Awadhi Style Zarda Pulao Recipe
A vegetarian Awadhi recipe with cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds, cloves (laung), inch cinnamon stick (dalchini). Ready in 35 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
- 1
To begin making the Awadhi Style Zarda Pulao Recipe, we will firstly cook the basmati rice in a pressure cooker
/2 basmati rice - soaked for an hour(1 cups) - 2
Heat some oil and then add the whole spices and let the aroma release
- 3
Later add rice with 3 cups water
/2 basmati rice - soaked for an hour(1 cups) - 4
Cook the rice for 3 whistles and release the pressure naturally
/2 basmati rice - soaked for an hour(1 cups) - 5
Keep it aside
- 6
Heat a heavy bottomed pan with ghee, add all the nuts including almonds, raisins, cashew nuts with grated coconut
cashew nuts - broken(8)raisins(12)dry coconut (kopra) - sliced or chopped(3 tablespoon)paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - grated(1/2 cup) - 7
Toss till it turns onto golden brown
- 8
Add the sugar, and keep sautéing till the sugar meltsOnce done, add the grated paneer, and transfer the cooked rice onto the pan
/2 basmati rice - soaked for an hour(1 cups)sugar(4 tablespoon)paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - grated(1/2 cup) - 9
Sprinkle the orange zest and lemon juice and toss again
orange zest (rind)(1 teaspoon)lemon juice(1 teaspoon) - 10
Add a pinch of salt and the saffron soaked in milk and give it a final toss
inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1/2)/2 basmati rice - soaked for an hour(1 cups)saffron strands - soaked in milk(2 tablespoon)salt - to taste - 11
Serve it hot
- 12
Serve the Awadhi Style Zarda Pulao Recipe for a wholesome Festive Lunch meal along with Dal Makhani, Paneer Butter Masala and Butter Naan
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - grated(1/2 cup)
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Awadhi Style Zarda Pulao Recipe
A vegetarian Awadhi recipe with cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds, cloves (laung), inch cinnamon stick (dalchini). Ready in 35 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Directions
12 steps- 1
To begin making the Awadhi Style Zarda Pulao Recipe, we will firstly cook the basmati rice in a pressure cooker
/2 basmati rice - soaked for an hour(1 cups) - 2
Heat some oil and then add the whole spices and let the aroma release
- 3
Later add rice with 3 cups water
/2 basmati rice - soaked for an hour(1 cups) - 4
Cook the rice for 3 whistles and release the pressure naturally
/2 basmati rice - soaked for an hour(1 cups) - 5
Keep it aside
- 6
Heat a heavy bottomed pan with ghee, add all the nuts including almonds, raisins, cashew nuts with grated coconut
cashew nuts - broken(8)raisins(12)dry coconut (kopra) - sliced or chopped(3 tablespoon)paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - grated(1/2 cup) - 7
Toss till it turns onto golden brown
- 8
Add the sugar, and keep sautéing till the sugar meltsOnce done, add the grated paneer, and transfer the cooked rice onto the pan
/2 basmati rice - soaked for an hour(1 cups)sugar(4 tablespoon)paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - grated(1/2 cup) - 9
Sprinkle the orange zest and lemon juice and toss again
orange zest (rind)(1 teaspoon)lemon juice(1 teaspoon) - 10
Add a pinch of salt and the saffron soaked in milk and give it a final toss
inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1/2)/2 basmati rice - soaked for an hour(1 cups)saffron strands - soaked in milk(2 tablespoon)salt - to taste - 11
Serve it hot
- 12
Serve the Awadhi Style Zarda Pulao Recipe for a wholesome Festive Lunch meal along with Dal Makhani, Paneer Butter Masala and Butter Naan
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - grated(1/2 cup)
About this recipe
A vegetarian Awadhi recipe with cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds, cloves (laung), inch cinnamon stick (dalchini). Ready in 35 min, serves 4.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (4 servings)
Rate this recipe
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