Zafrani Pulao Recipe

Zafrani Pulao Recipe

 

 Zafrani Pulao is one of the Awadhi Cuisine. The richness of Awadhi cuisine lies not only in the variety of cuisine but also in the ingredients used like mutton, paneer, and rich spices including cardamom and saffron.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:- 
Basmati Rice - 2 cup
Saffron - 1 tsp.
Nuts (Cashews, Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts etc.) - 1 cup
Dried Fruits (Black Raisins, Golden Raisins, cranberries, pineapple, papaya etc.) - 1 cup
Fresh fruits (Pomegranate, Grapes, Apple ) - 1 cup
Whole Garam Masala - (1 bay leaf, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 cardamom, 3 cloves)
Black Cumin - 1/2 tsp.
Fried Onions - 1/2 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp.
Coriander - handful
Mint - handful
Sugar - 1 tbsp.
Coriander- Cumin Powder - 1 tbsp.
Milk - 1/4 cup
Oil - 2 tbsp.
Ghee - 1 tbsp.

 How to make zafrani Pulao:-

·         Wash and soak the rice for at least 10 minutes.

·         Slice the onion lengthwise and fry it. Now, soak the saffron strands in the milk.

·         Heat oil in a pan and splutter the cumin seeds and whole garam masala.

·         Add the nuts and dried fruits and sauté for a minute on very low flame to prevent them from getting burnt.

·         Add the ginger garlic paste, sugar and coriander-cumin powder.

·         (After this you can cook in a rice cooker or stove top.) Add the above mixture to the rice along with required water, fried onions, half of the saffron- milk mixture and finely chopped coriander and mint leaves.

·         Let it cook till the rice is done. At this stage add the remaining saffron-milk mixture on top of the rice.

·         Add the fresh fruits and mix gently with a fork without breaking the rice.

·         Add few drops of ghee on top.

·         Garnish with additional nuts, fruits, coriander and fresh saffron strands.