Simple Pilau rice recipe please?

Question

I'm making a kind of spicy lamb dish tomorrow and would like a simple pilau rice recipe.

I'm quite handy in the kitchen but rice is the one thing that constantly defeats me.

I have a method to cook plain basmati rice and would like a very simple method to make pilau rice.

It will need to serve four people though obviously I can work things out.

(Sorry if I've spelt pilau wrong but I can't find a consistent spelling.)

Thanks.

Answer 1

Aloha,

Well, we learn something every day!  I got quite a chuckle out of your question because pilau in Hawaiian means dirty or smelly.  Thinking for sure you meant "pilaf", I looked it up, and sure enough, it is just a different spelling.  Anyway, here is a simple recipe for you.

http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/00...

Answer 2

JEERA PILAU:  cumin scented buttered rice

Ingredients:

2 cups Basmati rice

3 tablespoons Ghee / Oil

1 ½ teaspoons Cumin seeds

2 Bay leaves

1 ½ teaspoons Salt

4 cups Hot water

Wash the rice in Luke warm water, drain completely and let it sit.

Heat the ghee or oil on medium heat, add the bay leaf and cumin seeds sauté for a minute, Add the rice and sauté till the rice starts to clump together.

Now add the hot water and the salt. Boil till almost all the water has evaporated.

Cover and reduce heat to low and cook for another 10 minutes. The rice should be fluffy. Serve hot with any curry.

Adding a dollop of butter on the hot rice will add a lot of flavor to it.  You could also had a cup full of fresh cookedgreen peas for great color and taste.

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SAFFRON PULAO

Basmati rice 2 cups

Ghee / oil 3 table spoons

Cumin seeds 2 teaspoons

Bay leaf 2 number

Salt 1 1/2 teaspoons

Water 4 cups

Saffron two pinches

Mint leaves a few sprigs

Wash the rice in luke warm water, drain water and soak for 20 minutes. Heat the ghee on medium heat, add the bay leaf and cumin seeds sauté for a minute. Add the rice and sauté till the rice starts to clump.  Now add the water, saffron and the salt. Boil till almost all the water has evaporated, cover and reduce heat to low and cook for another 10 minutes. The rice should be fluffy. Garnish with mint leaves. Serve hot.

Answer 3

www.khanapakana.com, try this site.You will all sorts of rice recipies.

Answer 4

My mom makes a poulau dish sometimes with chicken, sometimes with goat. Try going to desicookbook.com  . I hope this helps!