Lima Beans Pulao

Lima beans pulao - another protein packed, delicious rice dish is my second day entry for Blogging Marathon # 13. If rice dishes are meant for kids' lunch boxes, I try adding protein in one form or another and this lima bean pulao is an example. My older one is 13 and can handle spicy food better than me and so this recipe works for older kids like him. If serving younger ones, reduce the green chillies or omit the cloves / ginger or whatever changes suit you to make this rice dish milder.

Ingredients (Yield 3 servings)
1 cup Basmati rice
Soaked baby lima beans - 3/4 cup (Soak lima beans over night.)*
2 handfuls cilantro / fresh coriander leaves
2 - 3 Tbsp coconut
2 cloves
1 inch cinnamon piece
1 inch piece ginger
2 green chillies (Adjust accordingly.)
salt to taste
1 Tbsp oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
* If using canned beans, add 1 & 1/2 cups lima beans. Rinse well before using and add along with the cilantro paste.

Method:
* Cook rice and lima beans adding 2 cups of water. Keep aside and let cool.
* Grind cilantro, coconut, ginger, cloves, cinnamon and green chillies together to a paste.
* Heat oil in a pan / kadai and add cumin seeds. When they start to brown, add the ground paste and saute until the raw smell is gone.
* Add salt and the rice - bean mixture to the pan and mix well so that rice is coated uniformly with the sauteed paste. Turn off the stove.
* This can be served plain or with yogurt / raita.

Check here to find out what the other marathoners participating in this BM are cooking.

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