Xinjiang cuisine reflects the cooking style of ethnic groups and normally called as Uyghur cuisine.Main ingredients include kebabs, mutton , roasted fish and rice.
Polo or pilaf is main dish commonly cooked with rice , mutton, carrots and steamed in water . Raisins and apricopts may also be added.I have prepared it with vegetables . So let’s start the recipe,yum
City- Xinjiang Uyghur Region
Country- China
Dish- Vegetable Polo
Source- Here
Ingredients:
2 cup rice
1/2 cup oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 spring onion , chopped
2 cloves ,garlic chopped
1 teaspoon ginger, chopped
1 cup mixed veggies( peas ,bell peppers, beans , sweetcorn , celery, carrots )
1 red Chilli , chopped
1/2 teaspoon cumin
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Few raisins (i didn’t use)
Method:
Heat oil in a pan , add onions and spring onions.Stir for two minutes.
Add ginger and garlic , stir and add the veggies.
Now add washed and drained rice , salt and pepper.Mix well.
Add water and stir continuously till water get evaporated .Cook covered for another 10 minutes.
Remove from heat add raisins if using and serve warm with yoghurt , flatbread and salad.
Enjoy!!
Serve-4. Cooking time-20 minutes
Best regards,
This pulao sounds almost like our Indian pilaf na, very interesting recipe and country choice Sapana.
Hey I chose the same region! Lovely choice form there!
Pilaf looks colorful. Pilaf looks a lot like Chinese fried rice though the preparation is different. Yummy!
I made this polo with paneer and we all loved it too. Yours looks perfectly done.
Very flavorful pulao!
Wow, that much of oil is used for this pilaf?
Sounds like a simple, yummy dish.
another beautiful rice dish from your end..looks lovely
Love Chinese fried rice and this is such a colorful and delicious version.
Such an interesting pilaf..bookmarked for sure..
Nice choice of dish for X Sapana.
very tempting and colorful polopilaf 🙂
I learned about these ethnic people few months ago watching documentary. so surprised to see Chinese people speaking Arabic and now the cuisine is so much like Middle Eastern – looks delicious
Very flavorful rice..
Very healthy & inviting rice…………….looks so temtipng.
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Yum polo Sapana.