Tasty Indian Pulao Rice Recipes

PULAO RECIPE | VEG PULAO

Steps:

• Rinse rice till the water runs clear of starch and become transparent while rinsing.
• Soak the rice in enough water for 30 minutes. Drain all the water and keep the soaked rice aside.
• Rinse, peel and chop the vegetables.
• Crush chopped ginger, garlic and green chillies to a paste in a mortar-pestle or grind them in a small mixer or grinder with a bit of water.
• In a deep thick bottomed pot or pan, heat ghee or oil and fry all the whole spices mentioned above, till the oil becomes fragrant and the spices splutter.
• Add the onions and saute them till golden. Saute the onions on a low to medium-low flame and stir often for uniform browning.
• Add the ginger-garlic-green chili paste and saute for some seconds till their raw aroma goes away.
• Add the tomatoes and saute for 2 to 3 minutes on a low to medium-low flame.
• Add all the chopped veggies and saute again for 1 to 2 minutes on a low to medium-low flame.
• Add rice and saute gently for 1 to 2 minutes on a low or medium-low flame, so that the rice gets well coated with the oil.
• Add water and lemon juice. Mix and stir.
• Season with salt and stir again.
• Cover tightly and let the rice cook on a low flame, till the water is absorbed and the rice is well cooked.
• Check in between a few times to check if the water is enough. Depending on the quality of rice, you may need to add less or more water. With a fork too, you can gently stir the rice without breaking the rice grains.
• Once the rice grains are cooked, fluff and let the rice stand for 5 minutes.
• Serve pulao hot with some side salad, sliced onion & lemon wedges or raita. You can also garnish it with chopped coriander or mint leaves or fried cashews or fried onions.

PAKISTANI PULAO RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Fry onions in a shallow skillet until light brown. Set aside a few bits for garnishing and once the remaining is golden brown, add When the onion turns golden brown add chicken and fry until golden.
• To this, add ginger and garlic and saute. Once combined, add salt, cumin seed, coriander seed, chili flakes and turmeric. Once the oil starts to appear along the top, add 1 cup water and let boil.
• To this, add green chilies and mint leaves. Then add the soaked rice in the pot once the quantity of water is enough for the rice to get cooked. Cook on high flame until the water is reduced.
• Cover the lid and let the rice cook on low flame for about 15 minutes.
• Serve warm alongside fresh vegetables and yogurt.

TASTY INDIAN PULAO RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil and fry onion until softened.
• Add all the other flavouring ingredients except rice, sultanas, and stock. Heat until becoming aromatic (don't burn them!).
• Add rice, sultanas, and stock, mix.
• Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes depending on the rice you are using. Best way is to check every now and again to see how far along they are.
• If necessary drain excess stock, season, and serve.

INDIAN RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Bring water and chicken broth to a boil.
• Combine rice, curry powder, garlic powder, cinnamon, paprika, and cloves in a bowl; stir to mix. Add spiced rice and onion to the boiling broth. Cover and cook until rice is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.