to make. I have made this in the pressure cooker. Takes great and quick to make, a complete meal or what you could say is a One Dish Meal. Healthy and filling with all the required nutrients.

Ingredients

2 Cups Rice - washed and soaked for at least 30 minutes
1 Tablespoon Garlic Paste - mixed with 2 tablespoons water
2 Medium Onions - chopped
1 Large Capsicum
1 Cup French Bean
2 Potatoes - cubed
2 Carrots- cubed
1½ Teaspoon Red Chili Powder or according to taste
2 Green Chilies -slit or cut into big pieces
2 Tomatoes - chopped
4 Eggs - washed cleaned
1/2 Teaspoon Salt or to taste
2 Veg Soup Cubes
1/3 Cup Oil
1 Tablespoon Ghee
Whole Spice Mix
2 Green Cardamons
1 Brown Cardamon
4 Cloves
5 Black Peppercorns
1 Bay Leaf
1 Cinnamon Stick

Method

Heat oil and ghee in a pressure pan add garlic paste and saute till it dries then add the onion fry till light golden. Add whole spices with chopped tomatoes, salt, soup cubes, chilies powder and green chilies, fry for a minute. Add all the chopped vegetables, saute for 2 minutes.

Then add in the soaked and drained rice. Fry the rice for 2 minutes. Add 3 cups water, bringing it to rolling boil. Give it a light stir, place the eggs to top. Cover with the pressure cooker lid, on high flame take 2 whistles. Switch off the flame, keep it covered till the cooker has cooled down or when ready to serve. Remove the shell of the eggs, cut them. Serve hot with garnished with eggs.

Labels : Rice, Vegetables, Egg, Healthy, Pressure Cooker, One Dish Meal, One Pan Dinners

Buddha bowl is combination of grains, greens etc., wherein you are getting a bowl full of complete proteins – all the essential nutrients that your body requires. A Buddha bowl signifies Buddha’s belly! Making a Buddha bowls is no fuss, versatile, easy, nutritious complete salad / meal.

I was surfing the net about Buddha Bowls, it says that " a Buddha Bowl is always vegetarian, and usually vegan ". But we Fish Friday Foodies have decided to change this saying by creating our own version of Buddha Bowls. Our Host of the month Sue Lau choose this theme for our Fish Friday event " Buddha Bowls - Healthy one bowl meal with fish or seafood, vegetables, grains and other proteins, etc."

Thank you Sue Lau for choosing this wonderful theme, enjoyed making this one bowl nutritious meal.

Serve 2

Ingredients

1 Cup Couscous

2 Cups Hot Water

1 Small Chicken cube

1 Large White Onion - sliced

1 Medium Bell Pepper - diced

1 Tablespoon Chopped Jalapeno

15 Pitted Whole Green Olives

1 Medium Cucumber - chopped

1 Large Tomato - chopped

1/4 Cup Coriander Leaves - chopped

A Few Mints leaves - chopped

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

200 Grams Cleaned Shrimps

For the Shrimp Marination

1/2 Teaspoon Salt

1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper powder

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

For the Salad Dressing

1/2 Teaspoon Paprika powder

1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice

1 Tablespoon Water

1/4 Teaspoon Salt or to taste

A pinch of Sugar - optional

Method

In a pan bring the water and chicken cube to boil. Stir it well so that cube dissolves.

In a big bowl, place the couscous, pour in the hot water and immediately cover it with a cling film or a lid. Keep it aside for at least 15 minutes or till you are ready to serve.

In a pan heat a tablespoon of olive oil and saute the onions till translucent add the bell pepper and saute it slightly soft. Remove it from the pan and keep aside. In the same pan add the marinated shrimps and fry till cooked. Keep these aside.

For the salad dressing - Place all ingredients in a bottle and shake it well.

For Assembling the Buddha Bowl

Fluff the couscous with a fork .

In a big serving bowl, add the chopped cucumber, tomato, olive, jalapeno, mint, coriander leaves ( reserve few mint and coriander leaves for garnishing), add the couscous and toss it well, now add in the shrimps and onions ( reserve few for garnishing) and again mix it.

Garnish the Buddha Bowl with shrimps , onions and coriander and mint leaves. Drizzle the dressing on top. It's ready to serve.