Sweet corn Bell pepper Pulav
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2.5 cups
 
Ingredients
  • • Basmati rice – 1.5 cups
  • • Sweet corn - 1 cup, fresh or frozen
  • • Cardamom – 2
  • • Cloves – 2-3
  • • Bay leaf – 1
  • • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  • • Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
  • • Green chillies – 2 , slit
  • • Mint – 2 tbsp, chopped
  • • Coriander – 2 tbsp, chopped
  • • Pulao masala powder – 2tsp or (Chilli powder – 1 tsp, garam masala powder – ½ tsp and coriander powder – 1 tsp)
  • • Yogurt – 1 tbsp
  • • Capsicum – 1 , diced
  • • Onion – ½ cup, thinly sliced
  • • Salt – 1 tbsp
  • • Ghee/oil – 2-3 tbsp (preferably 2 tbsp ghee and 1 tbsp oil)
Instructions
  1. Wash the basmati rice and soak the rice for 30 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
  2. Heat oil or ghee or both mixed in a pot /pan and crackle the cumin first. Then add the whole spices ( bay leaf, cloves and cardamom).
  3. Fry till the spices release their aroma and then add the sliced onions and slit chillies. Stir and fry till the onions are golden or caramelized. Then Add the ginger garlic paste, mint and coriander leaves and fry for a minute.
  4. Add the capsicum, sauté for a minute and then add sweet corn, pulao powder or (chilli powder , garam masala powder and coriander powder )
  5. Mix and Saute for 2-3 minutes. Add the yogurt , mix well and switch off.
  6. Take an electric cooker, add the drained basmati rice, add the sauted capsicum corn masala , salt and add required amount of water. ( for 1.5 cups , I added 2.75 cups water)
  7. Check for salt at this time. It should be little salty.
  8. Close the electric cooker, switch on and it will switch off when it is done.
  9. If you are cooking in pan, just add the rice and water to the masala. Cover the pot tightly with a lid and cook the rice till all the water is absorbed. Cook in medium for 15 minutes and slow for 10 minutes. Switch off.
  10. Fluff the rice and serve with onion tomato raita or some paneer gravy.
Notes
1. Make sure to soak rice for atleast 30 minutes.
2. You can even add cashews to it.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/sweet-corn-bell-pepper-pulav/