instant pulao recipe | leftover pulao rice | rice pulao with cucumber raita

Ingredients

• 1 cup coriander
• ½ cup mint / pudina
• 3 chilli
• 2 clove garlic
• 1 inch ginger
• 3 tsp oil
• 1 tbsp ghee
• 10 cashew, halves
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 cloves
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 4 pods cardamom
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 1 capsicum, finely chopped
• ½ cup peas
• 10 beans, chopped
• 4 cup leftover rice
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp garam masala
• ½ lemon juice
• 1 cup curd
• 1 cup water
• ½ onion, finely chopped
• ½ cucumber, finely chopped
• ½ carrot, grated
• 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
• 1 chilli, finely chopped
• ½ tsp cumin powder
• ¼ tsp salt

Steps

1. firstly, to prepare the masala paste, in a mixi take 1 cup coriander, ½ cup mint, 3 chilli, 2 clove garlic and 1 inch ginger.
2. blend to a coarse paste without adding water. keep aside.
3. in a large kadai heat 3 tsp oil and 1 tbsp ghee.
4. add 10 cashews and fry until it turns golden brown. keep aside.
5. in the same oil, add 1 bay leaf, 6 cloves, 1 inch cinnamon, 4 pods cardamom and 1 tsp cumin. saute until the spices turn aromatic.
6. further, add 1 onion and saute until the onions change colour slightly.
7. now add 1 carrot, 1 capsicum, ½ cup peas and 10 beans.
8. add ½ tsp salt and saute for 2 minutes. cook until it turns crunchy. do not overcook the vegetables.
9. add in the prepared masala paste and cook for 2 minutes or until the raw flavour disappears.
10. now add 4 cup leftover rice, ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp garam masala.
11. mix well combing all the masala with rice.
12. cover and simmer for 5 minutes, absorbing all the flavours.
13. add in fried cashew and ½ lemon juice. mix well.
14. finally, enjoy instant pulao with cucumber raita.
15. firstly, in a bowl take 1 cup curd and 1 cup water.
16. whisk until the curd turns silky smooth texture.
17. add ½ onion, ½ cucumber, ½ carrot, 2 tbsp coriander, 1 chilli, ½ tsp cumin powder and ¼ tsp salt.
18. mix well combining everything well.
19. finally, cucumber raita is ready to serve with pulao, biryani or paratha.