Multicoloured Rice Pullao with Panir (Indian Cream Cheese) Tomatoes, Peas and Nuts

Name: Multicoloured Rice Pullao with Panir (Indian Cream Cheese) Tomatoes, Peas and Nuts (Navrattan Pullao)
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 2 finely-cut green chillies (sabz mirch); 2 chopped full-boiled eggs.; ½ teaspoonful red pepper (degi mirch); 12 peppercorns (kali mirch); 6 cloves of garlic (lasan); 2 ozs (60 g) fried cream cheese cubes (panir); 1oz (30 g) thinly-sliced ginger (adrak); 1½oz (40 g) sultanas (kishmish); 4 whole green cardamoms (illaichi); Green and cochineal colourings; ½oz (15 g) pistachio nuts (pista); 2 to 3 finely-cut green chillies (sabz mirch); 2 ozs (60 g) diced seeded tomato pulp; 1″ piece of cinnamon (darchini); 4 ozs (115 g) thinly-sliced onions; ½ teaspoonful garam masala; 1oz (30 g) cashew nuts (kaju); 1oz (30 g) almonds (badam); 6 cloves (laung); ½ teaspoonful black cumin seeds (kala zeera); 1½ teaspoonfuls salt; 2 ozs (60 g) shelled boiled peas (matar ka dana); ½oz (15 g) shredded ginger; 9 ozs (250 g) Patna rice or basmati; ⅔ or ⅞ pt (400 or 525 mils) water; 2 ozs (60 g) ghee; 2 ozs (60 g) onions

Navrattan Pullao

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Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mrs. Balbir Singh's Indian Cookery

By Mrs Balbir Singh

Published 1961

About

Navrattan! The nine courtiers or the nine gems of the Emperor Akbar, the mightiest of the Moghuls. This pullao is a pullao amongst pullaos and a jewel amongst jewels. A heritage from the Moghuls, it has been passed from generation to generation and is successfully reproduced. It is a vivid and colourful pullao containing almonds, cashew nuts, sultanas, pistachios, panir, tomatoes and nuts.

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Asia
India
Dinner
Vegetarian
Spicy

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