Homemade Recipes: Pulao Recipe

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This is an easy and yummy recipe that make a wholesome meal with dahi or raita. At my home, this is also called "Colorful Vegetarian Biryani". It is tasty and amazing combo of flavours, color & taste in one dish.

Behind the story of this Pulao recipe, I want to share it with you all : First time I tasted this pulao recipe at my husband hometown, Nagpur, its taste is typical spicy Maharashtrian style pulao but I don't like spicy food, so I didn't liked it. Second time, I tasted it in Bangalore, again disappointment is there with pulao like more spicy and lots of spices inside the pulao , which I feel not good for us. Then decided that I made this rice at home with my own style...I already tasted so get to know about herbs and spices, In this I used two fresh herbs which is going very well with this rice. I always said "Happiness is in Homemade Food - tasty, simple and less spicy". You can add vegetables also in pulao as per as your choices.

First time made this pulao, New dish = Tomato Pulao = Yummy Taste = Liked by Husband = Mission successful !! :)

The long grain aromatic basmati rice is cooked in tomato, onions with herbs & spices. This is delicious Indian recipe, you can served as a side dish in your small party and get together also. I like it very much and even my husband also....he just loved it. This is the perfect meal for the day. I hope you'll all liked my recipe...Your views are welcome !!!

Ingredients :

Rice : 2 cups [wash and soak rice for 5 minutes not more than that and drain it]
Jeera / Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
Bay leaf : 1
Cloves : 6
Cinnamon stick : 1
Small Cardamoms : 2
Finely sliced Onions : 2 (medium-sized)
Chopped Green chili - 1 no
Ginger-garlic paste : 1 tbsp
Fresh Mint Leaves (Pudina) : 12-15 nos
Kasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves) : 1/2 tsp [ these two special herbs I used it, which gives freshness and more flavored to pulao]
Red chili powder : 1 tsp
Cumin Powder (roasted jeera powder) : Less than 1/2 tsp
Finely chopped Tomato: 2 (large red tomatoes)
Tomato: 1 (large red tomato, blanch, peel skin and puree)
Finely chopped Coriander leaves for garnish
Salt to taste
Oil : 1 tbsp
Ghee: 1 tbsp (optional) vegan can omit ghee and substitute with oil

Measurement : tsp - teaspoon, tbsp : tablespoon

Preparation Method :

1. Heat oil+ghee in a pressure cooker, add shahi jeera, cloves, cinnamon and cardamoms and stir fry for 30 secs. Now add sliced onions and saute for few more minutes.

2. Add bay leaf, chopped green chili, ginger-garlic paste and saute for few seconds till ginger-garlic paste is cooked well.

3. Now add refreshing herbs - mint leaves and kasoori methi (crushed it with your hands ) and saute for 4-5 minutes

4. Add red chili powder, cumin powder and mix well . Add chopped tomato, tomato puree and salt to taste and mix. Cook for 8-9 minutes on low to medium flame, or till oil separates.

5. Reduce the flame, add the rice, mix well with cooked masales with a very light hand make sure that rice is not cracked, saute for a minute. Add 3-3/4 cups of water and bring to a boil. Using pressure cooker, closed the lid and cook rice up-to 3 whistles.

6. Your Tomato Pulao is ready to eat. Remove onto a serving bowl.

7. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve warm with cucumber raita, dahi or any curry of your choice.

Happy Cooking :)

Rice is the most widely consumed food in India. It is a good source of protein. Now-a-days people are choosy about food, they prefer only low fat food or oil free and This rice pulao is low fat and cholesterol free pulao or biryani.

This dish is delicious combination of rice with vegetables (as per your choices) , all Indian spices and one interesting tangy ingredient Lemon juice. I prepare all rice dishes in a Kadai not in cooker. In Kadai, it will take time to cook but their taste is too delicious as compare to cooker. This is vegetarian dish. You can serve this veggie rice pulao with dahi, raita, pickle or any curry vegetables or yellow dal tadka.

Ingredients :

Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Potato - 1 no (diced in to pieces)
Tomato - 1 no (chopped)
Green Peas - 2 tbsp.
Green chillies (finely chopped) - 1 no
Jeera
Fresh Lime Juice - 2 tbsp.
Coriander Leaves (finely chopped) - 1 tbsp.
Vegetable Oil - 1 tbsp.
Water - 2 1/2 cup

Spices :

Red chilli powder
Salt to taste
Coriander powder
Garam masala powder
Turmeric powder (optional, I didn't put in my recipe, if you want you can put in it)

Procedure :

1. Clean the rice, wash it and after wash the rice with water, soak it in water for 1/2 an hr.

2. Peel the potato and onion. Cut all vegetables like below in the picture or as per your like.

3. After 1/2 an hour, drain the water from the rice and discard the water.

4. Take a non-stick Kadai and place it on medium flame, pour oil and when it is hot, add jeera.

5. First fry potatoes with green chillies, then add onions, saute for few min till onion becomes transparent. Add green peas and potatoes.

6. Add all Indian spices - salt to taste, coriander powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder. When this tadka is prepared.

7. Add soaked rice and water and let it boil. Give first boil on a high flame and then cooked the rice on a medium flame for 10 mins.

8. Once the rice will be semi-cooked, add Lemon juice and coriander leaves, mix it well.

9. Cover the Kadai and let it cook until water will get evaporated. You can sprinkle coriander leaves before serving.

10. Serve hot-hot rice pulao with dahi, raita, pickle or any curry vegetables.

Happy Cooking & Enjoy :)