Kashmiri Pulao Recipe / Kashmiri Pulao Recipe - Saffron Rice With Fruits And Nuts

Kashmiri Pulao

Ingredients
Basmati rice - 1 cup
Salt to taste
Almonds chopped -8
Cashew nut - 8
Raisins - 1 tsp heaped
Sliced onion - a handful
Saffron - a generous pinch
Warm milk - 1 tbsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Oil / Ghee - each 1 tsp
Tempering
Oil / Ghee - each 1 tsp
Bay leaf-1
Cardamom - 2
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon stick - a small piece
Fennel seeds - 10
Garnish
Pomegranate seeds
Method
Soak saffron in warm milk.Wash and soak rice in water for 30 minutes
Heat 1 tsp of oil & ghee in a pan roast the nuts till sight brown,do not burn.Keep it aside.
In the same oil add the sliced onion & 1/2 tsp of sugar, fry in low flame till brown.
Take a wide bowl add 4 to 5 cups of water add some salt,bring water to boil.
Now add the soaked & drained rice,cook till cooked.Strain out the water.
Make sure the rice is separate,do not over cook & break the rice.
Heat oil & ghee in a pan temper it with above ingredients.
Now lower the flame add the rice,fried nuts,fried onion & saffron milk.
Gently mix to make sure everything is well combined,cover it with a lid & leave it for 5 minutes.
Switch off the flame garnish with pomegranate seeds & serve.
Note:
a) Add fresh fruits just before serving,do not add when rice is hot.
b) You can also add chopped fresh apple,grapes and pineapple.
c)  Do not reheat once the fruits are added.

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