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Navratan Shahi Pulao


Ingredients

Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Dry fruits - coarsely chopped almonds, cashews, raisins, pista, cranberries etc
Saffron - 5 gms soaked in milk
Peas and carrots - 1 cup
Onions -- 2 medium ones finely chopped
Cloves - 8 nos
Tej patta - 2
Pepper corns- 8
Jeera  - 2 tsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Ghee - 2 tablespoon
Water - 3 cups
Fried cubes of paneer for garnishing


Method

1. Wash and soak rice for 15 minutes and drain and keep aside.
2. Heat ghee, add jeera, cloves. peppers, tej patta, onions and fry.
3. Add peas, carrots cook for a few minutes.
4. Add dried fruits and fry for a minute.
5. Add rice and cook.
6. Add water, salt and sugar.
7. Add saffron and cook for two whistles.
8. Garnish with paneer

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