Navaratna Pulao - Navaratan Pulao

Pulao is a common recipe in Indian households. Among these, Navaratna Pulao/ Navaratan Pulao is one of the quickest, easiest and aromatic dishes. Navaratna in Sanskrit refers to nine jewels and here for this Navaratna pulao recipe, we use 9 different vegetables & dry fruits.

Planning & Pre-Preparation: 15 mins
Cooking time: 15-20 mins.

Ingredients

• Potato (diced) – 1/2 Cup

• Onion – 1

• Carrot – 1/4 Cup

• Green Peas – 1/4 Cup

• Cauliflower - 1/4 Cup

• Beans - 1/4 Cup

• Cashews (Chopped) – 1 tbsp.

• Almonds (Chopped) – 1 tbsp.

• Raisins – 1/2 tbsp.

• Milk – 1 tbsp.

• Saffron – 10-15 strands

• Rice (Basmati / Sona Masuri) (Cooked) – 2 Cups.

• Butter – 2 tbsp.

• Black Cardamom – 1

• Cloves – 3

• Cinnamon – 1 piece

• Pepper – 1 tsp

• Ginger Garlic paste – 1 tsp

• Cumin – 1 tsp

• Salt – Per your taste 

Directions

• Cook Basmati / Sona Masuri Rice & keep aside.

• In a small bowl mix milk and Kesar strands together. Keep it aside for about 20 mins.

• In a Kadai, add butter and roast dry fruits such as almonds/badam, cashew/Kaju, and raisins/kismis on low flame for about 2 mins.

• Once roasted, transfer it to a bowl and keep it aside.

• To the same Kadai, add potatoes and fry until golden brown.

• Once fried, transfer to a bowl and keep aside.

• To the same Kadai, start adding spices such as Black Cardamom, Cloves, Cinnamon, and Pepper. Sauté for half a minute.

• Add ginger-garlic paste and sauté till the flavour turns aromatic.

• Add onions & fry until translucent.

• After frying onions start adding vegetables such as Carrot, Green Peas, Cauliflower, and Beans to the kadai.

• Cover & cook on a medium flame for about 5-6 mins. You can add little water before covering it with a lid to avoid burning the dish.

• After 6 mins, Check whether vegetables are completely cooked. If not, keep cooking until it’s fully cooked.

• Now add the cooked rice & mix gently without breaking the rice.

• Add salt, saffron milk, fried potatoes, and roasted dry fruits and mix gently & evenly. Switch off the flame.

• Delicious Navaratna Pulao/ Navaratan Pulao is ready. Serve with raita.