I never knew about Anu, a silent reader of my blog, until when I received a query mail from her. After exhange of few mails, the relation ship blosommed from reader to a friend. When I requested her for a guest post, she was happy to play along. Please welcome Anu to Kailas Kitchen and she comes with a plate of delicious looking Kashmiri Pulao.
Ingredients
Basmathi Rice – 1 cup
Ginger garlic Paste – 1 spoon
Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
Cloves – 3 nos
Cardomom – 3 nos
Cumin seeds – ¾ teaspoon
Aniseed – ¾ teaspoon
Pepper – ¼ teaspoon
Ghee – 2 spoons
Yellow food color – as preferred
Fruits cut into equal sizes( Apples, Pomegranate, Grapes, Pineapples) – 1 cup
Dry fruits (Pista, Cashew, Raisins, Badam) – ¼ cup
Salt – As required
Method
Rinse and soak the Basmathi rice for 5-20 mins
In a kadai, pour a spoon of Ghee and add cumin and aniseed first. Subsequently add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, grounded pepper(can add green chilli if preferred). Also add ginger garlic paste. Just fry for 30 seconds and add the drained rice. Fry for 2 more minutes
Stop the flame, pour the rice and masala mix in the Rice cooker and add 1 and ½ cups of water along with required amount of salt and cook. Pour the rest of 1 spoon of Ghee.
Fry the Dry fruits with just little ghee and keep it aside
Once rice is cooked garnish with the fruits and dry fruits. I had made Onion Raitha and cauliflower pakodas to serve with the rice.
It's fun to meet people here in the blog world... the pulao looks super tasty :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks yummy. One of my favorite.
ReplyDeleteLoved the idea of inviting someone this way. The pulav looks simply yummy.
ReplyDeleteThis is a hat trick, I'd say. Meeting a silent reader, making a friend and then this lovely pulao. :)
ReplyDeleteMeeting a silent reader and making a friendship with her is such a fantastic moments na...Tempting pulav and needless to say how tasty it will be..
ReplyDeletetempting pulao..nice picture
ReplyDeleteVery colourful....
ReplyDeletelooks wonderful and nice recipe..
ReplyDeleteIt is lovely the way blogging has brought me in touch with like-minded people! Anu's recipe is delicious, Jayasree.
ReplyDeletelooks really tasty!
ReplyDeletereally tasty and yummy pulav...very colourful too...:))
ReplyDeletecheers and do visit if you can
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Dear Jayasree,
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for posting my recipe.
Your blog has inspired me to try blogging with my recipes.
Thank you all for your very nice comments.
Anu
Another friendhsip through the blogosphere…and that it led Anu to become a a part of your blog…wow! The Kashmiri Pulao looks delicious and eye-pleasing. Sure it must have been a treat in both your homes! The fruits and the dry fruits add to the nutrient value of the pulao. A must –try and seems to be easy and quick to make. Thanks for sharing.
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