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Horse gram pulao

kolatha palaoo/horse gram pulao 

Ingredients.... 

1 cup Basmati Rice
½ cup Horse gram soaked and boiled 
1 tbsp HM Biryani masala
½ tsp Turmeric powder 
½ tsp Jeera
½ tsp GG paste
1 onion sliced 
Salt,to taste
2 tbsp Oil

Preparation..... 

Wash properly horse gram in water and soak with 2 cups of water for overnight. 
With same water boil in cooker on medium flame till 4 whistles.  Let rest for cool.  once cool down open the lid separate the grams and water.  keep this water for next preparation. 

Wash the rice and soak it in water for 15minutes and drain the water.
Heat oil in a cooker. Add Jeera when start crackling, add onions fry till translucent add all above spices along with salt fry nicely on low flame add boiled grams fry for 2 minutes. add rice fry it again now add the left over water adjusting with 2 full cups  and close the lid of the cooker cook on low flame till 1 whistles. Switch off the flame and release the pressure by lifting the weight when the whistle sound is coming down leave the weight. For this trick your rice is flawless and flaky. 
Delicious aromatic horse gram pulao is ready.

Avoid using whole spices, cashews, vegetables, and other side ingredients like  tomato's, green chillies and more because the main ingredient is too small in size. 

If you want to add grind it then add it. 
Horse gram pulao


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