Ingredients used in Undrala Pulav |
• Rice flour - 1 cup. |
• Salt - to taste. |
• Water - as required. |
• Walnut (chopped) - 1 tablespoon. |
• Cashew nuts (chopped) - 1 tablespoon. |
• Almonds/badam (chopped) - 1 tablespoon. |
• Moong dal (soaked) - 1/2 cup. |
• Khoya (grated) - 1/2 cup. |
• Basmati rice (soaked for 30 mins) - 1 cup. |
• Oil - as required. |
• Bay leaf - 1 number. |
• Cardamom - 2 number. |
• Cinnamon stick(1 inch) - 2 number. |
• Cloves/lavang - 3 number. |
• Star anise - 1 number. |
• Mace - 1 cups. |
• Onion (chopped) - 1 number. |
• Green chilies (chopped) - 2 number. |
• Mint leaves - 1 bunch. |
• Coriander leaves - 1 bunch. |
• Curd - 1 cup. |
• Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon. |
• Red chili powder - 1 tea spoon. |
• Cumin powder - 1 tea spoon. |
• Garam masala powder - 1 as required. |
• Saffron water - 1 tea spoon. |
Method: |
- Take a bowl, add rice flour, apinch of salt, hot water, chopped cashew nuts, almonds, walnuts, soaked moong dal, grated khoya, mix well, shape the prepared mixtureto roundels and keep aside.
- Boil water in a pan, add soaked rice and cook it(i.e., take around 1 cup of rice for 2 cups of water).
- Meanwhile, shallow fry the prepared roundels in hot oil and keep aside.
- Now, in the same pan, add whole garam masala spices, finely chopped onions, green chilies, mint leaves, coriander leaves, andsaute well.
- Take curd in a bowl, season with coriander powder, cumin powder, red chili powder, garam masala powder, mix well, transfer to the cookingpan, also add water if required and cook well.
- Transfer half of the prepared gravyonto fried dumplings and another halfinto the pan with cooked rice.
- Now add the dumplings with gravy as a layer above the cooked rice, now top it with another layer of cooked rice, sprinkle saffron water and cook with closed lid for 5 minutes.
Hot and DeliciousUndrala Pulav is now ready to serve.
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