Nizami Sesame Pulao
Sesame pulao -A rich and flavourful rice from the land of Nizams - Hyderabad
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 809kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice/chawal
- 3 tbsp fresh cream
- 2 tbsp Cashew Nuts / Kaju
- 1 tbsp Peanuts / Moongphali
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds /til
Tempering / Tadka
- 2 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
- 1 tbsp Butter, Unsalted / Makkhan
- 6 Whole red chilies
- 1 tsp White lentil/urad daal
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds-1/2 t.s
- 10 Curry leaves-10
- 3/4 tsp Salt / Namak
Instructions
- Wash and soak rice for 20 minutes.
- Fry cashews and peanuts in 1 t.s of ghee on low heat till golden in colour.
- Dry roast sesame seeds and red chillies in a pan ,then grind to make a powder.
- Take a pan and add ghee,when become warm add urad daal and mustard seeds.
- When start crackling add curry leaves.when daal become red then add the ground powder and 2 cups of water.
- When water start boiling add salt and soaked rice(drain the water used for soaking).
- When it start boiling .lower the flame and simmer till 90% cooked.
- Now heat a small pan,add butter ,after few seconds add fresh cream stir,and add fried cashwes and peanuts .mix and pour over the rice.
- Cover the pan with a aluminium foil and then cover tightly with the lid.
- Cook on slow flame for 5-10 minutes(Dum) or till done
- Garnish with fried chillies and curry leaves
- Serve hot.
- Serving suggestions-serve with raita , yoghurt and salad
Nutrition
Calories: 809kcal | Carbohydrates: 95g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 945mg | Potassium: 749mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 2004IU | Vitamin C: 196mg | Calcium: 163mg | Iron: 5mg