Coriander & Cashew Pulao

Hope all of u had a beautiful weekend, mine went really very fast, i cant even able to sit properly in front of the system..This weekend was purchasing,shopping and outing eventhough we had a chilled climate..I prepared this simple but yet a delicious pulao sterday for our sunday's lunch along with fried chicken gravy, a delicious dish prepared many times by my mom, a small tribute to my awesome mom..This Coriander and cashew pulao along with chicken gravy goes awesome and turned out ur lunch super delicious, we guys had a great lunch sterday...Coming to this pulao,its takes really very less time to cook and i prepared completely in pressure cooker, which helps to prepare this pulao surely very quick and tasty...Sending this pulao to CWS-Cumin Seeds guest hosted by Sara of Sara's Corner..








2cups Basmati Rice

25nos/1cup Cashew nuts

2nos Onions (chopped lengthwise)

3cups Coconut milk

2nos Whole spices (bayleaves, cloves, cinnamon stick & cardamom)

Salt

Oil



To Grind:

1cup Coriander leaves

5nos Garlic

1inch Ginger

3tbsp Grated coconut

1tsp Cumin seeds

1/2tsp Fennel seed

3nos Red chillies

3nos Green chillies

1/2tsp Garam masala powder



Soak rice for 15 minutes,drain the water and keep the rice in a colander, meanwhile grind all the ingredients given in the list 'To Grind' as fine paste...Heat enough oil in the pressure cooker and fry the whole spices,add the cashews and fry until they turns golden brown, immediately add the onions saute until they turns transculent, now add the ground masala and fry until the raw smell goes away..



Finally add the coconut milk and bring to boil..add the rice and salt and cook everything in pressure cooker with lid closed, cook in simmer for few minutes until the rice get well cooked....



Serve hot with any raitas...