Easy and simple to make rice. Quick to make in the morning for packing lunch. With very few ingredients we can make this Pulao.
Ingredients
- Basmati rice - 2 cups
- Mushroom - 2 cups
- Cumin seeds - 1 1/2 heaped tbsp
- Bay leaves - 2 nos
- Star anise - 1 no
- Cinnamon stick - 2 small pieces
- Onion - 2 medium size
- Tomato - 1 medium size
- Ginger-garlic paste - 1 1/2 heaped tbsp
- Green chili - 4 nos
- Coriander leaves - 1 cup
- Mint leaves - 1 cup
- Yogurt - 3/4 cup
- Coconut milk - 1 cup
- Ghee - 1/2 cup
- Salt - to taste
Instructions
- Heat ghee in the instant pot, splutter cumin seeds, bay leaves, star anise, cinnamon stick.
- Chop the onions in lengthways and add them to the pot. cook till light brown.
- Now add the chopped tomato, ginger-garlic paste, and needed salt. Cook till the tomato is cooked.
- Add the green chilies, yogurt, coriander leaves, and mint leaves. Cook till it will become a gravy.
- Add the Mushroom to the gravy and cook for 2 minutes.
- I add 3 cups of water for 2 cups of rice. In 3 cups of water I add 1 cup of coconut milk and the rest I will add water.
- When the milk-water starts boiling add the soaked rice. Cook till the water evaporates.
- When the rice cooks and looks like the below picture. Close the lid and cook for 12minutes in rice setting.
- Open the lid when the pressure is done. Serve hot with raita.
Tips
- You can use a pressure cooker or a pan instead of an instant pot.
- You can add 2% milk instead of coconut milk.
- If you add pearl onion it will add extra taste to the rice.
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