Couscous Tindora Pulao (Couscous Ivy gourd Pulao)
After a terrible day in my
office, I want to cheer myself with something nice to eat. But my fridge is
empty, I have no vegetable and no chicken to make soup. In addition, I am not
in a mood to take soup tonight. I want something NICE and different. All I am
left with, in the fridge is a packet of frozen Tindora or Ivy gourd and some
couscous. I have one onion and two small potatoes. So I decided to make a Pulao with whatever I
am left with.
Serves: 2
Preparation time: 10mns
Cooking time: 20mins
Ingredients
300gm Tindora or Ivy gourd
100gm couscous 1onion, cut into small pieces
2 small potatoes, cut into small pieces
3 pods of garlic, thinly sliced
½- teaspoon cumin powder
½- chili powder
½- black pepper powder
½-turmeric
Pinch of cinnamon powder
Salt to taste
1-tablespoon oil
Method:
1.
Heat
the oil
2.
Add
the sliced garlic and fry for 1 mins, do not make them golden
3.
Add
onions and fry for 3/4 mins
4.
Add
the potatoes and fry for 5/6 mins
5.
Mean
while take the couscous in a bowl and add boiling water. Water should be ½ centimeter
above the level of the couscous. So the couscous will be cooked well and remain
fluffy
6.
Add
the Tindora or Ivy gourd to the frying potatoes
7.
Add
salt, cumin, black pepper, red chili to the Tindora
8.
Cook
until Tindora and potatoes are cooked well. Sprinkle water in case it sticks to
the bottom
9.
When
vegetable is cooked sprinkle little cinnamon powder all over it
10. Add the couscous and cook for another
2/3 mins. don’t stir too much so that couscous remains fluffy
11. Serve hot with raita
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