Name: Traditional Bengali Basanti pulao recipe by Soma Mukherjee at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Govindo bhog rice 2 cups; Pure ghee(clarified butter) 1/2 cup; Cashewnut 40 g; Raisins 25 g; 3-4 strings of safron soaked in 1 table spoon milk; Food colour few drops; Sugar 5 table spoon; Pulao mashala powder 2 teaspoon - make a powder of 4 green cardamom + 5 cloves + 2" cinnamon stick+ mace + nutmeg; Whole green cardamom 2; Clove 4; 1" cinnamon stick; Bay leaf 1; Salt about 2 teaspoon (or as required)

ABOUT Traditional Bengali Basanti pulao RECIPE

Traditional Basanti pulao is a vej recipe. This name is for it's yellow colour and this pulao is mishti pulao or sweet pulao. This pulao can be enjoyed with a lots of different types of Bengali curries but the most popular combination is 'kosha mansho' or Mutton kosha.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Govindo bhog rice 2 cups
Pure ghee(clarified butter) 1/2 cup
Cashewnut 40 g
Raisins 25 g
3-4 strings of safron soaked in 1 table spoon milk
Food colour few drops
Sugar 5 table spoon
Pulao mashala powder 2 teaspoon - make a powder of 4 green cardamom + 5 cloves + 2" cinnamon stick+ mace + nutmeg
Whole green cardamom 2
Clove 4
1" cinnamon stick
Bay leaf 1
Salt about 2 teaspoon (or as required)

Instructions

Wash rice and soak in water
Heat ghee and fry cashewnut and raisins and keep aside
Heat little more ghee and add bay leaf and whole cardamom- cinnamon and clove. Fry let the fragrance appears
Add soaked rice mix . Stir for few minutes
Add fried cashewnut and raisins and food colour. Stir
Stir and fry for 6-7 minutes .add Salt and Sugar and mix.
Add water ( up to just double height of rice in the container)
Cover with a lid and cook for about 20 minutes or until the water fully evaporates on medium low flame.
Now add pulao mashala powder spread saffron soaked in milk, spread ghee and give it a light stir.
Cover it , switch off the flame and leave it for 10 minutes.
Serve best with Kosha Mangsho Or Fish kalia or Korma or vegetable kofta or spicy dum aaloo.

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