Shahi Navratan Pulao

Name: Shahi Navratan Pulao
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 bowl basmati rice; 1 &1/2 bowl water; To taste salt; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 8-10 almonds; 8-10 cashew nuts; 1 tb sp pumpkin seeds; 200 gm paneer; 2 tomatoes; 2 onion; 1 " piece ginger; 1 Green chilli; 1 capsicum; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tb sp cooking oil; To taste salt; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp pulao masala; 4-6 cloves; 2 sticks cinnamom; 4 cardamom's; 2 Bay leaves; Salad for garnishing

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

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Pulao recipes are very common across india and are made with different ingredients and flavours. They are generally made for occasions or as a lunch box recipes as they are generally one pot meal. One such type of flavoured rice recipe IS Shahi navratan pulao recipe known for the generous use of vegetables, dry fruits and nuts.

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

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Ingredients

40 minutes

2 servings

For boiling rice
1 bowlbasmati rice
1&1/2 bowl water
To taste salt
1/2 tspturmeric powder
Dry fruits
8-10almonds
8-10cashew nuts
1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
For seasoning/tadka
200 gmpaneer
2tomatoes
2onion
1" piece ginger
1Green chilli
1capsicum
1 tspcumin seeds
2 tbsp cooking oil
To taste salt
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspgaram masala
1/2 tsppulao masala
4-6cloves
2 stickscinnamom
4cardamom's
2Bay leaves
Salad for garnishing

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Wash and Soak rice for 30 minutes. Strain and put in a pressure cooker. Add water, salt and turmeric powder and place the lid and cook till 1 whistle. Switch off the flame and keep aside to release the pressure.
2

Cut paneer in small cubes.
3

Heat cooking oil in a karahi and deep fry paneer cubes and when paneer turns golden transfer it in a plate.
4

Now fry almonds, cashewnuts and pumpkin seeds and transfer in plate.
5

Now add cumin seeds in remaining oil. When cumin seeds splutter put finely chopped onions, ginger and green chilli. Sauté till onion turn golden Add chopped capsicum
6

Add all dry masala and mix well. Add paneer and tomatoes and cook till oil leaves the karahi.
7

Add, cloves, cinnamom, cardamoms, bay and saute. Add boiled rice and mix. Saute for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame.
8

Serve hot with salad or curd or pickle.