Kaju Pulao Recipe
Recipe Category:
Rice
Recipe Cuisine:
Indian
Total Time (Minutes):
20
Servings:
4
Ingredients:
- 1½ cup basmati rice (soaked 30 minutes)
- 3 cup water
- 1 cup mint (chopped)
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp garam masala
- ½ cup curd
- ½ capsicum (cubed)
- 3 tbsp peas
- 8 beans (chopped)
- 2 potato (cubed)
- 1 carrot (cubed)
- 3 tbsp cashew
- 1 onion (sliced)
- 1 tsp cumin
- 5 cloves
- 5 pods cardamom
- 2 inch cinnamon
- 2 bay leaf
- 2 tsp oil
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 3 chilli
- 4 clove garlic
- 2 inch ginger
- 1 cup coriander
Instructions:
- firstly, in a mortar pestle take 1 cup coriander, 2 inch ginger, 4 clove garlic and 3 chilli.
- crush to a coarse paste. keep aside.
- in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp ghee, 2 tsp oil. add 2 bay leaf, 2 inch cinnamon, 5 pods cardamom, 5 cloves and 1 tsp cumin.
- saute until the spices turn aromatic.
- now add the prepared masala paste and saute for 1 minute.
- further, add 1 onion and saute until the onions change golden brown.
- now add 3 tbsp cashew and fry till they turn golden brown.
- add 1 carrot, 2 potato, 8 beans, 3 tbsp peas and ½ capsicum.
- saute until the vegetables turn crunchy.
- further add ½ cup curd, 2 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp salt and 1 cup mint.
- cook on low flame until everything is well combined.
- add 3 cup water and bring to a rolling boil.
- once the water comes to a boil, add 1½ cup basmati rice and mix gently. make sure to rinse the rice well and soak for 20 minutes.
- cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until the rice is cooked well.
- rest for 15 minutes before opening the lid.
- finally, enjoy kaju pulao with raita.