Shahi Pulao Recipe (Shahi Pulao)
Tarla Dalal
• 14 September, 2019
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About Shahi Pulao
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Ingredients
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Like Shahi Pulao
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For cooking the long grained rice
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How to make Shahi Pulao
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Nutrient values
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The presence of the word Shahi always hints at the richness of a recipe.
Indeed, the Shahi Pulao is a rice dish that is loaded with spices, veggies and a horde of other ingredients, which give it a memorable flavour and texture.
While an assortment of spices including saffron and caraway seeds gives this shahi veg pulao preparation a rich aroma, taste and hue, veggies, pineapple and paneer give it a wonderful range of textures.
Pineapple also gives the mughlai shahi pulao a juicy tanginess, which you are sure to enjoy. Self-contained with myriad flavours, this shahi veg pulao is a one-dish meal can be served with just a bowl of curd or raita.
We have cooked the rice for mughlai shahi pulao on a stove top but you can cook it in a pressure cooker also.
Aside from shahi pulao check out our collection of pulao recipes like pressure cooker veg pulao and matar pulao.
Enjoy shahi pulao | shahi veg pulao | mughlai shahi pulao | how to make shahi pulao with detailed step by step photos.
Shahi Pulao recipe - How to make Shahi Pulao
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Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
7 Mins
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Total Time
22 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
For Shahi Pulao
- 3 cups soaked and cooked long grain rice (Basmati chawal)
- 1/4 tsp saffron (kesar) strands
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 2 clove (laung / lavang)
- 2 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
- 3 cardamom (elaichi)
- 1/2 tsp caraway seeds (shahjeera)
- 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
- 1 bay leaf (tejpatta)
- 1/2 cup sliced onions
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
- 2 tbsp paneer (cottage cheese) cubes
- 1/4 cup blanched cauliflower florets
- 3/4 cup boiled green peas
- 2 tbsp chopped canned pineapple
- salt to taste
For The Garnish
- 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
- 1 tbsp fried cashew nut (kaju)
- 1 tbsp fried raisins (kismis)
Method
For shahi pulao
- To make shahi pulao, combine the saffron and 1 tbsp of warm water in a small bowl, mix well and keep aside.
- Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick pan, add the cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, caraway seeds, cumin seeds, green chillies and bayleaf and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes or till they turn light brown in colour.
- Add the chilli powder, turmeric powder, paneer, cauliflower and green peas and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the pineapple, rice, saffron-water mixture and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Garnish the shahi pulao with coriander, cashewnuts and raisins and serve immediately.
Shahi Pulao Recipe (Shahi Pulao) Video by Tarla Dalal
Shahi Pulao recipe with step by step photos
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- Shahi Pulao is a Royal rice preparation which is cooked with basmati rice and vegetables. It is a one pot meal, can be served with plain curds or raitas, some people also prefer having papad with it. If you like the recipe, check the links given below :
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To begin making the Shahi Vegetable Pulao, you can either pressure cook the rice or cook them on a stove top. I will be cooking them directly on a stove top as it gives you a control over the cooking time. Wash around ¾ cup of rice thoroughly. You can use any variety of rice.
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Soak in 3 cups of water for 30 minutes. Cover with a lid and keep aside.
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Drain the rice with the help of a strainer.
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Boil a vessel full of water, add 1 tbsp of oil.
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Add salt.
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Add the rice to the boiling water.
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Cook till the rice is al dente, stirring once or twice in between. The rice grain must be fully cooked yet firm. This would take around 7-8 minutes over a medium flame
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Pour into a colander and let the water drain out.
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Spread the cooked rice on a plate to cool.
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Cover with another place so the top layer of rice does not dry out while they are cooling.
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To begin making the Shahi Vegetable Pulao, you can either pressure cook the rice or cook them on a stove top. I will be cooking them directly on a stove top as it gives you a control over the cooking time. Wash around ¾ cup of rice thoroughly. You can use any variety of rice.
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To make the Shahi Pulao, take the saffron in a small bowl.
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Pour 1 tbsp of warm water. Also, you can soak the kesar in warm milk.
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Mix well and keep aside.
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Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick pan. Also, you can use oil or butter but, ghee provides the best flavour.
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When the ghee is moderately hot, add the cloves.
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Add the cinnamon.
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Add cardamom.
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Furthermore, add caraway seeds and cumin seeds.
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Add green chillies. Add more or less depending upon the spice level you can handle.
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Add bayleaf and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds or until aromatic.
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Once the whole spices have sauteed well in the ghee, add the onions.
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Sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes or till they turn light brown in colour.
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Add the chilli powder.
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Add turmeric powder.
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Add paneer. If you like crunchy paneer then toss them lightly in oil till brown before adding them to the pan.
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Add the cauliflower. Also, you can add other vegetables like carrots, french beans, tomatoes, capsicum etc. We have blanched them before adding.
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Add green peas. Also, the mutter have been boiled in the microwave before adding to the Shahi Pulao.
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Sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
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Add pineapple. This is optional but it lends a delicate sweet flavour to the shahi pulao recipe.
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Add rice.
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Add saffron-water mixture and salt.
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Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
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Garnish the Shahi Pulao with coriander.
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Also, garnish with cashew nuts. You can even sprinkle the shahi pulao with fried onions.
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Sprinkle some raisins and serve the Shahi Pulao immediately.
- Our collection of pulao recipes has more than 200 vegetarian pulao recipes. are few of my go-to pulav recipes. Spicy Vegetable Pulao, Kashmiri Pulao, Corn and Vegetable Pulao You can enjoy them as it is or relish with a bowl of hot kadhi and cold raita to make a complete meal.
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To make the Shahi Pulao, take the saffron in a small bowl.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 256 Calories |
| Protein | 5.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 40.3 g |
| Fiber | 2.7 g |
| Fat | 8.0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 8 mg |
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Sukanya sen
May 8, 2020, 1:53 a.m.
Nice recipe.
Kinjal
April 29, 2013, 4:29 p.m.
Greater recipe
Tarla Dalal
April 29, 2013, 4:29 p.m.
Hi Kinjal, Thank you for your kind words. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed them.
Gandhi Dhwani
Dec. 28, 2010, 1:07 p.m.
This is a very simple and different recipe. Lots of vegetables along with paneer and pineapple adds a delicious mouthfeel. Pineapple adds a sligh tanginess and while soft paneer just melts in the mouth. Made with basic ingredients, it is an amazing recipe.
