Pulao

Name: Pulao
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 person
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups Long grain aromatic rice; 2 cups diced mixed vegetables (cauliflower,beans,green peas, carrots,corn kernels); 4 tablespoon ghee/refined oil; 1/4 cup cashew nuts; 2 bay leaves; 1 black cardamom; 5-6 green cardamoms; 2-4 cloves; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 8-10 peppercorns; 2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2.5 cups warm water

Flavors by Soumi @Soumi_Nag

Kolkata

#India
Pulao is an one pot meal which is aromatic, tasty , healthy & very easy to make.Basic Indian rice pilaf is made of aromatic long grain basmati rice,fragrant whole spices, ghee & various type of vegetables & dry fruits. I am sharing the basic version of pulao which is vegetable pulao & you can often found this dish on the menu of parties, restaurants buffets & other celebrations.

Flavors by Soumi @Soumi_Nag

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 person

2 cupsLong grain aromatic rice
2 cupsdiced mixed vegetables (cauliflower,beans,green peas, carrots,corn kernels)
4 tablespoonghee/refined oil
1/4 cupcashew nuts
2bay leaves
1black cardamom
5-6green cardamoms
2-4cloves
1 inchcinnamon stick
8-10peppercorns
2 teaspoonsalt
1 teaspoonsugar
2.5 cupswarm water

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Steps

30 minutes

1

First soak the rice in water for 30 minutes.
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Now make the vegetables ready then in a deep vessel/ pressure cooker heat some ghee & add all the whole spices first & wait until the aroma comes out.
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In that oil first add the cauliflower florets & fry for a while & then add rest of the vegetables & fry them untill the raw smell goes away.
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Once the veggies are nicely done add cashew nuts & give it a good mix with all the other veggies.
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Now add the presoaked rice into the pan & carefully mix it with other ingredients on a medium high flame. On this point don't use a steel spatula otherwise the rice going to be broke.
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After that add salt & sugar & finally add the warm water. The ratio of the rice & water should be 1:2 but as I have already soaked the rice for a moderate period of time so I am using water for rice.
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Now close the lid & cook it on medium heat until all the water is absorbed then on a low flame cook another 4-5 minutes until the rice is fully done.
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In case you are using pressure cooker, cook upto one whistle on medium high heat & take off the cooker from heat & let it rest for another 15 minutes then open the lid.
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Now the pulao is done & ready to be served. Enjoy it with your favorite side dish or you can also eat this with raita.