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Tiranga Pulao Recipe

Indian cuisine (Tiranga-Pulao)

Ingredients

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For carrot rice:

  • 1 cup basmati rice (cooked)
  • 1 carrot (grated)
  • 1 tsp ghee / clarified butter
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp jeera/cumin seeds
  • few curry leaves
  • 10 cashews (whole / cut)
  • ¼ onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 green chili (slit lengthwise)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • salt to taste

For ghee rice:

  • 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 1 cup basmati rice (cooked)
  • ¾ tsp jeera/cumin seeds
  • 1 bay leaf / tej patta
  • 2 cardamom/elaichi
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 inch cinammon stick
  • 15 black pepper (whole)
  • 15 cashews (whole / cut)
  • ¼ onion (thinly sliced)
  • 2 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
  • ½ inch ginger (finely chopped)
  • salt to taste

For palak rice:

  • 1 cup basmati rice (cooked)
  • 1 tsp ghee / clarified butter
  • ¼ onion (thinly sliced)
  • 2 green chilli (slit length-wise)
  • 1 cup palak leaves / spinach (finely chopped)
  • ¼ cup peas (fresh/frozen)
  • salt to taste

Instructions

For carrot rice:

Step 1 Firstly, in a wide pan, take a tsp of ghee. optionally, you can use oil.

Step 2 Furthermore, add mustard seeds, jeera, and curry leaves. allow spluttering.

Step 3 Additionally, add cashews and fry till they turn golden brown.

Step 4 once the cashews turn almost golden brown, add chopped onions and green chili. fry till they turn translucent.

Step 5 Time Add grated carrots and fry for a minute till they shrink and change their color.

Step 6 once the carrot is cooked, add turmeric powder and salt to taste. give a good stir.

Step 7 Also, add cooked rice.

Step 8 Furthermore, mix well without breaking the rice grains. cook for a minute.

Step 9 Finally. serve carrot rice with raita or as it is.

For ghee rice:

Step 1 In a wide pan, take a tbsp of ghee.

Step 2 Once the ghee starts to melt, add jeera.

Step 3 Also add spices like bay leaf, cardamom, cloves, star anise, cinnamon stick, and black pepper. saute till they turn aromatic.

Step 4 Now add cashews and fry till they turn golden brown.

Step 5 once the cashews turn almost golden brown, add sliced onions, ginger, and garlic. fry till the raw smell of ginger and garlic disappears.

Step 6 Finally, add cooked rice and salt to taste.

Step 7 Mix well without breaking rice grains. cook for a minute.

Step 8 Serve ghee rice with raita, saag, or as it is.

For palak rice:

Step 1 First, in a wide pan, take a tsp of ghee. optionally, you can use oil.

Step 2 Add chopped onions and green chili. fry till they turn translucent.

Step 3 Time Add finely chopped palak leaves and fry for a minute till they shrink and change color.

Step 4 Once the palak leaves are cooked, add peas and fry till the peas are cooked.

Step 5 Finally, add cooked rice and salt to taste.

Step 6 Mix well without breaking rice grains. cook for a minute.

Step 7 Finally, serve palak pulao with raita or as it is.