Most of Rajasthani cuisines are rich in taste and nutrients. The traditional Rajasthani cuisines always contains rich ingredients like Pure desi ghee, nuts, milk etc. This ingredients add special flavour and aroma to the cuisine and makes it unique. Jaipuri Mewa Pulao is one such cuisine which is rich of ingredients and taste awesome. It is prepared using milk and dry fruits and tastes delicious.
Ingredients:
2 cups long grained white rice
2 cups sugar
1 cup ghee
l/2 cup chironji, coarsely ground
25 almonds, blanched, chopped
25 pistachios, chopped
1 tsp cardamom powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
1/2 tsp saffron, soaked in 1 tsp milk
4 cups milk.
Method:
- Soak rice in water for 2 hours. Drain. Heat the ghee and add the drained rice.
- Add the milk to the rice and mix.
- Cover and cook on a low fire stirring occasionally but gently so that the rice grains do not break.
- As soon as the rice is cooked, add the cardamom and nutmeg powders, dry fruits, sugar and saffron.
- Mix well. Bake in a moderately hot oven till each grain is separate.
- Serve jaipuri mewa pulao hot as a sweet dish.
Cooking Time: 35 minutes
Serves: 4-5 persons
Shelflife: Best fresh
Note: If you dont have a oven, Place the vessel in which pulao is cooked over a chapati tawa, then reduce the flame . Cover the pulao with a lid and cook it for 7-8 minutes. Dont stir when kept on tawa. This will seperate each grains and make pulao delicious.
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