Safed Pulao

This is my Grandmom's special pulao which I learnt from my Mom. I love this because of it's

 aroma and  texture.The recipe is untouched , I only renamed it :) 

Ingredients:

2 cups of  basmati rice/pulao rice/Gobindobhog chaal(soak it in water at about 30 mins. for better result)

Ghee 2 tbsp 

2 tspn ginger-garlic paste

1 cinnamon stick

3-4 green cardamom pods

2-3 cloves

1 bay leaf

Milk  1/2 cup

Salt (as per taste)

Sugar  (as per taste)

 Beresta (Fried onion) of one large onion

2 Green chilli 

Water 4 cups 

Method:

1.First heat ghee in a pan

2.Add the whole spices into it

3.Now add ginger-garlic paste

4.Fry it for few seconds

5.Add the rice into the pan

6.Mix it well and fry it nicely for 2-3 minutes

7. Now add water to the pan

8.When the water starts to boil add salt , sugar as per taste and the whole green chillies into it.

9.Cover the pan and cook the rice in low flame

10.When the rice is almost done add the milk

11.Again cover it till the rice is completely done

Now add the fried onions into the pulao and serve hot .

"Easy Murg Pulao" - minimum ingredients but maximum satisfaction :)

It was Monday night, coudn't go to the market.....My hubby after coming back late from the 

office asked me to prepare Biriyani ....As he always have the craving to have biriyani :)

But i didn't have any Masala of Biriyani not even ghee....I only had garam masalas and chicken....



 I then tried to make something Shahi out of my ordinary masalas in very short time ....And here 

is the outcome,minimum ingredients and maximum satisfaction....I am really happy to 

share with you the recipe of  this Easy Shahi Murg Pulao :)




I guess many of you may came across this type of situation....Don't limit yourself ever, specially 

in the matter of  your belly .... Because "Pet Khush to Dil Khush" :)

INGREDIENTS:
:
2 cups basmati rice / Pulao rice

250 gm chicken-cut into pieces

3/4 tsp salt(or as per your taste)

sugar(optional)

1/2 tsp turmeric (haldi) powder

2 medium size onions-chopped

3 tbsp oil

12-14 flakes garlic (chopped)

2 tsp chopped ginger

MASALA

3 dried red chillies

1 tsp cumin seeds(jeera)

2 tsp fennel (saunf)

1" stick cinnamon(dalchini)

seeds of 4 green cardamom (chhoti elaichi)

3 cloves

10 peppercorns (saboot kali mirch)




METHOD

soak rice in 2 cups of water for 15-20 minutes.


For the masala  grind all the ingredients together.

Add oil in a pan or kadai ,when the oil is hot add sugar (I have added 1/4 tsp) and let it 

caramalise,It will give a nice colour to the chicken.Then add chopped onion,fry till it's colour 

changes to  a nice golden brown,then add the chopped garlic and chopped ginger,fry for few 

minutes,Then add the chicken into it and cook for few minutes,Now add the masala and salt

 into it.Stir it nicely.Then let it cook for 10-15  minutes in low flame covering the pan or kadai.

When the oil start separating, turn the flame off. Now your chicken is ready.

For the rice , add the pre soaked rice with the water in a pan ,add salt and haldi to it.To 

enhance the aroma put cinnamon stick,cardamom and few cloves into the water.Cover it and 

cook  till the rice is almost done.

Drain the excess water.

Now add a layer of this rice , then add a layer of the cooked chicken  in a deep bottomed 

pan , sprinkle  the left over Masala on top of it. Now cover  it with microwave proof lid / plastic 

films ( I did not have any of them,so used aluminium foil ) and microwave it  for 6 

minutes. If you don't have microwave,don't worry .....just layer  them  in a non stick kadai and cover them  with a lid make sure it is cooked in a very low flame.

Serve hot and enjoy your meal :)