Basanti Pulao Recipe
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Summary
Preparation Time20 MinCooking Time25 Min
Ready In45 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Interest GroupParty
Ingredients
Rice - 1/2 kg
Cloves - 4
Cinnamon - 5 cm piece
Salt - to taste
Cumin seeds - 3 tsps
Turmeric - 1 tsp or
Yellow color - 1/2 tsp
Water - 6 cups
Peppercorn - 1 tsp
Ghee - 150 gms
Directions
GETTING READY
1 Pick and wash the rice.
2 In a bowl, soak the rice for 15 minutes.
MAKING
3 In a pan, heat the ghee.
4 Add in the whole cinnamon and cardamoms, fry for one minute.
5 Now stir in the rice, mixing well.
6 Pour in water and gradually bring to a boil.
7 Add in turmeric or yellow colour and salt.
8 In a muslin bag, tie cumin seeds and peppercorns and drop in the pan.
9 Cover and cook on medium heat, until tender and the water is absorbed.
10 Remove the muslin bag.
11 Do not stir the pulao.
SERVING
12 Garnish with fried cashewnuts.
13 This pulao is specially prepared on the occasion of basant panchami
1 Pick and wash the rice.
2 In a bowl, soak the rice for 15 minutes.
MAKING
3 In a pan, heat the ghee.
4 Add in the whole cinnamon and cardamoms, fry for one minute.
5 Now stir in the rice, mixing well.
6 Pour in water and gradually bring to a boil.
7 Add in turmeric or yellow colour and salt.
8 In a muslin bag, tie cumin seeds and peppercorns and drop in the pan.
9 Cover and cook on medium heat, until tender and the water is absorbed.
10 Remove the muslin bag.
11 Do not stir the pulao.
SERVING
12 Garnish with fried cashewnuts.
13 This pulao is specially prepared on the occasion of basant panchami