Basundi pulao
#FBP “Saraswathi namasthubyam” Vasantha panchami is for worshipping Goddess Saraswathi with special pooja. However in Tamil Nadu Saraswathi Pooja is during Navarathri. Friday especially in the months of Aadi, and Thai are aspecious for people of Tamil Nadu. Mom always made special recipes on Fridays. Today is thai vellikizhamai –Friday. I made basanthi pulao. with
Coconut oil, coconut water, coconut milk, grated coconut, fragrant spices--Javetri, cloves, and cinnamon and etc. and rice without adding much sugar. I am immensely grateful to Goddess Saraswathi for her generous blessings on all of us in our family.
Basundi pulao
#FBP “Saraswathi namasthubyam” Vasantha panchami is for worshipping Goddess Saraswathi with special pooja. However in Tamil Nadu Saraswathi Pooja is during Navarathri. Friday especially in the months of Aadi, and Thai are aspecious for people of Tamil Nadu. Mom always made special recipes on Fridays. Today is thai vellikizhamai –Friday. I made basanthi pulao. with
Coconut oil, coconut water, coconut milk, grated coconut, fragrant spices--Javetri, cloves, and cinnamon and etc. and rice without adding much sugar. I am immensely grateful to Goddess Saraswathi for her generous blessings on all of us in our family.
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Gather the necessary ingredients and place them near the cooking area.
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Gather the necessary ingredients and place them near the cooking area.
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Soak the saffron and Javithri in 2 tablespoons of hot water. This would give good color. Break the coconut and collect the water in a bowl. You can buy coconut water in grocery stores in our town. Grate the coconut to use fresh coconut. I used desiccated sweetened coconut. fry cashews and raisins in a tbsp ghee over medium heat until the color changes. Raisins swell set aside
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Soak the rice in 2 cups of water in a bowl for 20 minutes. Drain and set aside. Then transfer the rice to rice cooker. Add a tablespoon of coconut oil, coconut water, and coconut milk to the rice in the rice cooker. Stir in saffron and javithri Cover and turn the cooker on. The cooker will turn off automatically after the rice is cooked. While the rice is cooking, take care of the rest of the work.
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Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan on medium flame - 2 minutes. Add cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, cashew nuts - fry for 2 -3 minutes till cashews turn brown. Add turmeric powder. Add grated coconut and fry. Add cooked rice. Add salt and stir. salt will increase the sweetness. Reduce the flame; Add sugar/powdered jaggery and stir. Taste. Add more sugar as per your taste. Coconut milk, grated coconut are sweet.
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. Keep a small grater over the rice in the skillet and grate nutmeg and licorice. Mix.
In a saucepan over low heat, add 1 tbsp of butter. Fry the cashew nuts, raisins and chironji nuts for 1 minute. Add this to the pan and stir. The delicious pulao is ready. Rest for 15 minutes. For all the flavors combine together. Transfer to a serving bowl to let all the aromas and flavors meld together. offer the pulao to Goddess Saraswathi. Enjoy the pulao with friends and family
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