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Aromatic Rice Pilaf | Dry Fruit Pulav | Celebrity Chef Recipes

November 27, 2012 by Siri

Hello my dear friends..Hope you all had a fresh start to this beautiful week..Today’s recipe is Anjum Anand’s Aromatic Rice Pilaf.It is a very quick and mild spicy plain pilaf that is suitable for vegetarians and non-vegetarians.This rice is full of flavours and I managed to change the recipe a bit by adding lots of dry fruits in it.Also mint leaves gave the pilaf nice aroma,unlike normal biryani this is a very mild variety of rice with less spices,I served this with Murgh Makhani which I will post soon..

As you all know Anjum Anand is a famous Indian based London settled chef who is very popular across the globe.I love all her recipes and the simple way the items are cooked,I have already tried her Goa Red Chicken Curry which is a perfect accomplishment for this aromatic rice pilaf.Also my dear hubby loved this dry fruit pilaf with Spicy Egg Masala Each grain is finely cooked and give a tongue treat..
When you have less time I suggest you to go for this plain rice pilaf instead of biryani.

Preparation Time – Under 60 min
Serves – 5

Ingredients:
  • Basmathi Rice – 3 cups( 300 gms)
  • Onions chopped – 1 Big
  • Green chilli slit – 5
  • Mint Leaves – 1 fistful
  • Cloves – 7
  • Green Cardamom – 4
  • Black Cardamom -3
  • Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
  • Cashews – 10
  • Raisins -10
  • Oil/Ghee – 5 tbsp
  • Saffron or Yellow food colouring – 1 tbsp  
  • Salt to taste
  • Water

Recipe for Rice Pilaf:

1.Start melting ghee in a heavy bottomed pan.Add in the whole spices like cloves, cinnamon,green and black cardamom  


2.Add in cashews in raisins and fry for a minute.Next add in chopped onions,green chillies and cook for 2 minutes.Adjust salt as well at this point.

3.Pop in a tea spoon of ginger garlic paste and cook till onions are soft.Throw in some mint leaves to give your pilaf a nice aroma.

4.Add in coriander powder and mix well.Cook the mixture for about 5-8 minutes until yu feel the nice mint aroma

5.Add in the soaked basmathi rice and mix well such that the masala gets coated to rice grains well.

6.Pour in five cups of water(rem the cup you measured your rice) and adjust salt,Stir well on high flame for 5 min and reduce the flame,Cook covered till the rice gets cooked.This may take 20 min.

7.When the rice is cooked almost,add in some saffron milk or yellow food colouring here and there over the rice and fold the rice gently from the bottom. Sprinkle coriander leaves and switch off,Serve hot with your favourite gravy


TIP 1 : Remember the water ratio.If you add two cup of rice always add one minus the double amount of water.This keeps the grains not stick to each other and allows to get cooked separately.

TIP 2 : Always cook on low flame with lid covered.You could use a kitchen foil to seal the edges of the vessel such the the pressure remains intact and helps to cook the rice perfectly.

TIP 3 : Do not stir the rice more times at the end,else the grains may get mashed.


Sending this to 60 Days to Christmas and Cook Like a Celebrity Chef

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Filed Under: Pulav Varieties, Rice, Rice Dishes Tagged With: Anjum Anand

About Siri

Siri is a full time IT professional interested in cooking,travelling and photography .She believes in eating freshly cooked meals that are simple and easy to prepare.She aims to present such simple recipes with detailed instructions for you! Thanks for visiting!

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Comments

  1. Priya R says

    November 27, 2012 at 6:51 PM

    Delicious rice and looks super inviting

  2. divya says

    November 27, 2012 at 8:00 PM

    lip smacking…wonderful clicks

  3. Priya says

    November 27, 2012 at 9:07 PM

    Very rich looking delicious,flavourful pulao.

  4. Amy says

    November 27, 2012 at 11:53 PM

    wow!!Delicious looking & nicely presented…
    Event: Cook like a Celebrity Chef

  5. My Cooking Journey says

    November 28, 2012 at 1:55 AM

    This looks so inviting! Bookmarking it πŸ™‚

    Sandhya

  6. Swathi Iyer says

    November 28, 2012 at 1:55 AM

    Delicious pulao. Love this colorful version.

  7. Roha says

    November 28, 2012 at 4:16 AM

    Wooo Lovely..
    Hey just wondering can check out weather am qualify for the event ..??
    Did the update Hope i have not miss anything..just let me know about about it πŸ™‚

  8. WeR SAHM says

    November 28, 2012 at 4:27 AM

    tempting delicious attempt…perfect pulao

  9. WeR SAHM says

    November 28, 2012 at 4:28 AM

    tempting attempt of delicious pulao

  10. Sangeetha Nambi says

    November 28, 2012 at 4:34 AM

    Delicious and mouth watering here..
    http://recipe-excavator.blogspot.com

  11. Ummu Azi says

    November 28, 2012 at 4:46 AM

    Delicious rice & super clicks..

  12. Meena B says

    November 28, 2012 at 5:04 AM

    wonderful and colorful pulao

    well my boondi raita which i posted today wud go well with this dish.. looks yummy yummy

  13. priya satheesh says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:49 AM

    Looks Fabulous!!! Tempting n mouthwatering….

  14. Aruna Manikandan says

    November 28, 2012 at 7:24 AM

    flavorful and delicious rice πŸ™‚

  15. Archana Potdar says

    November 28, 2012 at 3:24 PM

    Delicious Palif. Love your pictures.
    I am hosting Kids Delight from 16th Nov to 15th Dec’2012 . Do send me your entries

  16. Swasthi Blank says

    January 26, 2013 at 4:23 PM

    nice rice dish Siri!

  17. Madhavi K says

    January 27, 2013 at 1:07 AM

    Congrats Siri for getting the well presented award at Divya’s place. The pics r definitely drooling…

    Madhavi
    http://madhusindianrecipes.blogspot.com/

  18. Asiya Omar says

    January 27, 2013 at 3:44 AM

    Wow! Mouth watering.Congrats.

  19. Sangeetha Priya says

    February 2, 2013 at 2:19 PM

    wow super inviting pulav, so tempting dear, congrats πŸ™‚

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