Name: basanti pulao recipe by Swati Mookherjee at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 750 gms govindavog rice(aromatic rice); ghee 4 tblspn; Cashews; RAISINS; whole garam masala,bay leaves for tempering; making akhni water-; 20 green cardamom; 5black cardamom; cinnamon sitck 2( 2"); Cloves 15; Star anis 1; mace 3; nutmeg 2 pinch; jafran 1 tspn; Salt; sugar

ABOUT basanti pulao RECIPE

a bengali pulao recipe mainly cooked during Durga Puja. Basanti means the yellow colour.This pulao looks yellowish as per its name,a littke sweet rice dish.

Ingredients Serving: 6

750 gms govindavog rice(aromatic rice)
ghee 4 tblspn
Cashews
RAISINS
whole garam masala,bay leaves for tempering
making akhni water-
20 green cardamom
5black cardamom
cinnamon sitck 2( 2")
Cloves 15
Star anis 1
mace 3
nutmeg 2 pinch
jafran 1 tspn
Salt
sugar

Instructions

soaked thd rice foor 1 hour
in between, make the yakhni water by boiling all those ingredients
You have put water, the quantity should be double of the rice,so take to boil the water more of that. so that after boiling 40/45 min it will become just double of your rice amount.
now take ghee in a pan,add whole garam masala,bay leaves for tempering, add soaked rice,saute it
then add the yakhni water along with cashews and raisins,
bring into a boil by keeping a lid. check the rice if would slightly cooked
Then switch off the flame,keep a tight lid and put in dum for 5/7 min
give standing time,check whether the rice is completely cooked or not.
serve.

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