Name: KASHMIRI PULAO recipe by Shobha Keshwani at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Basmati rice .. 1 cup; Cashew nuts ... few; Almonds ........ few; Walnuts .. few; Raisins ..... 1 tbsp; Black cardamom .. 1; Green cardamoms .. 4; Cloves .. 4; Cinnamon stick .. 1 piece; Saffron ... 2 pinches; Milk .... 1/4 cup; Salt ......... to taste; Cherries or pine apple pieces .. for garnishing; Ghee ......... 3 tbsps

ABOUT KASHMIRI PULAO RECIPE

Kashmiri pulao is a flavourful and rich dish cooked with dry fruits and flavoured with saffron and whole spices.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Basmati rice .. 1 cup
Cashew nuts ... few
Almonds ........ few
Walnuts .. few
Raisins ..... 1 tbsp
Black cardamom .. 1
Green cardamoms .. 4
Cloves .. 4
Cinnamon stick .. 1 piece
Saffron ... 2 pinches
Milk .... 1/4 cup
Salt ......... to taste
Cherries or pine apple pieces .. for garnishing
Ghee ......... 3 tbsps

Instructions

Wash the rice and set aside.
Heat a little ghee and fry the dry fruits and set aside.
Soak the saffron in the warm milk.
Heat the ghee in a pan and tip in the whole spices.
When they leave out an aroma add the rice and saute for half a minute.
Add little less than 1 and 3/4 th cups of water and salt. Let it boil.
When the rice is 3/4ths done add the saffron infused milk and keep it for dum on low flame.
Finally add the fried dry fruits and garnish with lightly fried cherries or pine apple chunks.

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