Dry Fruits Pulao

U can do many recipes with Dry Fruits.This Fancy Pulao tastes so good and will be luvd by Kids if  U choose colourfilled Mixed Dry Fruits for the Pulao Preparation. So far Dry Fruits are used more in doing Desserts like Kheer, Payasam, Pudding,Icecream, Cake.etc..and also in Salad and raita . In rice dishes it can be done as  Pulao,Yogurt Rice and  Fried Rice. This recipe states the preparation of Pulao. U can have it with raita of ur choice or Potato fry or Chicken Fry or Butter Chicken Masala. Its Yumm and easy to make.Try this Simple Dry Fruits Pulao which needs 15 mins Cooking time and serves 3 - 4 nos. Enjoy Easy n Healthy Cooking at home!. Enjoy Ur Meal!.BonAppetit!.

Dry Fruits Pulao

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cup Basmati rice - cleaned and ghee-roasted with 2 tsp ghee for 2 mins
2 onions - sliced fine
1 1/4 cup Dry Fruits of Ur Choice
3  - 3 1/4  cups water
1/2 tsp jeera
1 garlic pod - crushed
a pinch of grated ginger
2 bay leaves - crushed
2 cardamoms
2 cloves
1 cm cinnamon stick
few coriander leaves - optional
few Ghee Roasted Cashews
1/5 tsp salt
2 tsp refined oil + 1 tsp ghee

Directions:
1.Pressure cook the ghee roasted basmati rice in water and a pinch of salt.Keep it aside for the pressure to be released.
2.Finely slice half the Dry Fruits.Soak the dry fruits in water for 20 secs and drain well.
3.Heat oil and ghee in a Kadai. Fry bay leaves,cardamoms,cloves,cinnamon sticks,crushed garlic pods, grated ginger,then sliced onions and jeera for 2 -3 mins .
4.Add the sliced Dry Fruits and stir-cook for a min on low flame.
5.Add the done-basmati rice and mix it well for 2 mins.

6.Thats all!.Finish it with chopped coriander leaves or ghee-roasted cashews. Turn off the flame.
7.Serve it hot with raita of ur choice,potato fry or Butter Chicken Masala or Stew.Yummy!.

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