KASHMIRI MEETHA PULAO

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Kashmiri meetha pulao is an authentic recipe which is very aromatic and delightful in taste. The rice is cooked with spices and ghee so that it attains a highly aromatic taste and is very delightful due to its nutty flavour and texture, as a lot of dry fruits are added to it. 

INGREDIENTS:

1. Rice                          2 cups

2. Dry fruits

   (almonds, cashew, dates

    dry grapes,coconut )    3 tsp each

3. Green Cardamon         5-6 no

4.black pepper                 7-8 no

5. cloves                           3 no

6. bay leaf                         3 no

7. cinnamon sticks            3 no

8. Ghee                              4 tbsp

9. Saffron milk                  2 pinch saffron dipped in 4tbsp milk

10 Sugar                            1/2 cup to 1 cup depending upon the taste

METHOD:

1. Wash Rice 2-3 time properly, drain off water and keep aside

2 Add 2 tbsp ghee to a thick bottomed vessel or a handi.

3. Roast dry fruits into ghee for 1 min and then take out

4. Add spices( Greeen cardamon, Black Pepper, Cloves, Bay leaves and cinnamon sticks) into the pan and roast for 1 min, the add 4 cups water to it

5. Cover using a lid and let it boil for 5-6 min at low flame.

6. Add sugar then turn off the flame and let sugar dissolve into water.

7 Add washed rice and let it soak for 15-20 min.

8 Turn on the flame and let it boil till half of the water dried and then simmer the flame

9. Add saffron water and roasted dry fruits. Give a slight mix and cover with a lid and let it cook for 10 min at low flame

10. Add ghee 2 tbsp and cook for 5 more min 

Kashmiri modur pulao is ready to serve.

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