Basanti Pulao

Name: Basanti Pulao
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice/ govindbhog rice; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tbsp grated ginger; 1 tbsp almonds; 1 tbsp pistachionuts; 1 tbsp raisins; as per requirement Ghee; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 cloves; 1 piece dry red chilli; 1 piece bay leaf; 2 pieces green cardamoms; 11/4 cup water; 1 tsp sugar; as required Salt to taste

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Traditional Popular delicious sweet aromatic Basanti pulao from Bengali cuisine.

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

#FM #W2
#maincourse
Traditional Popular delicious sweet aromatic Basanti pulao from Bengali cuisine.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

1 cupbasmati rice/ govindbhog rice
1 tspturmeric powder
1 tbspgrated ginger
1 tbspalmonds
1 tbsppistachionuts
1 tbspraisins
as per requirementGhee
1cinnamon stick
2cloves
1 piecedry red chilli
1 piecebay leaf
2 piecesgreen cardamoms
11/4 cupwater
1 tspsugar
as requiredSalt to taste

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 minutes. Strain and dry for 30 minutes.
2

Add & rub turmeric powder and grated ginger,1 tsp ghee to dried basmati rice Keep aside for 1 hour to marinate.
3

Add 1 tsp ghee in small tadka pan. Add almonds, pistachio nuts and saute for 30 seconds. Off the flame. Add raisin, mix well. Keep aside.
4

In cooking pan add heat ghee. Add cinnamon stick, cloves,bay leaf and dry red chilli. Saute for 30 seconds.
5

Add marinated basmati rice. Saute for 2 minutes. Add fried dryfruits, salt, sugar and mix well. Add hot water. Transfer it in pressure cooker vessel. Pressure cook for 3 whistles. (If using pan cooker then add 21/4 cups hot water).
6

Open the cooker lid as steam escape. Transfer prepared Basanti pulao in serving bowl. Serve/Relish Delicious Basanti Pulao.