Corn Pulao

  

Corn Pulao:

It is a delicious, tasty and yummy rice easily made by using pressure cooker.

Ingredients :

·        Rice – 1 cup

·        Water – 1 ½   cup

·        Coconut milk – 2 to 3 spn

·        Onion – 2 slice lengthwise( i used violet colour onions)

·        Ginger garlic paste – 1 spn

·        Garlic – 7 sliced

·        Green chilli – 2 chopped

·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

·        Garam masala – 1 spn

·        Salt as needed

·        Coriander leaves  and curry leaves

For seasoning :

·        Ghee / oil – 3 spn

·        Cinnamon – 2 bits

·        Star anise – 2

·        Bay leaf – 1

Preparation :

·        Wash and soak the rice in water for 30 mins .

·        I used ordinary corn. So wash and cook the corn with little salt until it softens.

Method :

·        In a pressure cooker, add ghee then add the cinnamon, bay leaf ,star anise one by one.

·        Then add onions, ginger garlic paste, green chilli , garlic and  sauté well for few mins.

·        Next add garam masala , turmeric powder and coconut milk . mix well.

·        Next add  1 ½  cup of water, and salt. Allow it to boil.

·        Add curry leaves and coriander leaves.

·        Next add the soaked rice(discard the water) and mix well. Check the salt.

·        Then again add coriander leaves and mint leaves on the top of the rice . add few more dropes of ghee.

·        Cover the lid of the cooker.

·        Pressure cook it for 2 whistles. Switch off the flame.

·        Once the pressure released, fluff the rice with fork. Done !

                                           

Yummy and tasty corn pulao is ready.. serve hot J