Tomato Pulao

Ingredients:
Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Water - 3 cups
Roma Tomatoes - 3 (chop 2 tomatoes & grind 1 tomato)
Onion - 1 big chopped
Cloves - 3
Garlic - 1 pod
Cinnamon Stick - 1 inch stick
Shah Jeera - 1 tsp
Bay Leaf - 1
Cardamom - 2
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil

Process:

Heat 2 tsps of oil in a pan, roast rice for a few minutes and keep aside.

Add some more oil (if needed) and put in cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf, shah jeera, garlic to the pan and fry till nice aroma comes out.

Add finely chopped onion and fry till translucent.

Grind 1 tomato into a smooth paste & add it to the pan and add 2 chopped tomatoes and till done. Add turmeric, red chilli powder and salt.

Add water and allow it to come to a boil.

Add rice into boiling water. Cover and cook till done.

Kheema Pulao

Ingredients:

Kheema (Mutton/Chicken/Turkey) - 1 lb
Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Water - 3 cups
Onion - 1 big (chopped)
Green Chillies - 4
Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
Garam Masala (Any Store bought Curry Masala) - 2 tsp
Red Chilli Powder - as required
Salt as per taste
Cardamom - 2
Cloves - 4
Sajeera - 2 tsp
Cinnamon Stick - 2 1" sticks
Bay Leafs - 2
Star Anise - 1
Coriander leaves - handful
Oil

Process:

Heat oil in a pan, add cloves, cardamom, cinnamon stick, bay leafs, sajeera, star anise and fry for a min or so.

Add onions and green chillies, fry until onions turn transparent and add ginger-garlic paste and fry for 2 mins.

Add Kheema (washed and cleaned), red chilli powder, garam masala, salt. Close the lid and fry until the Kheema is well cooked.

Now add rice and fry for 2 mins and add water (Ratio 1:1 1/2) and mix well and check for salt.

Cook covered until the rice is done. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves.

Yummyyyy Kheema Pulao is ready within less than an hour.

Serve hot with Raita or Kurma of your choice.

Carrot Rice

Ingredients:

Cooked rice - 1 cup
Shredded Carrot - 1.5 or 2 cups
Cloves - 4
Cardamom - 1
Cinnamon Stick - 1 small
Bay leaf - 1 (optional)
Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Salt - as per taste

Method:

Heat oil in a pan, add cloves, cardamoms, cinnamon stick, bay leaf and fry for a min.

Add shredded carrot and fry for 4 mins. Then add red chilli powder and salt and fry for an other min. Add the cooked rice and mix well.

You are all set to have your delicious carrot rice within 15 mins :)