Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Mango Pulao



Ingredients:-
1 cup mango, grated
2 tsp ghee
1 cup Basmati rice
1/2 cup cocunt, grated
2 cloves
salt to taste
For the Masala Powder:-
2 tsp coconut,grated
2 tsp corriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
4-6 red chillies
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
2 cloves
2 cardamoms
A small piece of nutmeg
1 tbsp oil
For the tempering:-
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp black gram dal
A sprig of curry leaves
1 tbsp ghee
Method:-
1.In a kadhai, roast all the masala ingredients with little oil.Then grind to a fine powder.
2.Mix grated mango with half of the masala powder.Add a little salt to it.Set aside.
3.Heat ghee in a pan.Add mustard,black gram dal and curry leaves to it.
4.Add the mango mixture to it.Fry and set aside.
5.Wash and drain the rice.Mix the remaining masala powder with it.
6.Heat ghee in a pressure cooker and fry the cloves and cardomam in it.Add rice with
2 cups water and salt to taste.Pressure cook it for two whistle.
7.Add the mango mixture and grated coconut to ther rice.Keep it on a low flame for about 5
minutes.
8.Serve hot with onion raita.