Potato Pulao/Potato Rice

Potato pulao is a perfect lunch box recipe. This is also best suitable for a quick meal/simple dinner as it is very easy to prepare in just 30-40 min. Papad/Apalam would be best accompanied with potato rice or it is simply fine with no side dish. Raitha also goes well with this spicy pulao. Potato pulao is a very tasty rice recipe, kids would love them more as it has their favourite vegetable -Potato. Simple step by step procedure associated with pictures to explain each step for Potato Pulao/Potato Rice recipe.

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Preparation time: 20 min
Cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 2
Category: Variety Rice
Recipe by Vidhya

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Ingredients

Basmathi rice - 3/4 cup

Potato - 2 Medium sized chopped

Onion - 1 Medium sized, chopped lengthwise

Garlic - 1 spoon chopped

Ginger - 1 spoon chopped

Green chilli - 1 finely chopped

Oil/Ghee - 1 table spoon

Salt - As per your taste

Spices

Bay leaf - 1

Cinnamon Stick - 1 to 1 1/2 inch

Star Anise - 1

Cardamom- 3 nos

cloves- 3 nos

 Spice powdered/Ready-made Powder

Turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon

Chilli powder - 1/2 spoon

Garam masala powder - 1/2 spoon

Coriander powder - 1/4 spoon

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Method

• Cook the basmathi rice and allow it to cool. 
  
• Chop onion, garlic, ginger and green chilli.
  
• In a kadai, add a table spoon of ghee/oil (I used ghee), when it is hot add the spices mentioned in Spices section.
  
  
• Fry until the spices are aromatic. Add chopped onion, garlic, ginger and green chilli. 
  
• When the onion is golden brown/transparent, add chopped potatoes.
  
• Add turmeric powder and mix it well.
  
• Close the kadai with lid and cook in medium heat for at least 15-20 min.
  
• Now add chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt. mix it well and cook for another 10 min in low heat.
  
• When the potato curry looks well blended, add the cooked basmathi rice. Mix well and remove it from hot plate.
  
  
• Potato pulao is ready to eat or for lunch box.
  

Notes:

1. If you are doing it for your kids, you can avoid green chilli.
2. When the curry is completely blended, you can stir fry for few more minutes in low heat to roast the potato, it adds more taste to the pulao.