Simple sweet pulao
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ⅓ | cup | Butter |
| 2⅓ | cup | Rice |
| Seeds Of 3 Cardamoms | ||
| 6 | Cloves | |
| ¾ | cup | Raisins |
| ¾ | cup | Blanched Almonds |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sugar |
| 2 | Blades Mace | |
| 1 | pinch | Of Salt |
| Good Pinch Of Saffron | ||
| 1 | 4-Inch Cinnamon Stick | |
Directions
Melt the butter and add the rice; brown it well without scorching it.
Add the cardamom seeds, cloves, raisins, almonds, sugar, mace, salt and saffron. Stir in the pan for 1 minute. Cover with water, add the cinnamon and bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute, then lower the heat to simmer very gently in the saucepan, covered. Cook until the rice is tender, adding water a little at a time should the liquid become absorbed before the rice is cooked.
From How To Make Good Curries by Helen Lawson Copyright 1973