Basanti Pulao

Name: Basanti Pulao
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Govindabhog/ambamohar rice; 2 cups water; 1 tsp ginger paste; 2 tbsp ghee; 2-3 green cardamoms; 4-5 cloves/laung; 1" cinnamon; 5-6 roasted cashewnuts; 1 tbsp raisins; Few strands saffron; 1/4 th cup milk; 2 tbsp sugar; 1/4 th tsp salt

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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This pulao is normally made on festive occasions like Durga puja,but this flavourful sweet rice can be made on other occasions also.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

#ingredientrice
This pulao is normally made on festive occasions like Durga puja,but this flavourful sweet rice can be made on other occasions also.

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Ingredients

1 cupGovindabhog/ambamohar rice
2 cupswater
1 tspginger paste
2 tbspghee
2-3green cardamoms
4-5cloves/laung
1"cinnamon
5-6roasted cashewnuts
1 tbspraisins
Few strands saffron
1/4 th cup milk
2 tbspsugar
1/4th tsp salt

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Steps

1

Heat ghee in a pressure cooker and add half crushed garam masala.When they splutter add the washed and dried rice.Add sugar and salt and 1 bay leaf.Add 2 cups water and saffron soaked milk.Add ginger paste and little turmeric.Pressure cook 2 whistles and open after 5 minutes.Garnish with roasted broken cashewnuts and raisins and toss lightly after 5 minutes.
2

The rice used may be substituted with Basmati rice and made in a non stick wok in low flame