Tip from an amateur cook

My mom would faint...my dad would feel very very proud...my friends would want to snigger but yes, i have a tip to share with everyone...

its for those like me... interns who are still trying to learn the art of cooking...

have you ever tried cooking Pulao... it looks heavely on internet and on cookery shows..each grain of rice is so neat, separate, fragrant and colorful..you hope that yours turn out like that... most of the time it doesnt...
color and fragrance is ok but it sometimes turns gooey.. looks like a mushy mass you wouldnt want to eat...inspite of the color and everything...
so i present a tried and tested solution...

do not follow the recipe as it is... ever read Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince? The half blood prince became a good potion brewer cause he chose not to go by the book...

so folks when you want your Pulao and not a gooey mass, cook the rice completely first and then remove it in a plate..(no bowls..it has to be plate for the science involved of more surface area means more heat dissipation :( )
separate the grains without crushing them... and then put this plate in fridge for atleast an hour or a little less than that...
this makes the rice grain dry and separate...

now prepare the gravy that comprises of all spices and mixed vegetables and when its ready, add rice in it and stir it with a light hand (my mom says halka hath which is literally Light Hand...the point is, dont crush the rice...) and then mix the spicy gravy in the rice...

at the end of the day...you have your pulao  looking a lot better than The Gooey Mass... :)

2 comments:

  1. Are photu bhi daalna tha na :)
    Nice tip.. need to try

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  2. @ actually khane ke baad yaad aaya photo ke bare me...and i am sure your Pulao wont need tips of mine!!!!

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