Name: Chirer Pulao
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Bengali
Ingredients: Thick Poha or Chire thick 2 cups; Bell Pepper green chopped 1/2 cup; Carrot 1/2 cup chopped; Onion 1/3 cup chopped; Peanut 1/2 cup roasted; Potato 1/2 cup chopped; Raisin 10-12 pieces; Salt as per taste; Sugar as per taste; Turmeric powder 1/3 teaspoon; Vegetable Oil 2 tablespoon; Ghee 1 tablespoon

Poha Pulao Or Bengali Chirer Polao

Flattened rice (also called beaten rice) is a de husked rice which is flattened into flat light dry flakes. This recipe is about flattened rice cooked with vegetables & dryfruits.

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Yields

2 serving(s)

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Time

Preperation
20 Minutes

Cooking
10 Minutes

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Cooking Level
Easy

Meal Type
Breakfast

Cuisine
Bengali

Ingredients of Chirer Pulao

Directions to make Chirer Pulao in steps

Steps

Soaked poha in cold water for 5 minutes and after 5 minutes drain the poha and let it sit for 10 minutes .
You can use roasted peanut. If you are using raw peanut then dry roast them for 1 minute .
Heat oil and ghee in a pan and fry the onions for till golden, add the all chopped vegetables and some salt and fry till the vegetables are tender.
When the vegetables are tender add the peanut, raisins, turmeric sugar and if necessary some salt and fry for 1 minute .
Now add the poha into the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes . Sprinkle Ghee from the top & Serve hot.

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