Recipe : Kashmiri Pulao

Preparation Time : 50 minutes
Serves : 6

Ingredients :

• Long Grain (Basmati) Rice - 500 gms

• Onion sliced vertically - 100 gms

• Cinnamon - 5 gms

• Cardamom - 5 gms

• Cloves - 5 gms

• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

• Saffron - 1 gm

• Milk - 10 ml

• Walnut - 20 gms

• Cashew nut - 20 gms

• Water - 1 litre

• Oil - 50 gms

• Salt to taste

Method :

• Wash and soak rice.

• Heat oil and fry onions till golden brown and then remove.

• Fry whole spices, turmeric powder, add rice and sauté.

• Add half-saffron dissolved in little warm milk.

• Add hot water and mix well.

• Cook a little. Add the remaining saffron and cook till grains are separated and done.

• Garnish kashmiri pulao with fried onions, walnuts & cashew nuts.