Brown Rice Pulao with Fish and Soy Bean

.................thus went my days , last week , crazy busy , but i am loving every minute of this busy days. Have I told you before , that I am a trained classical dancer too. Well, I started to put  all those years of hard work to good use :)...Still had some me-me time catching up with my gal friend in Manhattan , reminiscencing  about college days , over Ginger Royale ♥♥.. 

But being busy doesn't really mean that you cant take some time and cook something fabulously healthy for your family right?

Do you know they are gonna make Archie eat Samosas? Not that eating samosa is a bad thing. But don't you just love Archie and Veronica for what they are , do you really need them to wear the Indian hat to know them better? 

We switched to brown rice quite some time back , and it was all because of the "healthy" hype it was getting. But to be honest we had a tough time , adjusting to it. It always tasted so plain , and doesn't seem to go good with curry too , or we thought. But then I came across 2-3 recipes like the one I have today and this brown thing worked perfectly with it. 

I always get emails asking the perfect way to cook brown rice and to tell you the truth , i haven't came across one yet. I cook it exactly like how i do parboiled rice , cook a cup of rice with 4-5 cups of hot water and then drain it when i think its cooked( almost 20-25 minutes). But the best way would be to check the back and cook according to package directions.

Recipe for Fish , Soy Bean and Brown Rice Pulao

Serves - 3-4 

Total cooking time - 30-40 minutes.

Ingredients:-

Bowl 1

Brown Rice - 1 cup

Bay leaves - 1

Cloves - 2-3

Salt to taste

Bowl 2

Fish - 4 oz ( i used 2 medium Tilapia fillet)

Turmeric powder -1/4 tea spoon

Crushed black pepper - a large pinch

Salt to taste

Bowl - 3

Soy bean cooked- 1 cup

Baby corn sliced - 1 cup

Cucumber diced - 1/2 cup

Spring Onion sliced - 1

Green chili chopped - 1

Ginger and garlic - 1 table spoon( optional)

Juice of one lemon

Lemon zest from 1 lemon

Cilantro or parsley chopped- 2 table spoon

Light Soy sauce - 1 table spoon

Garam masala - 1/2 tea spoon ( optional)

Directions:-

Cook brown rice as per package directions Or Wash and soak brown rice in water for 20 minutes. Bring to boil 4-5 cups of hot water , and add salt, bay leaves and cloves. ( use any spices you like). Cook for 20-25 minutes or until it is done and drain the rice in a colander. 

Meanwhile rub the cleaned fish with salt , turmeric and pepper and pan fry with lil oil , or grill (6-7 minutes each side) or bake ( 400 degrees for 35 minutes plus). remove and flake it with a fork.

Heat a little oil in a wide pan and add ginger and garlic and sweat it out for a minute or two and then add green chili and fry for a minute . Add all other ingredients in Bowl 3 except lemon zest and lemon juice and cilantro and saute for 3-4 minutes. Switch off the heat , add rice,lemon zest and juice  and mix well.Slide in flaked fish , cilantro and give a quick fluff with a fork and serve warm with a raita and pickle.

Recipe Adapted from BBC good food with a lil variation

Have a Good one guys!!!

Sarah