Well for the first day I landed my plane in our neighbor country Afghanistan and made this vegetarian version of Kabuli Pulav . The cuisine of this country is based on staple crops like wheat,barley , rice and maize alongwith fruits and vegetables. Kabuli Pulav is the national dish of Afghanistan in which meat and stock added, topped with fried raisins, slivered carrots, and pistachios.
So let’s start the recipe .yum
Other Afgani recipe at my space
Kabuli Chana
Afghani Naan
Country-Afghanistan
Capital-Kabul
Dish -Kabuli pulav
Source-Here
Ingredients:
For rice
500 gm basmati rice
3-4 peppercorns
2 green cardamom , crushed
3-4 cloves
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon oil
Water as required
For Mushroom
250 gm button mushrooms
2 onions chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 teaspoon red chilly powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
2 teaspoon garam masala
Salt to taste
2 tablespoon oil
Other ingredients:
1/2 cup golden raisins
1 cup diced carrots
1 tablespoon cashew nut /almonds
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon Garam masala
salt to taste
Water as required
Method:
For Mushrooms:
Wash and slice mushrooms . Sprinkle a teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon garam masala and let it marinate for half an hour.
Heat oil in a pan and add onions . Sauté for a minute and add tomatoes , red chilly powder , salt, coriander powder and a teaspoon of garam masala.
Cook till tomatoes are tender and then add marinated mushrooms.Cook for 5-7 minutes and set aside.
For carrots and nuts :
Heat butter in a pan and fry the golden raisins , carrots , cashews and almonds.
Pack the fried nuts and carrots in an aluminum foil bag till further use.
For rice :
Wash and soak basmati rice in 2 cup water .Boil 2 cup water in a vessel.Add peppercorn , cloves , and cardamom . Add salt and oil.
Now add the washed rice and let it oil till partially cooked.
Drain excess water and set aside.
Arranging:
Now melt butter in a pan , add a layer of partially cooked rice over it. Sprinkle some salt( if needed )and fried carrots and nuts and top it up with a layer of mushrooms and its gravy.
Repeat the same procedure re two -three times till all the rice and mushroom are arranged.
Lastly top with carrots and nuts , sprinkle some garam masala and cover it with aluminum foil. Let it cook on simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Remove from heat and mix the mushrooms with rice using a fork.
Serve hot .
Enjoy!!
Serve-4. Cooking time -40 minutes
Delicious and lovely to look at kabuli pulao. Lovely preparation.
Deepa
Delicious pulao and a nice variation too!Good one Sapana…
Afghan seems to rock the select! and this rice was on my list as well..very nicely presented..
Looks like today is Afghan day, can see man delicious Afghan dishes, this pulao looks stunning and very delicious.
Sapana, I was going to say even I made it until I saw the carrots wrapped in aluminum wrap. That is when I checked the recipe you followed. Thanks for trying the recipe and linking back.
So, looks like it is Kabuli Pulav day! Pulav looks delicious.
That plated pula looks so appetizing. You are off to a great start with this lovely recipe. Looking forward to the rest of the recipes.
Lovely pulao. Looks like Afghanistan is the country for the day!!
you had to make this didnt you 🙂 I made afghani pulav as well..yours looks beautiful..how are you coping dear..
definitely the popular dish of the day. Looks delicious
Wow Sapana I am in awe with your enthusiasm . Love the pilaf. You take care lady.
This dish seems to be the favorite of the day. And each one of you have come up with a different yet yummy version.
That is such a colorful and filling pulao. Love the different flavors in there.
Your pulao looks lovely and so rich! Great start to the mega BM 🙂
wow wonderfully plated and delicious qabuli pulao sapna 🙂 Today is seriously an afghan day isn't it 🙂 fantastic start sapna 🙂 keep going !!
lovely and tasty pulav.. nice combo of spices
That is one tempting pulav there. lovely presentation too!!!
Flavorful rice.. Looks tempting.
The vegetarian version with mushrooms looks so inviting..