photos of pulav

this one is without cauliflower.

with "dal".


with fried ravioli.

Peas Pulav

Ingredients:

• Basmati rice
• Sweet peas, cauliflower
  
• jeera(cumin seeds), tej pata(bay leaves), garam masala powder
• Ghee

Process:

Wash 1 cup of rice, put 3 cups of water to it and heat in microwave for 14 minutes.
Drain the water out of the rice, mix "sufficient" amount of salt and sugar thoroughly with it.
Heat 3 teaspoons of ghee in a big pan and put 2 bay leaves and 2 tablespoons of jeera on it. After a few seconds, add 1 cup of sweet peas on it. Stir and fry the peas for 2 minutes and then add the rice. Stir for 1 minute and switch off the oven. Add and mix one teaspoon of garam masala.

Cut half of a cauliflower into small pieces and then fry them. Then, spread them over the pulav and serve hot.

Dimer dalna (egg curry)

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 2 potatoes, 2 red onions, 1 tomato
  
• ginger paste, garlic paste
• cumin seeds, dry red chillis, bay leaves(tej pata)
  
• turmeric powder(haldi), red chilli powder, salt, sugar, oil, garam masala powder
  

Process:

Peel the potatoes and grate the onions.
Put the eggs and potatoes in water and make it boil for 10 minutes.
Then, cool the eggs and peel them off.
Softly scratch the boiled eggs with a knife. Scratch on 3-4 places.
Cut the tomato into small pieces.
Heat 6-7 tablespoons of oil in a big saucepan or stockpot. Add 2-3 bay leaves, a few dry chillis and 1 tablespoon of cumin seeds into hot oil.
Then, put the eggs on the oil, and slightly fry them (take care; this might spill hot oil on you.)
Put the boiled potatoes and grated onions into the pan. Add one and half tablespoon of ginger paste and one tablespoon of garlic paste, sufficient amount of salt and little bit of turmeric.
Stir for 6-7 minutes, then add the tomato.
Stir for 3-4 minutes more, then add about 3 cups of water.
Add sugar and chilli powder and wait for the water to boil.
When the water starts boiling, add one teaspoon-full of "garam masala" and stop the heat.

Serve hot.