Jhang Pulao~ AlifBe~13
Author: Alka
An aromatic Veg.Pulao with a weird name!
Ingredients
  • Rice 1 cup (Not necessarily Basmati)
  • Onion 1 large
  • Potatoes 2
  • Green peas ¼ th cup
  • Carrot 1
  • Handful of chopped spinach or Fenugreek
  • Green chillies 2-3
  • Oil/Ghee 1 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds 1 tsp
  • Mustard seeds 1 tsp
  • Cloves 2-3
  • Black cardamom 2
  • Dalchini 1 inch stick
  • Tejpatta 2
  • Turmeric ½ tsp
  • Salt as per taste
  • Pounded Ginger Garlic 1 tsp (Optional)
  • Tomato 1 (or can use half cup of curds or some lemon juice)
  • Other vegetables like Apple gourd, Cauliflower, capsicum etc could be added (Optional)
Method
  1. Rinse a cup of rice with water till the water runs clean. Soak in water for 30 minutes or so.
  2. In a Sipri (a degh like vessel) or in any large pan, heat a tbsp of oil or ghee.
  3. Add cumin and mustard seeds followed by whole spices.
  4. Toss spices till aromatic and add sliced onion.
  5. Cook onion till translucent and add potato cubes. If using ginger garlic, add it before adding potatoes.
  6. Add other vegetables (including spinach) and some salt. Add chopped chillies and turmeric.
  7. Add chopped tomato or beaten curds and bhuno well. Alternatively you can skip tomatoes and curds and add lemon juice later.
  8. Add soaked and drained rice and mix gently. Add some more salt.
  9. Bhuno rice for 2 minutes or so but be very gentle.
  10. Add water (double the quantity of rice, but depends on variety of rice used). Add lemon juice here if you skipped tomatoes or curds.
  11. Please note: You can first add hot water and then rice and skip the bhunoing part.
  12. Cook first on high heat and when the water is almost absorbed, cover the pan with a lid and allow rice to cook on low flame till done.
  13. Serve hot!
Recipe by Sindhi Rasoi |Sindhi Recipes at https://test.sindhirasoi.com/2021/04/jhang-pulao-alifbe13/