Pulau Tales: 10 Outstanding Rice Recipes

Discover the wonderful variety of pulau dishes in this flavourful collection. Each type of rice preparation offers tradition, home-style goodness and loads of taste, of course, in every forkful.

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Fish Pulau

Supriya Kutty's seafood pulau has a complex layering of taste that makes your tongue tingle. She uses a wealth of spices and cooks up the fish in the masalas before incorporating the rice. Her recipes calls for any variety of white fish.

Please find the recipe here: Fish Pulau

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Mung Badi Pulau

An easy-to-make pulau, it is adapted from a traditional north Indian recipe courtesy Shiven Khanna and will easily become your tiffin box favourite. His mom turns basmati rice into something gourmet by adding dal-based dumplings, green chillies, cashews and whole garam masala spices.

Please find the recipe here: Mung Badi Pulau

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Yakhni Pulao

A mildly-spiced pulau, by Neera Ismail, combines tender mutton with fragrant basmati rice, simmered in a rich mutton stock or yakhni, creating an aromatic one-course meal for festive occasions or family gatherings.

Please find the recipe here: Yakhni Pulau

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Berry Pulao

Layers of fragrant, saffron-infused rice, tender chicken, a medley of dried berries and nuts ensures Chef Ajay Chopra's pulau is sumptuous dish.

Please find the recipe here: Berry Pulau

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Prawns Pulao

Hitesh Harisinghani whips up a quick prawn rice full of garam masala spices, but also adds lemon juice and a small dab of ghee.

Please find the recipe here: Prawns Pulao

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Mewa Ka Pulao

This interesting rice recipe from Chef Hari Ballabh Singh contains crumbled khoya (milk solids), nuts, raisins. Its sweetness does not stop it from being a great accompaniment to both vegetarian and meat curries.

Please find the recipe here: Mewa Ka Pulao

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Basanti Pulau

Also known as Mishti or Holud Pulau, the sweet and aromatic Bengali rice dish is made with Gobindobhog rice, ghee, saffron and a medley of spices. Prepared at festivals, it pairs wonderfully with spicy curries like Kosha Mangsho, or even simple Begun Bhaja.

Please find the recipe here: Basanti Pulau

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Soya Pulau

Kanchan has a chaval recipe that simmers nutritious soya chunks in spiced basmati rice along with a selection of vegetables. If Nutrela chunks is your thing, look no further while planning a one-pot pulau meal either for lunch or dinner.

Please find the recipe here: Soya Pulau

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Dahi Kadhi Pulau

Inspired by Moru Curry, Zelda Pande cooks the short grain rice in Yoghurt Kadhi till the rice absorbs it all and it is served with appalams and pickle making for a hearty meal.

Please find the recipe here: Dahi Kadhi Pulau

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Raw Mango Rice

R Anandalakshmi explains that rice with green mango is prepared in Andhra Pradesh during festival season and is offered as prasadam. His recipe is easy to make and he adds dals in the baghar for the rice and then mixes in a raw mango-chilly paste.

Please find the recipe here: Raw Mango Rice

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