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Chutney Pulao | Quick Rice Recipe

Chutney Pulao is a flavorful and time-saving rice dish that blends cooked rice with green chutney made from mint, coriander, and spices. This quick recipe offers a vibrant green color and tangy-spicy taste, making it a perfect option for lunchboxes, quick dinners, or leftover rice transformations. It’s a one-pot meal that’s both refreshing and satisfying.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, Indian Street Food
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

For Pulao Rice 

  • Oil (तेल) – 4 tbsp
  • Black cardamom (काली ईलाइची) – 2nos
  • Cumin (जीरा) – 1½ tsp
  • Garlic, chopped (लहसुन) – 2tsp
  • Bayleaf (तेज पत्ता) – 1no
  • Onion chopped (प्याज़) – ½ cup 
  • Kasoori Methi (कसूरी मेथी) – 1 tbsp
  • Salt (नमक) – to taste
  • Water (पानी)  – 1½ cups
  • Basmati rice (बासमती चावल) – 1 cup

For Chutney 

  • Coriander leaves (धनिया) – 2 cups 
  • Mint leaves (पुदीना) – ½ cup
  • Green Chilli (हरी मिर्च) – 2 nos
  • Ginger, roughly chopped (अदरक) – 2 tbsp
  • Salt (नमक) – to taste
  • Black salt (कला नमक) – 1 tsp
  • Lemon juice (नींबू रस) – 4 tbsp
  • Tomato (टमाटर) – ½ no
  • Onion (प्याज़) – ½ no 
  • Roasted Cumin (भुना जीरा) – 2 tsp
  • Garlic cloves (लहसुन) – 5-6no
  • Crushed ice (कुट्टी बर्फ़) – 5 cubes 
  • Iced water (ठंडा पानी) – a dash

For Tempering

  • Butter (मखन) – 2 tbsp
  • Heeng (हींग) – ½ tsp

Instructions
 

  • Let’s begin with pulao. Add some oil in a pan and heat the oil and add a little crushed black cardamom, cumin, bay leaf, chopped garlic and chopped onions, then give it a quick stir. Now, add crushed Kasoori Methi and some salt to taste. Add water to the pan.
    When the water starts to boil, add basmati rice to it and then give in a nice stir. Put the stove on low flame and cover the pan with a lid. Cook it for 10 to 15 mins or till the rice is cooked well.
  • Now keep the pulao aside in a big platter so that it could cool down easily.
    For chutney, put coriander, mint leaves, ginger, garlic, salt, black salt, half a tomato, a little onion and crushed ice to a mixer grinder jar. Grind it properly and the chutney is ready!
  • Now, take a pan and put some butter into it. When the butter melts, add some asafoetida and then add the chutney to it. Give chutney a quick boil and then add the pulao.
    Wait till the water in the chutney dries up and then carefully mix the pulao and the chutney using lift and drop method.
    Chutney Pulao is ready! Serve it hot and enjoy!
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