Ingredients

• 1 cup - Basmati rice
• 1 cup - Onion (chopped)
• 1 cup - Pineapple pieces
• handful - Peas
• Salt
• 1 tbsp - Oil
• 2 tbsp - Ghee
• To fry in a drop of oil or ghee and grind:
• 4 - Cloves
• 1 tsp - Jeera
• 1 tsp - Channa dal
• 1 tsp - Coriander seeds (dhaniya)
• 3 - Red chillies
• To fry in 1/2 tsp of oil:
• 2 tsp - Chopped almonds
• 1 tsp - Cashews
• 2 tbsp - Raisins
• 1 - Star anise
• 1 - Cinnamon

How to Make Kashmiri Pulao- South Indian Style

• Soak basmati rice in water for 1/2 hour and cook till done and set it aside.
• In a drop of oil, saute cloves, jeera, channa dal, coriander seeds and red chillies for few mins and grind them to a fine powder.
• Separately, heat oil in a pan and saute almonds, cashews, raisins, star anise and cinnamon for few mins and set it aside.
• In the remaining oil or ghee, saute chopped onions till golden brown.
• Add frozen peas and salt and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Mix everything together (onions-peas mixture, ground powder, fried nuts and raisins) with rice and some salt.
• Finally add pineapple pieces and serve it hot.
• Recipe Courtesy: Indian Vegetarian Kitchen