Navrattan Pullao (Nine-Jeweled Rice)

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Navrattan Pullao (Nine-Jeweled Rice) Ingredients

1 c Basmathi rice	1/4 ts Red pepper
1 3/4 c Water	Salt
1/4 c Oil	Garam Masala
1 sm Finely sliced onion	6 dr Red food coloring mixed in
6 Cloves	2 ts Water
2 Cinnamon (1-inch) stick	INGREDIENTS
1 ts Salt	1 Thinly sliced onion
1/2 ts Cumin seed	2 1/4 c Ghee
For Mixing with rice before	1 oz Almonds
A	1 oz Cashew nuts
1/4 c Frozen peas (boiled)	1 1/2 oz Golden raisins
Salt	1 oz Pistachio nuts
6 dr Green food coloring mixed	1 Piece (1-inch) Ginger thinly
1 ts Water	1 Green chili (optional)
B	1 Hard boiled egg
1/4 c Diced tomatoes

Instructions for Navrattan Pullao (Nine-Jeweled Rice)

Method: Clean, wash, and soak rice in 1 3/4 c water for pressure cooking, or in 2 cups of water for pan cooking. Heat oil and fry the onions. Add whole spices. Fry 1 minute. Add rice and fry for 2/3 minutes to coat the rice grains with oil. Add the water which the rice was soaking in. Pressure cook, building up the pressure to 15 psi and let drop, OR cook in a pan bringing to full boil then down to a simmer followed by 20 minutes of cooking until the rice is done. Divide rice into three parts. Thoroughly mix A with one part and B with another. Leave the last part plain. Keep rice separate and warm in the oven. (C) Meanwhile fry the onion until it is crisp. Remove and fry almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios, raisins, ginger and chili. Chop egg and sprinkle with salt. Keep warm until required. To serve, place onions, nuts, chopped egg and all of (C) in a dish and spread the three batches of rice in clumps above it aesthetically. Posted to rec.food.recipes by hz225wu@unidui.uni-duisburg.de (Micaela Pantke) on Thu, 12 Aug 93.

Main Ingredient: RiceCuisine: Indian

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