Aloo Pulao Recipe | Potato Pulav Recipe
Aloo Pulao or Potato Pulav with step by step pictures. Simple pulao made with potato, basmati rice and minimum spices to create a flavourful pulao.
Ingredients
- Basmati Rice - 2 cups
- Ghee - 2 tblspn
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
- Onion - 1 medium size sliced thinly
- Tomatoes - 2 sliced thinly
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
- Potatoes - 2 peeled and cubed
- Milk - 1 cup
- Water - 2 cup
- Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped
- Salt to taste
- For Masala:
- Onion - 1 large peeled and chopped
- Green Chillies - 5 to 6 or to taste
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tblspn
- Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tblspn
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 4 cm piece
Instructions
- Soak basmati rice for 30 mins. Drain and set aside.
- Take ingredients for masala and puree them. Set aside.
- Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add in cumin seeds and turmeric, crackle them.
- Add in onions and fry till golden.
- Add in tomatoes and cook till mushy.
- Now add in the ground masala and cook till oil separates,
- Add in potatoes and toss well. Add in rice and mix well.
- Pour in milk and water. Season with salt and mix well.
- Bring it to boil, Cover the cooker. Simmer the flame and cook on low heat for 15 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself.
- Open the cooker and fluff the rice, add in coriander leaves and mix well.
- Serve