Pulao Recipe by Our Sasu Mom

My mother in law is very social and cook various dishes for her guests at home who admire her cooking too much.I have seen her preparing pulao whenever any guests come to home and she starts her menu with pulao,mutton items,shahi paneer,salad ,raita and dal makhani.Living in Delhi  more than fifty years she has got mastery in Indian cusines among which Pulao stands as food items she prepares.

Ingredients of  Pulao

• 75 gm basmati rice
• 1 piece green chilli
• 10 leaves Mint Leaves
• 15 Raisins
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 8 cashews
• 5 sliced pistachios
• 3 green cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon peppercorns
• 2 teaspoon Refined oil

• 1 large thinly sliced onion
• 1/4 inch crushed ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 pinch saffron
• 10 sliced almonds
• 5 sliced walnuts
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 teaspoon ghee

How to make  Pulao

• Step 1
  Wash basmati rice twice in water and add it to a pan, pour water about 3-4 times the quantity of rice. Then add some salt and a teaspoon il.
• Step 2
  Cook on a medium flame until the rice seems cooked but grainy. Remove from flame. Drain water and keep cooked rice aside.
• Step 3
  Now place a pan on flame and pour ghee along with oil. After it heats up add the sliced onions and sugar.
• Step 4
  Saute on a medium flame until the onions turn brown and caramelized. Remove the onions from pan and set aside.
• Step 5
  To the same oil add the whole spices such as Bay leaf, cardamom pods, cumin seeds, cardamom pods, cloves, cinnamon stick, peppercorns and saute on a very low flame for a few seconds.
• Step 6
  Then add the nuts, crushed ginger, slit green chilly, raisins and saute on a low flame until the nuts seem crisp and slightly browned.
• Step 7
  Now add some mint leaves and give a stir.
• Step 8
  Add cumin powder and necessary salt and saute until the raw smell goes away.
• Step 9
  Then add the saffron strands (crush it well before use) and saute for a few seconds.
• Step 10
  Then add the cooked rice and saute gently so that you do not break the rice grains. Saute until the nut mixture gets mixed up well with the rice.
• Step 11
  Finally add the caramelized onions and stir well. (Reserve some caramelized onions for garnishing)
• Step 12
  Remove from flame and garnish with chopped mints leaves or caramelized onions and serve hot with some curry.