A balanced menu provides a variety of food groups and key nutrients.
MyMenu IQ™ generates a nutritional score, considering the energy content and the nutrients in the menu, and their contribution towards achieving nutritional recommendations as based on a 2,000 kcal daily diet for an average adult.
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Room for Balance Improvement
(0 - 44)
This menu has room to improve its nutritional balance to help you meet dietary and nutritional recommendations.
Good Balance
(45 - 69)
This menu has great nutritional balance, providing a good variety of food groups and key nutrients.
Great Balance
(70 - 100)
This menu has great nutritional balance, providing a good variety of food groups and key nutrients.
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The energy content breakdown shows the amount of the macronutrients (i.e. carbohydrate, protein and fat) contained in one serving of the recipe and their relative contribution (in %) to the total energy content of the serving.
Nutritional tips
Explore adding diverse and seasonal vegetables to the mix
You may add carrots along with peas and make the dish more nutritious by increasing vitamin A content.
It is an interesting and flavored pulao recipe made ideally with long grain rice and coconut milk. A one pot dish, it can be used as a main meal or even as a tiffin box filler. For a main meal, try serving with a potato based side dish, some raita as well as some crisps.
Prepare ingredients as mentioned in the list. Wash and soak the rice for 10 minutes.
Step 2
5 Min
Heat oil in a pressure cooker and sauté cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaves, saunf, and garlic for a few minutes.
Step 3
8 Min
Add onion, green chillies and peas and sauté till the onions turn pink. Add the soaked rice to the mixture and sauté for a minute.
Step 4
7 Min
Dissolve the MAGGI Coconut Milk Powder in 2 cups of warm water. Add prepared coconut milk and salt to the rice mixture, pressure cook rice until done.
Step 5
2 Min
Serve hot with onion raita.
Step 1
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Prepare ingredients as mentioned in the list. Wash and soak the rice for 10 minutes.
Step 2
of
5
Heat oil in a pressure cooker and sauté cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaves, saunf, and garlic for a few minutes.
Step 3
of
5
Add onion, green chillies and peas and sauté till the onions turn pink. Add the soaked rice to the mixture and sauté for a minute.
Step 4
of
5
Dissolve the MAGGI Coconut Milk Powder in 2 cups of warm water. Add prepared coconut milk and salt to the rice mixture, pressure cook rice until done.
Step 5
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5
Serve hot with onion raita.
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