CAULIFLOWER PULAV

Try this simple rice.


CAULIFLOWER PULAO

Ingredients:

2 cups of basmati rice
300 grms cauliflower cleaned and cut into florets
½ cup green peas
2 big onions sliced
¼ cup scrapped coconut
1 inch ginger
5 garlic pips
5 green chillies
½ cup fresh curds
4 tbs ghee
2 tbs cashew nuts roasted in ghee
2 tbs chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste
SPICES:
2 bay leaves
½ tsp aniseeds
2 one inch cinnamon sticks
4 cloves

Method:

Wash the rice and soak in 4 cups of water.
Grind the coconut, garlic, ginger and green chillies
to a smooth paste.

In a pressure cooker heat the ghee and add all the spices.
Let it splutter, add in the onions and sauté nicely.
Now add in the ground paste and cook on low heat, till the raw
smell goes. Add in the peas and cauliflower florets, sauté for a minute.

In the mean time drain the water completely from the rice
into a container. Keep this water.
Add the drained rice to the cauliflower and mix gently on low flame.
Now add the drained water, curds and salt.
Pressure cook for 3 whistles. When the steam is released,
gently fluff up the rice and garnish with the cashew nuts
and chopped coriander leaves.
Serve with Aarthi’s kurma or with any raitha.