Rani Pulao Recipe...

Ingredients:

Chopped onion 1
Carrot    1
Tomato    2
Bay leaf 2
Large Cardamom    3
Green chilies 4-5
Cardamom    5-6
Spinach 1 bunch
Peas ½ cup
Pomegranate  seeds ½ cup
Cashew nuts 50 grams
Dried apricot 50 grams
Raisins  50 grams

Rice half cooked  3 cups
Chopped Garlic    3-4 Cloves
Cinnamon  1 medium sized
Whole Coriander    1 tsp
Cumin 1 tsp
Cloves    ½ tsp
Whole black pepper ½ tsp
Oil  2 tbsp
Butter  2 tbsp
Chicken stock ½ glass
Salt  as required


Method:

1.Heat 2 tbsp of butter and 2 tbsp of oil then add 3-4 cloves of chopped garlic, 2 large cardamoms, 5-6 small cardamom, ½ tsp clove, ½ tsp black pepper, 2  bay and 1 medium sized piece of cinnamon and sauté for 2 minutes.

2.Add 1 chopped onion, 50 gram raisins, 50 gram cashew nuts, 1 tsp whole cumin and 1 tsp coriander and sauté for 2 more minutes.


3. Add in 1 chopped carrot, 50 grams dried apricots and 1 bunch of chopped spinach and mix well for 2 minutes.

4. Add 1- ½ glass of chicken stock and salt as required and 4-5 green chilies in it and let it cook.

5.When the chicken stock starts cooking add 3 half cooked cups of rice in it.

6.When the onion comes on the top add 2 cubed tomatoes and mix well.

7.Add ½ cup of peas and put it on dum.

8.After 8 to 10 minutes add pomegranate seeds and mix well and serve it in a dish.