Wednesday 28 September 2016

Masoor pulav/pilaf

Masoor pulav/pilaf...
Delicious. .healthy.nutritious...comfort food...goes well with cucumber raita and chilli  papads.

Ingredients:-
Soaked whole masoor 1 cup
2 1/2 cup long grain rice or basmati rice
Few kasuri methi strands
2 tbsp ginger garlic green chilli and corriander paste
1/2 tsp turmeric
Salt as per taste
Half tomato finely chopped
1 onion finely chopped
Red chilli powder
Mixed whole spices (green cardamom, masala cardamom. .shah jeere...bay leaf..cinnamon. .cloves and black pepper).
5 cups vegetable stock or warm water.
Few cashews
3 tbsp ghee or oil
Half lemon juice

Method:-
Wash and soak rice for 5 min..
Overnight soaked masoor or preferably 1 hour..
Heat ghee in a Cooker
Add in all mixed spices
Roast fry well till aroma emmits.
Then add in onion.saute till turns translucent. .then add tomato..mix properly..add ginger garlic chilli corriander paste..again saute and add  salt.n masala powders.
Cover with plate for a min .then add masoor..
Mix well .put the lid for 5 min then add in rice .mix well.
Add stock or water add lemon juice..kasuri methi ..cashews. mix and cover the cooker lid
Put of the flame after 2 whistles...remove the knob..and let the heat release.
When its done. Mix again and garnish with coriander and serve hot with raita

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