Jaipuri Pulao - Spicy Pulao recipe

Tired of cooking the usual pulao/biryani.Try this Jaipuri Pulao for a change and I am sure you are going to make this again and again. This just takes a few mins of prep time and the taste is just amazing.
I came across this recipe in a cooking channel in TV. I tried it and now this is my family's favorite pulao :)

This pulao gets its flavor from one major spice - Cardamom

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice - 1 cup
• Water - 1.5 cups
• Butter / Ghee - 3-4 tblsp
• Oil - 1/4 cup
• Bay leaf - 1
• Cashews - 2 tblsp
• Coriander leaves - a small bunch - roughly chopped
• Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
• Veggies - 1 cup -finely chopped

Vegetables Used :

• Carrot - 1
• Capsicum - 1/2
• Beans - 4-5 
• Brocolli - a small bunch
• Green peas - 1/4 cup
• Sweet corn kernels - 1/4 cup

Fresh Masala Paste - To grind

• Onion - 1 small - roughly chopped
• Cardamom - 4
• Cashews - 1 tblsp
• Green chilli - 3-5 depending on your spice level
• Garlic pods - 5
• Ginger - a small piece
• Coriander powder - 1 tblsp
• Cumin powder - 1 tblsp
• Fresh cream or Milk - 4 tblsp 

Method:

• Soak basmati rice for 10 min and cook it until they are loose and fluffy.Do not let them cook completely.
• Finely chop the veggies and in a tsp of oil saute them for just 2-4 min they they are half done.They should be crunchy.Keep them aside.
• In a food processor/blender add all the ingredients under 'To grind' and grind it until they are smooth.
• In a large pan,add ghee and remaining oil.Add bay leaf and cashews.Then add the ground masala and let it cool until it reduces half its size and the raw smell is gone.
• Now add the cooked rice and sauteed veggies.Add chopped coriander leaves.Mix everything until the rice is well coated with the masala.
• Serve hot with raita or papad.

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