KESAR PULAO

Ingredients:

1cup long grain (basmati) Rice
1cup Sugar (or according to taste)
3-4 Cardamom (green elaichi, split & crushed)
Few strands of Saffron (kesar)
4 cloves
11/2tbsp Mixed Dry fruits (Pista, cashewnut, almond)chopped
1tsp Raisins
a Pinch of saffron (kesar)color dissolved in 2tsp warm water
2 tbsp pure ghee
1 tbsp mustard seeds
silver paper (varak)
Water for boiling rice.

How to make kesar (saffron) rice:

• Wash soak and drain rice.
• Bring water to boil and add the rice and simmer the flame.
• When rice is half done add sugar (dissolved in little water) and ghee.
• When fully done add the saffron, cardamom, cloves and half of the dry fruit.
• Stir gently and cover for 10 minutes.
• Garnish it with remaining dry fruit and silver paper.
• Serve the kesar pulao fresh and hot.

TOMATO RICE

Tomato rice is a very delicious and simple to prepare recipe. Pureed tomatoes are sauted with spices and then added to rice.

Ingredients:

2 large tomatoes made into a thick puree.
1 cup basmati rice, washed and soaked for ten minutes
1 whole black cardamom (bari ilaichi)
1 tsp red chili powder (lal mirch )
Salt to taste
1 tsp garam masala powder.
1 tblsp ghee
2 cup water

Preparation:

• Heat ghee in a heavy bottom vessel
• Put in the whole black cardamom and then the tomato puree.
• Now add the dry spices, salt and saute.
• Put in the rice and mix well.
• Finally add the water and cook covered till done.
• Seve hot.