Navratan Pulav

Name: Navratan Pulav
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cup basmati rice washed and soaked); 1 cup cauliflower florets; 1 cup potato cubes; 1 cup carrot and beans blanched; 1 cup makhana(fox nut); 1/4 cup frozen peas; 100 gm paneer cubed; 10-12 cashew nuts (halved); 2 tbsp raisins; 2 tbsp ghee (clarified butter); 1 black cardamom; 4 green cardamom; 1/2 inch cinnamon; 4 cloves; 1 star anise; 2 bay leaves; 1/2 tsp caraway seeds; Pinch saffron in 2 tbsp warm water; 3 1/2 cup water; 1/2 tsp sugar; 1 tsp grated ginger; 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds; 1/2 cup fried onions (barista); Fried makhana; Oil for frying vegetables

Sadaf Jabeen @Sadafjabeen85

Almere, Netherlands

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Navratan pulav itself defines 9 Gems in pilaf or pulav. You can use any 9 ingredients like a mixture of veggies and dry fruits/nuts.This Navratan pulav is irresistible assortment of complete meal in itself for your healthy lunch or dinner.I have made this pulav and every one just enjoyed its every bites.so without wasting any time let’s head to the kitchen and start the magic of flavours and amuse your family and friends .👩🏻‍🍳😋

Sadaf Jabeen @Sadafjabeen85

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Ingredients

30 minutes

6 servings

2 cupbasmati rice washed and soaked)
1 cupcauliflower florets
1 cuppotato cubes
1 cupcarrot and beans blanched
1 cupmakhana(fox nut)
1/4 cupfrozen peas
100 gmpaneer cubed
10-12cashew nuts (halved)
2 tbspraisins
2 tbspghee (clarified butter)
1black cardamom
4green cardamom
1/2 inchcinnamon
4cloves
1star anise
2bay leaves
1/2 tspcaraway seeds
Pinchsaffron in 2 tbsp warm water
3 1/2 cupwater
1/2 tspsugar
1 tspgrated ginger
For garnish
2 tbsppomegranate seeds
1/2 cupfried onions (barista)
Fried makhana
Oil for frying vegetables

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes
2

In deep pan add sufficient oil to deep fry the vegetables potatoes,cauliflower florets,makhana,cashew and raisins lightly coloured and half cooked.
Blanched the carrots and beans for 5 minutes and remove from water.
3

Now in heat the ghee in heavy bottom pan add in all the whole spice bay leaves,black cardamom,green cardamom,star anise,caraway seeds,cloves and cinnamon allow to splutter.
4

Now pour 3 1/2 cup water to pan add salt,sugar,grated ginger to water cover and bring it to boil.once water boil add drained rice to pan mix once cover and cook on high heat till all the rice come up in 5 minutes.
5

Now add all the fried veggies,peas,blanched beans and carrots simmer the heat on low cook for another 3- 4 minutes.now add soaked saffron,makhana,barista,fried paneer and some fried raisins and cashew.
6

Cover and Cook for another 2-3 minutes on simmer heat.your delicious Navratan pulav is ready to serve,garnish it with remaining fried raisins,cashew,makhana,pomegranate seeds and barista, enjoy it with any kind of raita.😋