Pulav Daar

 

Pulav dal is a favourite traditional food of Parsis served at weddings , birthdays , anniversaries etc. It is a combination of flavourful rice cooked with meat and combined with spicy dal. Let us a have a look at it's recipe !

Ingredients for Pulav (4 Servings) :

• Rice - 7-8 Cups
• Whole Garam Masalas -

        Cinamon (Tej) - 5 inch piece

        Clove (Laung) - 8-10

        Whole Black Pepper - 10-12

        Black Cardamom (Badi Elaichi) - 3

        Green Cardamom (Chhoti Elaichi) - 5-6 

        Shahjeera - 1 Tbsp  

• Onions - 4-5
• Ginger Paste - 1 Heaped Tbsp
• Garlic - 10-12 Cloves
• Cumin Seeds - 1 Tbsp
• Tomato - 1
• Potatoes - 2-3
• Chicken - 500 g
• Coriander - 1/2 Cup 
• Green Chillies - 4-5
• Milk - 1/2 Cup 
• Juice of 1 Lemon
• Sugar - 2 Tbsp
• Salt to taste 
• Powdered Spices -  

         Turmeric Powder - 1/2 Tsp

         Dhanajeera Powder - 1 Tsp

         Garam Masala powder - 1 Tsp

Ingredients for Daar :

• Tur Dal - 1 1/2 Cup
• Onions - 2-3
• Tomato - 1
• Kashmiri Chillies - 2
• Green Chillies - 2
• Cumin seeds - 1 Tbsp
• Garlic - 10 Cloves 
• Ginger Paste - 1 Tsp
• Coriander - 1/2 Cup
• Powdered Spices -

         Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 1/2 Tsp

         Turmeric Powder - 1/2 Tsp

          Dhaanajeera Powder - 1 Tsp

          Sambhar Powder - 1 Tsp

          Garam Masala Powder - 1 Tsp

Method for Pulav :

• Wash the rice and soak it in water for about half an hour.
• Add oil in a pressure cooker , heat it and add finely chopped Garlic and the Whole Garam masalas , cumin seeds and finely chopped green chillies and fry them for 2 minutes.
• Add sliced Onions to it and fry them till they are golden-brown.
• Add salt , sugar , ginger paste and finely chopped tomatoes and cook them till they are soft.
• Add the powdered spices and cook them till the oil separates from the spices.
• Add Chicken to it and pressure cook it with 2 glasses of water for 3 whistles and later on low flame for 15 minutes.
• Add the washed rice , juice of lemon , milk and chopped potatoes to the cooker and cook it again for 1 whistle and 5 minutes.
• Garnish it with some fried onions and coriander (optional).

Method for Daar :

• Heat oil in a cooker and add finely chopped garlic , green chillies , Kashmiri chillies , cumin seeds and finely chopped onions to it.
• Cook it till the onions turn golden-brown.
• Add salt , sugar and ginger paste to it.
• Add finely chopped tomatoes and cook them until they are soft.
• Add the powdered spices to it till the oil separates from them.
• Add tur dal to it with 2 cups of water and pressure cook it for 4 whistles and after that cook it on low flame for 20 minutes.
• After the pressure from the cooker is released , add finely chopped coriander.