Kashmiri Pulav - submitted by Dahlia on 02-04-2009
Ingredients Basmati Rice - 2 cups Chopped mixed fruits (canned or fresh or dried) - 1 cup (like apples, raisins, apricots, peaches, pineapple, kiwi, dried cranberries, candied cherries etc)
Mixed nuts - 1/2 cup ( Almonds, pecan, walnut, cashews etc.) Saffron strands - 1/4 tsp (for garnish) + 1/4 tsp (for cooking with rice) Whole Garam Masala - 1 bay leaf, 1 cinnamon  stick, 3 cardomon, 3 cloves
Cream - 2 tblsp
Milk - 1/2 cup
Water - 2 cups
Sugar - 1 tblsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Ghee/ Butter - 2 tblsp
Rose water - 1 tsp
Salt - as needed For garnish you can use
Edible Rose Petals
Fresh fruits (chopped)
Fried Onions
Cilantro Method 1. Wash and soak the rice for atleast 10 minutes. Drain it and keep aside.
2. Heat Ghee/ butter in a pan. Add cumin seeds and whole garam masala (cinnamon, bay leaf, cardamon, cloves).
3. Add the sugar to this and fry for a minute followed by the nuts.
4. Add the cream, milk, saffron and water to this and bring it to a boil.
5. In the mean time, fry the rice in little ghee/butter. This step is important as it makes the rice nutty and keeps each grain seperate after it gets cooked.
6. Add this fried rice to the boiling milk water mixture along with required salt.
7. After it comes to a boil, reduce the flame to low, cover with a tight lid and let it cook for 20-25 minutes.
(If using a pressure cooker, just 1 whistle would do)
8. Transfer the rice gently to a large mixing bowl.
9. Add the fruits, remaining saffron strands and rose water to it. Gently mix with a fork.
10. Cover with a aluminium foil or a tight lid and let it rest for 5-10 to let all the flavors to blend.
11. Garnish with edible rose petals, more fruits, nuts, cilantro, fried onions and serve hot with raita. Comments | Comment by rashmita samal on 27 February 2009 16:54PM you girls are doing a brilliant job...even i am new to the cooking fraternity as i started it only after coming to US,which is about 6 months back....and 2 days back i found ur blog in orkut...must say the recipes are very good with easy to follow insturctions....presentation is also excellent...i didnt know mexican food is so easy to cook.i will try your recipes n let you know the outcome.meanwhile,all the best and keep posting new recipes.. Reply :- Hi Rashmita, Thank you very much for your compliments. Do try the recipes and give your feedback. |
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