Ingredients

• 500 gm - rice
• 2 - bay leaf
• 30 gm - raisins
• 14 - cashewnuts
• 6 - cloves
• 6 - cardamoms
• 1 inch piece - cinnamon
• 1 - onion, sliced
• 1 tsp - ginger paste
• 1/2 tsp - sugar
• Salt to taste
• 4 cups - hot water
• Saffron - 3 strands, soaked in a tbsp of milk
• 200 gm - oil

How to Make Easy to make Bengali Pulao

• Clean, wash and drain rice.
• Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel.
• Add bay leaves and onion slices. Fry till golden brown. Add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, cashews and ginger paste. Fry till light brown.
• Add rice, salt and sugar. Stir fry for a few minutes.
• Add raisins and saffron-milk mixture and mix.
• Add 4 cups of hot water and continue to mix. Cover and cook till rice is done.
• Garnish with nuts and fried onions.