Kashmiri Modur Pulao
Modur pulao is Kashmiri sweet rice with saffron and dried fruit, served at celebrations.
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1 hrtotal
40 min hands-on20 min hands-off
Prep 15 min · Cook 25 min
- Serves
- 2
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Spice
- Low
Ingredients
Quantities are for 2 servings.
You'll need: Stovetop.
Includes prep-ahead time.
Method
In a heavy pan, heat a little clarified butter until it shimmers. Gently fry the cashews, almonds and raisins until they are plump and golden. Lift them out and set aside.
Add the remaining ghee to the pan. Add the crushed green cardamoms and cinnamon. Sauté them briefly to release their aroma.
Add the well-drained basmati. Fold it through very gently, toasting the grains in the spiced fat so each one is coated.
Pour in the measured water. Bring it to a rolling boil. Turn the heat down straight away, cover the pan, and simmer until the rice is about 80% cooked.
Lift the lid and sprinkle the sugar evenly over the part-cooked rice. Pour the saffron milk over the top.
Fold in the reserved fried nuts and raisins. Cover the pan tightly again and cook on dum over low heat. The sugar melts into a syrup that the rice takes up completely.
Sever the heat completely. Mandate an undisturbed stabilization period before executing a hyper-gentle, subterranean aeration prior to service.
How to tell it's done
Bright, glossy, sticky rice full of saffron scent, with the dense crunch of good nuts and sudden sweetness from plumped raisins.
Nutrition
Per serving, from 2 servings.
530kcal
Where the calories come from
- Protein6.9 g5%
- Carbohydrate86.7 g65%
- Fat17.4 g30%
- Saturated fat
- 8.3 g
- Fibre
- 1.9 g
- Sodium
- 9 mg
- Calcium
- 57 mg
- Iron
- 1.1 mg
Estimated by calculation from the ingredient list, using USDA FoodData Central. Not a laboratory analysis.
Getting it right
Tip
Add the sugar only once the rice is about 80% cooked. Sugar added early stops the grains softening any further and leaves them hard.
What to serve it with
Serve it as a festive sweet rice. It also works next to a well-spiced Kashmiri dum aloo, if you want the contrast.
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