How to make Moti Pulao -
A delicious recipe with cashewnuts and paneer added to the rice.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Basmati Rice (बासमती चावल), Cottage Cheese
Cuisine : Uttar Pradesh
Course : Rice
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Hindi: chawal
How many times have we thought rice is a blessing? We use it for holy purposes but we also can pressure up a quick pulao or khichdi when hunger pangs are drumming away! This is one grain that is about 98% percent digestible. In India we are familiar with Basmati, Patna or brown rice but it is also available as Italian Rice and Glutinous Rice which is popular in Chinese and Japanese cuisines.
Prep Time : 31-40 minutes
Cook time : 31-40 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Moti Pulao Recipe
Basmati Rice 2 cups
Cottage Cheese 50 grams
Cashewnut powder 2 tablespoons
Cornflour/ corn starch 1 1/2 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry
Silver warq 2 sheets
Ghee 2 tablespoons
Cloves 6-8
Bay leaves 2
Cinnamon 2 one-inch
Green cardamoms 6-8
Saffron (kesar) a few strands
Milk 2 tablespoons
Method
Step 1
Pick, clean, wash and soak rice in four cups of water for about half an hour. Drain and keep aside. Grate/mash paneer. Add cashewnut powder, cornstarch and salt. Knead into a smooth dough and roll into small balls.
Step 2
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and deep-fry on medium heat till light golden brown. Drain onto an absorbent paper and keep aside. Cover these balls with silver warq. Heat ghee in a kadai. Add cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks and green cardamoms.
Step 3
Once they start to crackle, add rice. Stir gently, add four cups hot water and salt to taste. Cover and cook till rice is done. Crush saffron in a warm milk. Add this to the rice to give it flavour and colour. Serve rice in a platter garnished with the fried paneer balls.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 2245 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 318.7 gm
Protein : 44.4 gm
Fat : 88 gm
Other : Niacin- 15.9mg
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