Carrot Pulav

Made this yummy pulav for Christmas lunch it went very well with Butter chicken And Mutton Korma.It tasted good too with the Stuffed chicken.The Carrots gave a lovely natural colour to this pulav & the dry fruits & milk added to the richness.

Ingredients:
2 cups Basmati rice
4-5 carrots grated
1/4 cup milk
dry fruits as needed
2 bay leaves
4-5 cloves
6-7 peppercorns
3-4 green cardamon
1 mace
2 star anise
1" Cinnamon stick
1 tbsp ghee.
salt to taste.

Method:
Wash the rice and soak it for 30 min.Drain the water and keep aside.

Heat ghee in a vessel and fry the nuts and keep aside.

In the same vessel add the bay leaves with the whole spices and saute for 2-3 min.

Now add the rice and fry well for 3-4 min.

Mix in the grated carrots and saute .

Add milk and  add about 3.5 to 4 cups hot water and salt and  cook on high flame till nice boil comes .

Then reduce the flame and cover with lid &cook on medium flame till ll water is absorbed n rice cooked well.

 Garnish with fried nuts and serve hot.