Easy Kabuli Rice (Afghani Pulao)
An exotic Afghani rice dish that is infused with aromatic spices and layered with sweetened carrots, raisins and silvered almonds.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Sella rice
- ¼ cup cooking oil
- 1 big onion thinly sliced
- 2 chicken stock cubes
- salt as required
- 3 cups water
SPICE MIX
- 8 whole black pepper
- 2 black cardamom
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
TOPPING
- 3 tablespoon cooking oil
- 2 cups carrots matchstick cut
- ¾ cup raisins
- ¼ cup silvered almonds
- 2-3 tablespoon brown sugar
Instructions
- Wash and soak your rice in lukewarm water for 2 hours.
- Grind together the spice mix into a powder.
- In ¼ cup oil add the sliced onion. When it is golden-brown add 3 cups of water and chicken stock cubes.
- Bring the water to a boil, then put in the rice. On high heat, cover the pot and cook the rice for 2-3 minutes.
- Then lower the heat and add the spice mix. Add some salt at this point and taste. The broth should be slightly salty at this point
- When most of the water has evaporated, cover the pot, turn heat to low and let cook for 5-8 minutes till rice are fully done and tender.
- In a separate pan heat 3 tablespoon oil, add the carrots and fry them on medium-high heat for 2-3 mins. Then add the brown sugar and raisins. Fry till the raisins soften and fluff up. Then take this mixture out in a sieve and drain the oil.
- Put the rice in a platter and spread the carrot and raisin mix on top. Sprinkle wih silvered almonds and serve.
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Notes
- Do not grate or finely shred the carrots or they will get mushy. Matchstick cut carrots give a nice crunch and sturdier look even after cooking.
- Sella rice have a harder texture than Basmati rice and the grains do not stick while cooking. They also taste a little different than Basmati but you can substitute with Basmati if you want.
- To make this recipe wholly vegetarian you can sub with vegetable stock cubes.
Nutrition
Calories: 484kcalCarbohydrates: 78gProtein: 7gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 0.2mgSodium: 371mgPotassium: 403mgFiber: 4gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 7135IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 2mg
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