Wedding Rice/Arroz Pulav

Wedding Rice/Arroz Pulav

This is a typical East Indian dish which is made mainly in  weddings and festive ocassion .  

Ingredients

• 2 cup basmati rice 
• 2 onions fried till golden brown and crisp
• 2 to 3 bay leaf
• 4 cloves ,1 tsp peppercorns 1 cinammon stick,1 2 star anise,6 to 7 green cardamon
• 10 to 15 almonds 
• 10 to 15 cashews
• 10 raisins
• 1 -2 tbsp  ghee/oil
• 1 tsp salt /to taste

Method

Finely slice the onion and fry till golden brown and crisp be very careful while frying or else it will burn ,fry over medium heat.

Fry all the nuts and keep aside.

Wash and soak the rice for atleast 30 min.

Heat Ghee in a Vessel , You can also make it with oil or use ghee and oil  .

Once its hot add bay leaves,and all whole spices and fry well then add the rice and fry for about 5 min add salt and hot water (which helps in cooking faster) bring it to a boil.

Lower heat and simmer till rice is fluffy.

Garnish with fried onions and nuts you may also use boiled eggs to garnish.