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Hara bhara pulao recipe

Hara Bhara Pulao is a flavorful and healthy rice dish made with a blend of green vegetables like spinach, peas, coriander, and mint. The rice is cooked with aromatic spices and herbs, giving it a vibrant green color and refreshing taste. It’s perfect as a one-pot meal or as a part of a festive Indian meal.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

  •      Basmati rice   1 cup
  •      Bay leaf 1
  •      Cardamom 1
  •      Paneer cubes   1/2 cup
  •      Green peas   a handful (optional)
  •      Capsicum 1/2 
  •      Onion   1
  •      Cumin powder| jeera powder   1/2 tsp
  •      Garam masala   1/4 tsp
  •      Chaat masala or tandoori masala 2 pinches
  •      Salt to taste
  •      Oil   1 tbsp + 1 tsp
  •      Lemon juice   few drops to roast and grind 
  •      Onion   1
  •      Green chili   1-2
  •      Garlic   4 pods
  •      Fresh cream 1 tbsp or Cashew nuts 7
  •      Kastoori Methi 1 tsp
  •      Mint leaves one handful
  •      Coriander leaves    little
  •      Oil    3 tsp

Instructions
 

  • Wash and soak the basmati rice in 1 cup of water.
  •  Keep the ingredients given under the table “to roast and grind”
  • Cut the onions roughly and peel the skin of the garlic. Roughly chop the mint and coriander leaves.
  • In a pan add 3 tsp of oil and add the roughly chopped onions, green chili, garlic pods and cashew nuts (if using fresh cream add while grinding)
  • Cook in a medium low flame till the onions turns nice golden brown. This is the main key in the recipe. Ensure that the onions should be nicely browned, be careful not to get it burnt.
  • Add the roughly chopped mint and coriander leaves and switch off the flame after a minute.
  • Add the Kastoori Methi too.
  • Allow this to cool completely.
  • Grind this into a fine paste. If adding fresh cream add it now.
  • If you need water while grinding add 1-2 tbsp from the water which we soaked the rice.
  • In a pressure cooker add 1 tbsp of oil and add the cardamom and bay leaf. You can add cinnamon, clove and star anise too.
  • Add the ground paste to this and cook in a low flame for 2 minutes.
  • Now add the paneer cubes and add the cumin powder, salt and garam masala. If adding green peas add now.
  • Mix well and add the soaked rice. Keep the water aside.  Cook the rice for a minute and add the water. Add the lemon juice to this.
  • Cover the pressure cooker and cook this till one whistle. After that keep it in a very low flame for 5 minutes and switch it off.
  • While the rice is getting cooked chop 1 onion and the capsicum into cubes.
  • In a pan add 1 tsp of oil and the cubed capsicums and onions.
  • Add a dash of salt and the tandoori masala or chaat masala.
  • Cook till the onions become nice golden colour. This is also a highlight of this pulao. So do not skip this step.
  • Open the cooker and add the roasted onions and capsicum. Mix well .
  • Hara bara pulao is ready to serve.
  • Serve this pulao with any raita of your choice.
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