Orange Pulav
Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Easy preparation to try at home on special occasions.U can try this pulav with pineapple,seedless grapes etc,.
Ingredients
  • 2 cups basmati rice- washed and ghee-sauted(with 1 tbsp ghee)
  • 1 kg Oranges(9 nos)
  • 2 big onions-sliced
  • 6 green chillies-slit
  • 1 tsp garlic-ginger paste
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 bay leaf-crushed
  • 2 green cardamom-crushed
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick-crushed
  • 5 saffron strands-soaked in warm water
  • 2 tsp ghee with 1 tbsp refined oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • few mint and coriander leaves(5-6 leaves each)
  • 20 raisins and 10 cashew nuts, crushed and ghee-roasted
Instructions
  1. Take 2½ cups thick Orange juice of 6 Oranges.Shredd the rinds of 3 remaining oranges.
  2. Pressure-cook ghee-sauted basmati rice with 2½ cups thick orange juice and ½ tsp salt upto 1 whistle.Turn off the flame and let the pressure be released.
  3. Meanwhile,heat ghee and oil in a kadai,bay leaf,cloves,cardamoms,cinnamon stick,sliced Onions and ginger-garlic paste.Saute till the onions turn golden brown.
  4. Add green chillies,mint and coriander leaves,cumin seeds,shredded orange rinds and saute for 2 mins.
  5. Add the basmati rice - cooked in Orange juice and mix well.
  6. Add ½ tsp salt and soaked saffron strands with water and mix well.
  7. Serve this Orange Pulav with Stew and raita of ur choice,etc,.
Recipe by Mithila.net at http://www.mithila.net/easy-recipes-spl/orange-pulav-8947.html