Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Parsley Pilaf


          You might be wondering, another dish with parsley, well, I got a big bunch of curly leaf parsley, have used it in three dishes and still have some left in the fridge, unlike coriander this remains fresh for a long time. This time I made a pilaf with it, a very simple one, I didn't grind any masalas, it gets all its flavor from the parsley, to make it a little more wholesome, I added some sauteed tofu, turned out really good..

Need To Have
  • Basmati Rice - 2 cups
  • Chopped Parsley - 1 + 1/2 cup
  • Toasted Tofu - 1 cup
  • Onion - 1 big chopped
  • Garlic - 4 cloves chopped
  • Red Capsicum - 1 big chopped
  • Chilli Flakes - 2 teaspoons
  • Cumin Seeds - 1 teaspoon


Method
          Soak the basmati rice for 30 mins. Heat oil, add cumin seeds, once it stops spluttering add the onions and garlic, saute till the onions turn transparent. Next, add the chopped capsicum, saute for a couple of mins, add the 1 cup parsley, chilli flakes, saute for a minute or two. Add the rice, mix everything well, add water, cover and cook till done, at the end add the 1/2 cup parsley, cover and switch off. Once the rice cools down a bit, add the toasted tofu, mix and serve warm with some curry and raitha.

Sending this to Vegetarian Food And Me for I'm The Star event,
                   to Sumee's Culinary Bites for the Bon Vivant event,
                   to Shama's Easy2cook Recipes for Sara's Cooking With Love - Granddad Series event,
                   to Spicy Treats for the Show Me The Hits - Fiber Rich Foods event,
                   to Zesty South Indian Kitchen for the Hearth And Soul Blog Hop event,
                   to Food Corner for the Midweek Fiesta event,
                   to Srav's Cooking Concepts for Vegan Diets - Only Plant Based event and
                   to Sara's Corner for the Women's Day Celebration event.
Note
Use extra firm tofu.
Cook rice with twice the amount + cup of water, once it starts to boil, reduce the heat, cook till almost all the water is absorbed, then switch off and don't disturb it for atleast 1/2 an hour. This way, I get perfectly cooked but not mushy pilaf, can do it in rice cooker too.







 
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32 comments:

  1. Very nice and interesting combo. Nice presentation

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  2. This looks really good! Healthy goodness packed in one delicious rice meal!

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  3. yummy recipe dear....the rice have got lovely flavor too....

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  4. I am going to try this soon..........
    maha

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  5. Very nice pilaf...looks mouthwatering.

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  6. Interesting recipe..sure must have tasted delicious,beautiful presentation.

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  7. That's very interesting to use Parsley.. Nice clicks. Thx for linkin up

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  8. Very aromatic n healthy pulav..

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  9. Delicious and yummy rice. Nice photos. Thanks for the entry.

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  10. This looks really nice.. i always what to do with parcel.. now i have ideas :)

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  11. I have basmati rice but really never tried any add-ins to make a meal, only used it as a side. Nice to pop in here and find something new and tasty, the parsley must give this dish an amazing flavor-well done.

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  12. Parsley pilaf is so inviting. Glad to follow your beautiful space. This is perfect for a pot luck.

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  13. wonderful colors have been used.....loved the simple recipe

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  14. Parsley Pilaf. Wow! And the red dish complements the food.

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  15. Lovely Parsley Pilaf, looks yumm. Well presented and nice clicks Hema :-)

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  16. nice and flavorful rice recipe. lovely

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  17. Parsley pilaf is a new idea. We always get creative with what we have in our fridge. Don't we?

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  18. always wanted to try parsley, but never did.. now will give it a try...
    Noel collections

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  19. The rice is looking so yum and inviting :-)

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  20. sure a flavourful n delicious rice..

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  21. very falvorful and easy recipe...love the way u use parsley and the addition of tofu makes it wholesome n filling!! pilaf looks very inviting too!
    Thanks for this wonderful entry!!
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  22. fabulous recipe... beautiful clicks...

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  23. very inviting parsley pilaf !! looks YUM !! Thanks for linking to the event !!

    Ongoing event CC:Vegan Diet - Plant Based Food

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  24. Parsley in pilaf sounds interesting....rice looks so delicious & I love this clicks too...Thanks for linking with Midweek Fiesta, Hope to see you again

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  25. Love the clicks!! Excellent presentation :)

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  26. Gr8 combo and nice presentation too!

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  27. Delicious looking rice, sounds so yummy.

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  28. A Very flavorful pilaf..nice pictures

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  29. never tried adding parsley in pulao..will try this soon..tempting clicks..
    Anjana

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