This is my second recipe for shahi pulav. This is one of my all time favorite recipe. I first posted it a year back, since it is my fav, i want it to have a clear pictorial recipe. So here i am with a new post with more pictures. You can check out my old recipe here.
This rice dish has a slight sweetish tingle to it. It is a kind of rich recipe. You can make it in different variation, you can add saffron water in it, you can add veggies to it. I will soon post that. So off you go to the recipe.
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Serves : 2
Ingredients:
Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Onions - 1 large sliced thinlyGreen Chilli - 3 large slit
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tblspn
Salt to taste
Sugar - 1 tblspn
Coriander Leaves - a handful
Mint Leaves - a handful
Water - 1.5 cup
For Seasoning:
Ghee - 2 tblspn
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tblspn
Bay Leaf - 1
Cinnamon Stick - 1 inch piece
Cardamom / Yelakai - 4 crushed
Cloves / Krambu - 4
Method:
Wash and soak the rice for 30 mins.
Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add in all the seasoning ingredients and saute for a while.
Now add in salt and sugar and mix well. Let them cook for a while.
Add in onions, green chilli and saute till they turn golden.
Now add in ginger garlic paste and saute them for a min.
Now add in the soaked drained rice and mix them well.
Add in a good amount of coriander and mint leaves.
Pour in 1.5 cups of water and bring it to a boil. Simmer the flame and pressure cook for 1 whistle. Let it simmer for 5 mins. Switch off the flame and let the steam go all by itself. Fluff the rice with a fork.
Serve with any curry.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Soak your rice |
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| Heat ghee in a pan |
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| Add cumin seeds and all whole spices |
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| Add in salt and sugar |
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| Mix them well |
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| Add in onions and chillies |
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| Saute them on high heat |
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| Till it is golden brown |
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| Add in ginger garlic paste |
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| Saute them |
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| Add in soaked rice |
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| Add in coriander and mint leaves |
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| Saute them for a while |
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| Pour in water |
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| Mix well |
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| Bring it to a boil |
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| Cover and Cook |
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| Till rice is done |
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| Serve |
Veena Theagarajan
Interesting and flavourful rice
Rafeeda AR
looks so similar to ghee rice... must try...
Vimitha Anand
Flavorful pilaf
VineelaSiva
Wow yummy rice Aarti.
Nithyaa
Could please share the recipe for andhra style chicken biryani
Aarthi
Will do it soon