Mishti Pulav

Spicy yet sweet rice preparation from Bengal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rice (small fragrant variety)
  • 1/2 cup cashews and raisins
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 tablespoon Milk with saffron strands soaked
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt or as per taste
  • 2 cloves
  • 2 cinnamon stick, inch long
  • 2 cardamom
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons ghee

Instructions

  1. Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes.
  2. Heat ghee in a pan. Roast cashews and rasins. Remove and keep aside.
  3. In same pan, splutter cumin seeds and spices.
  4. Now drain water from rice and add the rice.
  5. Add turmeric powder, saffron milk, salt, sugar, cashews and raisins. Heat on medium flame till rice become transparent.
  6. Now add water, twice as much of rice, stir, close lid and cook till rice is done.

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