Beets Pulao

I had this at my friend’s house and loved it and decided to make my very own version of it based on some of the flavors I know go into Pulao rice – And believe you me, this is one of the tastiest and best efforts at Pulao I’ve made – The rice was cooked to perfection as the pictures will attest (:  the spice and everything turned out just right and I was mighty pleased with this recipe as were the others who ate it – so much so I am repeating this for some of my friends who are coming over for dinner tomorrow J

Try this one out if you want to put something very colorful and aromatic out for your guests – you will blow them away, trust me!

Time taken 15 min prep time and time to cook the rice!

Ingredients

5-6 medium sized beets, peeled and shredded

1 medium sized red onion chopped finely

3-4 green chilies cut in strips

½ tsp each of

Cumin,

Crushed bay leaves

Ground coriander seeds

Black pepper

Turmeric powder

2 Dry red cayenne peppers ground

1 tsp crushed ginger

2 cloves of garlic

A really small pinch of cinnamon

Salt to taste

2 cups of Basmati Rice

1 tbsp of olive oil

Cilantro and cashews to garnish

Preparation

In a wide shallow pan, heat the oil and sauté all the ingredients starting with the garlic and onions, adding beets and all the spices next

Let it cook on high heat for a about 2-3 minutes

When the flavors start wafting switch off

Now wash the rice and get your rice cooker ready

Add 4 cups of water to the washed rice and pour the beets preparation into it

Remove once cooked and place in a serving bowl. Add chopped spinach as garnish and some cashews if you desire. And you have yourself gourmet rice J

Linking this to RICE LOVE EVENT