Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, kashmiri pulao. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Spend less time meal planning and prepping with HelloFresh. Generally, a pulao is rice that is flavored with various spices, then bulked up with the addition of vegetables, nuts or even meats. Mostly pulao variations are usually made with long-grained and fragrant basmati rice. The grains are cooked to perfection without any.

Kashmiri pulao is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Kashmiri pulao is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have kashmiri pulao using 21 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Kashmiri pulao:

1. Get 2 cup basmati rice soaked in water for 20 to 30 minutes
2. Prepare 1/2 kg Chicken boneless
3. Prepare 1/4 kg Apple 🍏
4. Make ready 1 inch cinnamon
5. Make ready 1 teaspoon caraway seeds (shahi zeera)
6. Take 1 tez patta (bay leaf)
7. Take 3 cloves
8. Make ready 2-3 green cardamoms
9. Get 1-2 black cardamoms
10. Get 1/2 teaspoon dry ginger powder (ground ginger)
11. Make ready 1 teaspoon fennel powder (ground fennel)
12. Get 2-3 tablespoons Ghee or any neutral tasting oil
13. Prepare 2-2.25 cups water or as required
14. Take Salt as required
15. Prepare For garnish
16. Prepare 1/2 cup thinly sliced onions or 1 medium-sized
17. Prepare 10-12 cashews
18. Prepare 10-12 almonds
19. Prepare 2 pinches saffron strands
20. Take 10-12 walnuts
21. Make ready 2 tablespoons Ghee or oil

It is topped with ghee fried almonds, cashews and raisins. There are many versions of making Kashmiri pulao and the most popular is the version served in restaurants. Kashmiri Pulao is delicious mildly sweet royal pulao flavoured with saffron, aromatic spices, fried nuts and garnished with fruits. This lip-smacking pulao loaded with richness from the saffron and nuts, and makes a perfect accompaniment for any festive occasion or parties.

Steps to make Kashmiri pulao:

1. Rinse basmati rice a few times in water until the water is clear of starch. Soak the rice in enough water in a bowl for 20 to 30 minutes. Later drain all the water and set the soaked rice aside.
2. On a low or medium heat, heat oil or ghee in a deep pan or pot.add cinnamon stick, caraway seeds, tez patta, cloves, green cardamoms and black cardamoms.
3. Fry the spices for some seconds until they crackle and the oil becomes fragrant.
4. Heat 2 tablespoons ghee or oil in a frying pan. Add the sliced onions.
5. Also add a pinch of salt and sauté the onions till they are golden or caramelized and crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on kitchen paper tissues. Stir often when sautéing the onions.
6. Add the bone less chicken (meat of your choice) and saute for 4-5minutes
7. Now lower the heat or switch the heat off. Add the dry ginger powder and fennel powder. Mix and stir well taking care that you do not burn these ground spices.
8. Add the soaked basmati rice. Mix gently and sauté for a minute.
9. Add whole or crushed saffron strands. Mix and sauté.
10. Pour water and add salt as required. Stir and mix again. Check the taste of the water and it should taste a bit salty. Cover the pan tightly and simmer on medium-low heat until the rice grains are tender. When the rice is cooking, prepare the garnish
11. Some ghee or oil will be left in the pan. To the same ghee or oil, add the almonds. Fry them until they become crisp and crunchy. Remove and place fried almonds on kitchen paper tissues
12. Now fry the apple 🍏 chunks - For few minutes and let them out too
13. Now fry the cashews till they are crisp and lightly browned. Place them on kitchen paper tissues
14. Also fry the walnuts till they are crisp and lightly browned. Remove fried walnuts. Place on kitchen paper tissues
15. Cook the rice until softened, fluffy, tender and all the water has been absorbed. When done, fluff the rice with a fork.
16. While serving top Kashmiri pulao with the caramelized onions and the fried nuts and apples garnish. You can also garnish cubes of fresh pineapple or pomegranate arils.
17. Kashmiri pulao can be enjoyed as is or with a side of any raita or fresh salad 🥗

Kashmiri Pulao is delicious mildly sweet royal pulao flavoured with saffron, aromatic spices, fried nuts and garnished with fruits. This lip-smacking pulao loaded with richness from the saffron and nuts, and makes a perfect accompaniment for any festive occasion or parties. Making Kashmiri Pulao is an easy task, no special skill needed. The fruits that are used for garnish can also be fried. Kashmiri Pulao is popular rice dish that hails from kashmir.

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