Chirer Polao
Ingredients:
- Flattened rice or Chira: 2 cups
- Chopped onion: 1/2 cup
- Chopped Carrot: 1/2 cup
- Chopped Beans: 1/2 cup
- Green peas: 1/2 cup
- Potato: diced (small) 1/2 cup
- Green Chili: 2 (deseeded)
- Bay leaf: 2 (medium)
- Green Cardamom: 2 numbers
- Clove: 4 numbers
- Cinnamon: long, 1.5 cm
- White oil: 1/2 cup
Procedure:
- Wash flattened rice 3-4 times in running water in a bowl, drain the water and spread the flattened rice on a plate.
- Boil the vegetables (carrot, beans, potato and peas) in medium flame till cooked but firm.
- Heat oil in a wok or frying pan, lower flame.
- Add green cardamom, clove, cinnamon and bay leaves, and wait till aroma comes out.
- Fry the onions on medium heat till golden brown.
- Add the boiled vegetables (as in step 2) and gently fry with onion.
- Add flattened rice, gently fry with the vegetables, till mixing of flattened rice and vegetables is complete.
- Add salt to taste, add 1 tsp of sugar (to taste) - mix with a gentle hand.
- Serve with Tomato Sauce.
Tips:
- You can add cauliflower and broccoli along with the vegetables.
- Also peanuts go well with it.
- Do not soak the flattened rice, these become soft very soon.
