East Indian
Chirer Pulao (Bengali Flattened Rice Pulao)
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Chirer Pulao (Bengali Flattened Rice Pulao) is East Indian home cooking, eaten at breakfast. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Rinse the flattened rice briefly in a colander under running water, then drain well and set aside to soften.
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Heat the mustard oil in a pan and fry the peanuts until golden, then remove and set aside.
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In the same oil, temper the mustard seeds and bay leaf, then add the diced potato and fry until half-cooked.
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Add the green peas, ginger, and green chilies, and cook for 3-4 minutes.
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Stir in the turmeric, sugar, and salt, then add the softened flattened rice and toss gently to coat without mashing the flakes.
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Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until everything is warmed through.
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Fold in the fried peanuts and grated coconut, finish with a squeeze of lemon and cilantro, and serve warm.
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Serve it with
A East Indian breakfast is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Chirer Pulao (Bengali Flattened Rice Pulao), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The sharp little thing
A course labelled with another kitchen's name comes from a cuisine in the same family, which is where this plate usually borrows it from.
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Chirer Pulao (Bengali Flattened Rice Pulao) carries peanuts and coconut. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
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| Peanuts | Yes | Aloo Posto (Potato in Poppy Seed Paste) |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | Yes | Aloo Posto (Potato in Poppy Seed Paste) |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 350 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 48 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 5 g
- Sodium
- 400 mg
- Saturated fat
- 3 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Chirer Pulao (Bengali Flattened Rice Pulao) takes about 25 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at breakfast. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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