- 1 cup rice
- 2 potatoes cut to small cubes
- 1 onion sliced thinly
- 2 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 hot green chili slit (skip for kids)
- ½ Garam masala
- ¼ tsp. Red chili powder
- pinch Turmeric
- Salt as needed
- Oil as needed (olive oil tastes best)
Dry spices
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 green cardamoms
- 6 cloves
- One 2 inch cinnamon stick
- ½ tsp jeera
Method:
- Cook rice. Rice should be grainy fully cooked and not mushy.
- Wash, peel and cut potatoes to tiny cubes. Leave them in a bowl of water till used.
- Add oil to a hot pan, saute dry spices till they splutter
- Add onions, chopped garlic. Fry for a min or two.
- Add cubed potatoes , roast till they are fully cooked.
- Add turmeric, red chili powder, salt and garam masala . Quickly saute well.
- optional step: If the potatoes are still not cooked, add little water , cover and cook till they are done. Make sure the water is evaporated before adding rice.
- Add cooked and cooled rice to the pan Mix well . Off the stove.
- Garnish potato pulao with coriander leaves and serve with papad or raita or a simple salad.
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