Navrang Pulao Recipe
Summary
Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time30 Min
Ready In40 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexAverageServings4
Ingredients
Ghee-1/2 cup
Onions-2 medium, finely chopped
Green ginger-1 teaspoon, grated
Garlic-2 cloves, crushed
Plain yogurt-5 tablespoons
Basmati rice-1 cup, pre-soaked
Green peas-1/2 cup
Water -2 1/2 cups
Salt- to taste
cream cheese cubes -2 ounces, lightly fried
Dash of saffron strands
Assorted food colorings
Mixed nuts (almonds pistachios and cashews)- 1/2 cup, chopped
Fresh tomatoes-2, round slices
Powdered spices:
Garam masala-1 teaspoon
Red chili powder -1/2 teaspoon
Whole spices:
Cloves -4
Black peppercorns-8
Bay leaves-2
Green cardamom pods -2
Brown cardamom pod -1
Cinnamon -1 (1inch) stick
Black cumin seeds-1/2 teaspoon
Directions
MAKING
1)In a pan, heat half the ghee and fry half of the onion with all the whole spices, until golden.
2)Add powdered spices, ginger, garlic and yogurt. Stir well.
3)Now add the rice and green peas and stir well.
4)Add water, salt and bring boil and decrease heat. Cook for 10 minutes until rice is almost done.
5)Turn off heat and add the cream cheese and mix.
6)Put dividers in the pan to divide the rice into number of segments.
7)In one segment sprinkle saffron and rest of the segment with other colors of your choice.
8)Turn on the heat and cook on low for 5 minutes.
9)In a pan, heat ghee and fry onion until golden. Keep aside for later use.
10)In the same pan, fry the nuts and put aside.
SERVING
11)Pour the rice in serving dish and arrange the tomato slices around the rice, sprinkle the fried onion and the nuts and serve hot.
1)In a pan, heat half the ghee and fry half of the onion with all the whole spices, until golden.
2)Add powdered spices, ginger, garlic and yogurt. Stir well.
3)Now add the rice and green peas and stir well.
4)Add water, salt and bring boil and decrease heat. Cook for 10 minutes until rice is almost done.
5)Turn off heat and add the cream cheese and mix.
6)Put dividers in the pan to divide the rice into number of segments.
7)In one segment sprinkle saffron and rest of the segment with other colors of your choice.
8)Turn on the heat and cook on low for 5 minutes.
9)In a pan, heat ghee and fry onion until golden. Keep aside for later use.
10)In the same pan, fry the nuts and put aside.
SERVING
11)Pour the rice in serving dish and arrange the tomato slices around the rice, sprinkle the fried onion and the nuts and serve hot.
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