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Corn Pulav

Ingredients

Six Corn on cobs or (frozen),
3 cups Basmati Rice
1 big Onion
2 Bay Leaves
2 pcs Cinnamon
2 Cloves
2 Cardamom
Salt to taste
Ghee for frying

Grind the following for masala

2 onions, 6 garlic flakes, 1 inch ginger, 2 tsp chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp cumin & coriander powder, 1 tsp garam masala. Garnishing cashew nuts & raisins

Method :

1. Grate the corn, coarse & add water & cook for 10 minutes. Grind the masala, cop onions fine & wash rice & keep aside.
2. Heat ghee & fry the chopped onions to a golden brown colour.
3. Add bay leaves, cloves, cardamom & cinnamon. Fry a little, add ground masala paste & keep stirring.
4. Add rice & stir fry for a few minutes. Add the cooked corn.
5. Add 6 cups water, salt & stir well. Let it cook for 5 minutes. Reduce heat.Let it further cook on a slow flame.
6. Garnish with fried nuts & onions (optional).

Serve with apple raita. Apple raita:

1 medium Apple.
2 tsp Raisins.
3 tsp Sugar
Salt to taste.
1 cup Yogurt (curd)
1 Green Chilli,
A pinch of Hing (asafoetida)

Method:

1. Crush chilli pieces with a little salt & add to curd.
2. Peel core & dice apple. Add 1/2 cup water, salt, sugar, asafoetida & raisins and cook it.
3. When cooled add curds and mix well. If preferred grated carrot can also be added for color & munch. Top the mixture with chopped coriander leaves.

P.S:

The above recipe was an award winning entry at the cookery competition held by gulf news in dubai. Prize winner Mrs Nalini Karthik.