Rice Pilaf Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Aromatic rice pulav made with whole spices.
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Rice Pilaf
Hai Friends Hope you all enjoying ur weekends. Today I am in a mood of baking cookies, so I have planned to bake Oreo Chocolate Chip cookies and M&M Cookies. Very Tempting Right.
Now coming back to todays recipe. This is a simple quick pilaf. It is a very flavourful rice preparation. This recipe is modified from “Anjum Anand’s I Love Curry” Cookbook.
Ingredients for Rice Pilaf
- Basmati rice-1 cup
- Onion-1 sliced
- Cinnamon / Pattai-1 inch piece
- Cloves / Krambu-4
- Cardamom / Yelakai-4
- Pepper-1 tsp
- Bay leaves / Brinji ilai-1
- Salt to taste
- Ghee-2 tblspn
- Coriander leaves / Cilantro for garnishing
Rice Pilaf Preparation
- Wash rice in lots of water and soak it for 30 min.Drain and set aside.
- In a thick bottom pan add ghee and heat it up.
- Add in cloves, cardamom, bay leaf, pepper, cinnamon and fry for 30 sec.
- Throw in onions and cook till golden.
- Add in the rice and fry for 2 min.
- Pour in 2 cups of water and bring that to boil.Once it started boiling cover it with a tight fitting lid and let it cook on a very low flame for 10-15 mins.
- Once it has absorbed all the water, fluff it with a fork and let it stand for 10 min covered.
- Throw in lots of coriander and mix well.
- Serve hot with any curry.
Rice Pilaf Recipe | Aromatic Rice Pulao Recipe
Ingredients
- Basmati rice-1 cup
- Onion-1 sliced
- Cinnamon / Pattai-1 inch piece
- Cloves / Krambu-4
- Cardamom / Yelakai-4
- Pepper-1 tsp
- Bay leaves / Brinji ilai-1
- Salt to taste
- Ghee-2 tblspn
- Coriander leaves / Cilantro for garnishing
Instructions
- Wash rice in lots of water and soak it for 30 min.Drain and set aside.
- In a thick bottom pan add ghee and heat it up.
- Add in cloves,cardamom,bay leaf,pepper,cinnamon and fry for 30 sec.
- Throw in onions and cook till golden.
- Add in the rice and fry for 2 min.
- Pour in 2 cups of water and bring that to boil.Once it started boiling cover it with a tight fitting lid and let it cook on a very low flame for 10-15 mins.
- Once it has absorbed all the water,fluff it with a fork and let it stand for 10 min covered.
- Throw in lots of coriander and mix well.
- Serve hot with any curry..
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Rice Pilaf Step by Step
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| I made this dish from this book |
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| Grab your ingredients |
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| Crackle whole spices in ghee |
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| add in onions |
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| cook till golden brown |
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| add in soaked rice |
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| pour in water |
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| bring to a good boil |
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| cook it |
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| DONE |
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| DIG IN STRAIGHT AWAY |
Mijú
El arroz me gusta!!!
Un saludito
PJ
Looks so delish!I too am doing the same theme 🙂
sabina
Perfect dish for lunchbox...quick and tasty...
jayasree
Rice is cooked to perfection. Simple,aromatic pilaf.
Maria Pilar-COCINICA
Me gusta mucho el arroz basmati y me has enseñado la forma de cocerlo bien. Gracias. La traducción del navegador no es muy buena, pero he podido entender perfectamente.
Feliz verano
Mugdha
flavorfull rice...love wid chicken...:)
lacasitadeazucar
Tiene muy buena pinta.
Dzoli
It is an art to make rice thsi fluffy.And with right ingredients there is nothing to say..just sit down eat and enjoy;)
SavithaRaj's Spice Land
Love the rice and the presentation...
http://www.savitharajsspiceland.blogspot.com
harini-jaya
good one!
Reshmi Mahesh
Flavorful and yummy...
Hari Chandana
Lovely and aromatic recipe.. Looks perfect !!
Indian Cuisine
Suma Gandlur
Love the simple, aromatic rice preparation.
Torviewtoronto
aromatic rice looks delicious
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
wow, that does look very aromatic.
I too have seen her tv episodes 🙂
Cool Lassi(e)
Pulao looks awesome! I can feel the aroma all the way across the world!
Pavani
What a flavorful rice dish. I'm going to try this next time I make pulao. Thanks for sharing.
Gayathri Kumar
Rice looks so inviting..
unnathi veenai
i think salt is not added...
umamahi
akka where did yu get those cook books?plz let me know i wanna buy..:)
Aarthi
@umamahiI got it online
Aarthi
@unnathi veenaiI added salt along with onion, missed that photo