Sweet Corn Pulao Recipe | Lunch Recipes

Sweet Corn Pulao is a simple, mild and flavourful one pot meal ready in minutes and makes a good lunch box meal for kids. Sweet corn pulao can be served with baby corn fritters, chilli paneer, chips, or simply plain raita. Simple ingredients to a very aromatic rice!!! 

SWEET CORN PULAO RECIPE

Recipe Category: South Indian | Main

Soaking Time: 20 minutes Preparation Time: 5 minutes 
Cooking Time: 20 minutes Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Basmathi Rice - 1 cup
Sweet Corn - 1/2 cup (Fresh or Frozen)
Water -  0.25 For Sweet Corn
Coconut Milk - 1.75 cup (Coconut Milk extract + water for the remaining quantity)
Salt - to taste

To grind for coconut milk: 

Coconut (grated or flakes) - 3/4 cup
Fennel Seeds - 2 tsp
Water - 1 cup

To make a coarse powder using Mortar Pestle:

Cardamom - 1
Cinnamon - 1 small
Cloves - 4
Star Anise - 1/2 piece
Peppercorns - 1/2 tsp

To Temper:

Oil - 1 tbsp
Ghee - 2 tsp
Crushed Powder - fully
Green Chillies - 2 slitted
Mint Leaves - few

Method of Preparation:
1. Soak basmati rice for 20 minutes maximum. Drain and keep aside. Wash the sweet corns and keep ready. Grind the coconut with water and extract coconut milk of required quantity for rice.

2. Make a coarse powder using mortar and pestle. Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker. Add the items under "To temper" and saute well.

3. Add the sweet corns and allow it to cook in water by closing the cooker lid without whistle for few minutes. Remove and add the basmathi rice and saute well. Add the coconut milk. Check salt and pressure cook for 1 whistle and simmer over 5 minutes. Open once the steam is realeased. Check the rice using a fork.

Serve hot!!!

Notes:

• You can also garnish the rice with ghee fried cashew nuts, mint leaves and pepper powder. 
• Adjust the quantity of sweet corn as desired.
• Add coconut water quantity to suit the basmati rice you cook with for separate grains. 

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