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Thursday, March 6, 2008

wow ! Orange pulav !

Guys, see here the oranges are crying for your attention. Please, heed to.


Today let us think about this fruit which is well known for having lots of beta-carotene. Now a day everybody is talking about the term antioxidants which is sourced plenty from Beta carotene. “Citrus sinensis”, I mean “sweet orange” is oval to sphere-shaped fruit having leathery and porous skin.









The transformation of oranges from raw to ripe, the change of color with taste, find here in the form of “ORANGE PULAV”. Try this fine dish to dine.



Ingredients:

Basmati Rice - 1 cup,

Orange juice – 1 cup

Coconut milk - 1 cup

Cardamom - 2

Bay leave - 1

Cinnamon - 1 bit

Orange color powder - 1 pinch

Onion - 2

Green chili - 4 or 5

Ginger - Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Ghee or Oil - 3 tbsp

Coriander leaves

Roasted cashews - 1 tbsp

Seedless green grapes - 1/4 cup

Orange – 1 (peeled and sectioned)

· Wash and soak the rice for 10 minutes

· Cut the onions and green chilies lengthwise

· Fry cardamom, bay leave and cinnamon in a pan with little oil/ghee

· Add cut onions and green chilies and sauté it

· Then add ginger-garlic paste and soaked rice and sauté it for 2 minutes

· Heat the coconut milk and orange juice with enough salt and saffron and add the mixture to the pan. Mix the content well.

· Pressure cook the whole mix for 10 minutes

· Add coriander leaves, cashews, grapes and sectioned orange to the pulav and serve.

Try this and post your comment with satisfaction.

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