Today, I have a really simple pulao from Odisha. The name nabratan means nine gems literally and there are some recipes such as navratan pulao, navratan kurma in Indian cuisine. The recipes may vary from state to state, but the final dish is a colourful one with lots of vegetables. This nabaratan palau from Odisha is one such gem of a recipe. The pulao is not really spicy. It is mild, with subtle spice flavours and really colourful because of the vegetables and nuts used.
While compiling the list, I was selecting so many mildly spiced recipes because I had to serve my daughter. Though she loves spicy dishes now and then, her most favourite is mildly spiced recipes. Some times it is a real headache when cooking for both hubby and daughter, he likes everything super spicy and she loves everything mild. I always make it to satisfy Sruti leaving hubby’s preferences. I think every mom does this. Coming to this pulao, she loved this nut and vegetables loaded pulao lot. As I was making rice regularly for the BM, I completely lost my photography in this. I have used two or three bowls for the entire series and I couldn’t even get imaginative in presentation.
Ingredients:
Basmati Rice – 1 cup
Ghee – 2 tbs
Clove – 2
Cinnamon – a small piece
Mace – a small piece
Star Anise – 1
Almonds – 2 tbs
Cashew Nuts – 2 tbs
Carrot – 1
Green Peas – 1/4 cup
Corn – 2-3 tbs
Potato – 1
Paneer – 100 gm, cubed
Green Chilly – 2
Water – 2 1/4 cups
Salt – to taste
Procedure:
Wash and soak rice for 20 minutes. Drain water and set aside.
Heat ghee and add all the spices.
Fry for 10 seconds.
Add in the nuts. Fry for a few seconds.
Add in carrots, green peas, potato, slit green chillies and corn.
Cover and cook on low flame for 2-3 minutes.
Add the rice and saute for a minute.
Then add water and salt.
Once it starts boiling, reduce flame and cover and cook for 10 minutes or until the water is completely absorbed.
Remove from flame and let it sit for 10 minutes.
Serve it hot with a side dish of your choice.
Recipes so far in this festival
Kaju Pulao from Andhra Pradesh
Kharzi Pulao from Arunachal Pradesh
Aloo Chutney Pulao from Haryana
Meetha Chawal from Himachal Pradesh
Modur Pulao from Jammu and Kashmir
Mangalore Veg Biryani from Karnataka
Thalassery Biryani from Kerala
Jadoh/ Khasi Pulao from Meghalaya
Nabaratan Palau Recipe
Ingredients
- Basmati Rice - 1 cup
- Ghee - 2 tbs
- Clove-2
- Cinnamon - a small piece
- Mace - a small piece
- Star Anise-1
- Almonds - 2 tbs
- Cashew Nuts-2 tbs
- Carrot - 1
- Green Peas - 1/4 cup
- Corn - 2-3 tbs
- Potato - 1
- Paneer - 100 gm cubed
- Green CHilly-2
- Water - 2 1/4 cups
- Salt - to taste
Instructions
- Wash and soak rice for 20 minutes.
- Drain water and set aside.
- Heat ghee and add all the spices.
- Fy for 10 seconds.Add in the nuts.
- Fry for a few seconds.
- Add in carrots, green peas, potato, slit green chillies and corn.
- Cover and cook on low flame for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the rice and saute for a minute.
- Then add water and salt.
- Once it starts boiling, reduce flame and cover and cook for 10 minutes or until the water is completely absorbed.
- Remove from flame and let it sit for 10 minutes.
- Serve it hot with a side dish of your choice.
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My teenage daughter has an American palate and cannot handle spices. I have to make milder versions of the food we eat for her. The pulao with paneer, nuts and veggies look very colorful and I guess Shruti enjoyed the pulao.
Wonder why God gave such different taste buds to different people in a family , seriously it’s so difficult to satisfy all . I love spicy food , but no one else wants at home , as a result I even eat the regular one :(( .
The nabratan pulao definitely looks like a jewelled pulao with pretty colours in it . Very nice one Gayathri .
Paneer , corn all the nuts and so many spices..love this..my kids always loves my mild pulao this is just perfect.. lovely…
Wow! such simple flavors with so many colorful nuts and vegetables definitely is very attractive to kids. My older one wants spicy and the little one mild so it is always a problem for me to please them both 🙂
Such a simple and delicious looking nabratan pulao with all the veggies and mild spices. Good one
I have used only a couple of plates and bowls for the entire series and couldn’t even think of anything new or different Gayathri. Your pictures always look very nice and neat, so I haven’t even seen the same ones being used. This pulao looks so inviting. I am sure kids love it. Yes my husband likes only spicy food too, so it is a tough task.
It’s hard to satisfy everyone in the family. 🙂 I too give priority to Raghav’s preferences and as you said we moms are always like that. This is one delectable biryani from Odisha. Good one Gayathri.
I too did the same thing and used same plates and bowls to realize later, but can’t help. This version of naabratna Pulao looks delicious and quite rich.