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Baby Corn Pulao

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In my early cooking stages, thought pulao is something very different and cannot be done that much easily. My thinking was totally wrong, when I started trying out the pulao/pulav’s. This is one of such an easy pulao, to be tried out for the beginners.

Ingredients

  • Basmati Rice – 3 cups
  • Water – 4.5 cups (or as directed by the back side of basmati rice pack)
  • Babycorn – 5 to 6
  • Green peas – 1/4 cup
  • Mint leaves – few
  • Coriander leaves – few
  • Salt – as per taste
  • Ghee – 4 tsp

To Temper

  • Oil – 3 tsp
  • Cinnamon stick – 1 crushed
  • Star anise – 2
  • Bayleaves – 1
  • Fennel seeds – 1/4 tsp
  • Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
  • Cloves – 3 to 4
  • Cardamom – 1

Method

  • Soak the biryani rice for 20 – 30 min.
  • Wash the baby corns and cut into small pieces as shown.

  • In a pressure cooker, add the ingredients under temper (Ingredients II), one by one and slightly fry.
  • Add the onions and fry.

 

  Add green chillies, ginger – garlic pastte

  •  Add the mint leaves and Coriander leaves and saute nicely.

  •  Add in the green peas and keep stirring for 1 min.

  •  Add in the baby corns and salt.

  •  Add the water and allow to boil.

  •  When the water starts boiling, add the soaked rice.

  •  Slightly mix the baby-corn and rice.

  • Close the lid and keep the flame in low. Do not use whistle. Allow to cook in low flame for 10 to 15 min. Switch off .
  • Open the lid and add ghee and slightly mix the cooked pulav, without breaking the rice.
  • Serve it with plain raitha or with any spicy side dish.

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