Pulav

Ingredients

Green Paste (contents will go in blender)

• Mint : 1/2 cup
• Cilantro : 1/2 cup
• Garlic : 5 cloves
• Ginger : 2 inches
• Green Chilly : 2
• Cloves : 1/2 teaspoon
• Cinnamon : 2 inch (2 teaspoon of powder)
• Cardamom : 4 pods
• Black Pepper : 1/2 teaspoon

Takda Phase

• Ghee : 2 Tablespoon
• Bay Leaf : 2
• Cumin : 1 teaspoon
• Cashew : 1/4th cup
• Onion : 2 (sliced, not fine or diced)
• Carrot : 1 diced
• Potato : 1 diced
• Peas : 3 Tablespoon
• Beans : 10 (chopped to ~1 inch slices)
• Salt : 1/2 teaspoon
• Basmati Rice : 1.5 cup

Instructions

Blending Phase

Add all the ingredients mentioned in the Green Paste phase and 1/2 cup of water. Blend until it’s a paste.

Tadka Phase

1. Add 2 tablespoon of ghee
2. Add bay leaves, cumin and cashew and fry till cashew is light brown
3. Add onions, carrots, potato, peas, beans, salt
4. Satue for 1 minute
5. Then add the green paste and sautee for 2 minutes
6. Finally add 3 cups of water and bring to boil

Cooking Phase

1. Add Basmati rice (pre-soaked for 5)
2. Add the cashew nuts
3. Blend until the cashew is thoroughly dissolved (cashew chunks mess up texture)
4. Add salt 1 teaspoon
5. Squeeze a little lemon if it helps