PLAIN PULAO

 Pulao... Sab ka fav... Many varieties are there in pulao and prepared in different styles in different areas. Already i posted before in my blog pulao prepared with paneer and vegetables. Today i am sharing with you plain pulao. Very simple and quick to prepare. No vegetables and spices are added in this. Any gravy curry is perfect combination for this dish.

PLAIN PULAO WITH ONION RAITA

Preparation time : 15 min
Cooking time : 30 mins
Serves 3

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INGREDIENTS

• 1 and 1/2 glass basmati rice( cleaned and soaked)
• 2 onions, diced into thin long slices
• 1 cup pudina / mint leaves
• 2 green chillies, cut into slits
• 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• Salt as per taste
• 2 biryani leaves/biryani aaku
• 4 cloves / lavangalu
• 2 inch cinnamon pieces / dalchina chekka
• 4 green cardamom / elachi / elakayya
• 3-4 tbsp oil
• 2 and 1/2 glass water.

PREPARATION 

• Clean and soak the basmati rice. 
• Seperate the mint leaves from the stem, clean and keep it aside.
• Dice the onions and green chillies into thin long slices and slits.
• Grind 2 inch ginger piece and 10 garlic pods into fine paste.

METHOD OF COOKING

• Take a wide cooking vessel and add oil.
• Once the oil is heat add the masala items.. cloves, cinnamon, elachi and biryani leaf. Let them fry.
• Add onions, pudina leaves, green chillies. Let them fry until onions turn golden brown.
• Add ginger-garlic paste. Let it fry until raw smell of the paste dissappears.
• Add water (2 and 1/2 glass), salt. Mix well and let it boil on high flame.
• Once it boils reduce the flame to low and add the soaked rice. Mix.
• Now increase the flame to high and let the rice boil.
• Once the rice starts boiling reduce the flame to low and keep the lid.( check in between and do not over mix the rice as it turns sticky).
• Wait until the water gets completely absorbed by the rice,if the rice is still grainy, dont get panic.. u can add little quantity of water(approx 1/4 glass water)
• Off the stove and leave it for 5 mins.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with onion raita and any gravy curry as per your choice.