Hyderabadi pulav

Hyderabadi pulav

Hyderabadi pulav is spicy Indian rice preparation. It is consumed daily by thousands of Indians. It is associated with Hyderabad, a city in India, mainly because of its spices.

Ingredients:

1)      500gms Basmati rice

2)      1 chopped onion

3)      8-10 cloves chopped garlic

4)      1 spoon grated ginger

5)      1 Whole red chilly

6)      Pinch of kesar

7)      ½ spoon dried and chopped lemon skin

8)      50gms raisins

9)      Juice of 1 lemon

10)   3tbsp oil

Direcctions:

Heat oil in a pan. Add onion and saute it untill pink. Remove oil from onion. Simmer the gas and saute ginger and garlic in it. Add rice, and whole red chilly to it. Saute for 2 minutes and add 4 cups of water to it. Add kesar and dried lemon skin powder to it and let it boil. As it boils, simmer the gas and cook for 15 minutes. When the water is dried, add raisins and lemon juice, mix. Garnish with corriender leaves and serve.