Vegetable Pulao (vegetable-saffron-rice)

AUTHOR
Kelley Price
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 4
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 20 g clarified butter
  • 300 g Basmati Rice
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 Bag of saffron threads
  • 3 medium-sized onions
  • 3 Stem(s) curly parsley
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 1 package (450 g) frozen peas and carrots
  • 2 Cinnamon sticks
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 2-3 brown cardamom capsules
  • 1 TEASPOON Curcuma and caraway seeds
  • 25 g Cashew nuts

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat clarified butter in a pot. Fry the rice for 2-3 minutes while turning it. Deglaze with 3/4 litre water. Season with salt. Bring to the boil, cover and let it swell for about 20 minutes at low heat.

  2. 2

    In the meantime mix saffron threads and 1 tablespoon of lukewarm water. Peel onions and cut into rings. Wash parsley, dab dry and chop. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large pan. Fry vegetables, cinnamon, bay leaf, cardamom, turmeric, caraway and cashew nuts in it for 4-5 minutes. Heat the remaining oil in a second pan. Fry the onions until golden brown. Mix with the parsley. Mix rice and saffron threads with water into the vegetables and fry for another 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt.

  3. 3

    Heat the remaining oil in a second pan. Fry the onions until golden brown. Mix with the parsley. Mix rice and saffron threads with water into the vegetables and fry for another 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt. Arrange the vegetable rice in a bowl. Add the onion rings

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
470 kcal
CARBS
75 g
FATS
15 g
PROTEINS
12 g