Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Potato Rice Recipe.

Ingredients:

Ingredients for potato rice
1 cup rice
2 potatoes cut to small cubes
1 onion sliced thinly
2 garlic cloves chopped, can replace with grated ginger
12 mint leaves / pudina finely chopped
1 green chili slit (skip for kids)
1/2 garam masala or biryani masala (adjust to suit your taste)
1/4 tsp red chili powder
1/8 tsp turmeric or haldi
salt as needed
oil as needed
dry spices
1 bay leaf
3 green cardamoms
6 cloves
1 cinnamon
1/2 tsp shahi jeera
1 star anise / star flower
1 strand mace

Recipe Instructions:

How to make potato rice or potato pulao
cook rice till al dente.
Rice should be grainy fully cooked and not mushy.
Wash, peel and cut potatoes to tiny cubes.
Leave them in a bowl of water till used.
Pour oil to a hot pan, saute dry spices till they splutter
add onions, chopped garlic or ginger.
Fry for a min or two.
Next add cubed potatoes , roast till they are fully cooked
sprinkle turmeric, red chili powder,mint, salt and garam masala.
Quickly saute well.
Optional step: if the potatoes are still not cooked, add little water , cover and cook till they are done.
Make sure the water is evaporated before adding rice.
Add cooked and cooled rice to the pan mix well.
Off the stove.
Garnish potato pulao with coriander leaves and serve with papad or raita or a simple salad.

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