Taste Green

DUET PALAO

 

 

 


Ingredients

For Red Rice

  • Tomatoes - 200 gms (2 big)

  • Red rajma beans- 30 gms (2 tbsp)

  • Flax seeds (alsi)- 30 gms (2 tbsp)

  • rice- 30 gms (2 tbsp)

  • Onions- 30 gms (1/4 onion)

  • Bean sprouts- 15 gms

  • Onions- 2 tsp (10 ml)

   For Green Rice

  • Spinach- 100 gms (1 bunch washed steamed and pureed)

  • Rice- 30 gms (2 tbsp)
     

DRY MASALAS

Salt, pepper, chilli powder, garam masala, dhania-jeera powder, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom-all to taste.

   Directions

  • Boil the rice separately. Divide into 2 portions.

  • Blanch tomatoes, remove skin and make a puree.

  • To one portion of rice add the tomato puree.

  • To the second add spinach puree.

  • Boil the rajma and keep aside.

  • Stir fry the onions with all the masalas and crushed flax seeds. Add the rajma and sprouts and cook for a few minutes. Mix the rajma with the red rice.

  • To make the duet, take a wide, flat bottomed bowl and spread a layer of red rice. Cover this with a layer of green rice.

   Nutritional Information

  • Calories:  228 kcal

  • Proteins-13.57 gms

  • Fat-6.14 gms

  Adapted from Health & Nutrition Magazine