Afghan Pulao Uzbeki.....قابلی اوزبیکی is a main course typically made with rice, meat, spices, grated carrots, onion and raisins. Afghan Pulao Uzbeki is usually prepared at home for family or guest/wedding. Afghan Pulao Uzbeki is prepared in one pot, meat, rice, carrot and stock is added and topped with fried raisins. This recipe is so simple and it's so delicious that you will definitely love. In this recipe, I'm using special Afghan Pulao Masala, which is one of the most necessary ingredients and is called the heart of the recipe. So, what are you waiting for, let's enjoy this recipe with me...step by step......
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Servings: 2-3
Cuisine: Afghan
Course: Lunch and Dinner
Author: Ayesha Md
Ingredients:
600 gm fatty meat (beef/mutton) with bone (cut into 4-6 large pieces)
75 ml oil
500 gm brown rice
2 medium size onions, thinly slice
3 bay leaves
2 cinnamon sticks
2 cloves
500 ml water
2 tbsp ghee for frying meat
salt as per taste
2 carrots (Julienne cut)
50 gm raisins
4 tbsp ghee for frying raisins
75 ml oil
500 gm brown rice
2 medium size onions, thinly slice
3 bay leaves
2 cinnamon sticks
2 cloves
500 ml water
2 tbsp ghee for frying meat
salt as per taste
2 carrots (Julienne cut)
50 gm raisins
4 tbsp ghee for frying raisins
Afghan Pulao Masala:
2 tbsp cumin seeds
1 brown cardamoms
Methods of cooking:
1) Wash and soak brown rice for 2 hours.
2) Take a mixer/grinder, and grind all the spices to make a powder, namely green cardamoms, brown cardamoms and cumin seeds. As shown in the picture.
3) Wash and clean meat pieces and set aside. Take a large pressure cooker, heat oil, then add bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, cloves, saute for 2 seconds. Add onion and saute well and cook for 5 minutes and add meat pieces and saute them well and cook till they change its color or turn slightly golden brown. Add salt, water and grind spices. Bring it to a boil and cover the lid and cook on low flame for about 20-30 minutes or until completely tender.
4) Open the lid of the pressure cooker and remove the meat pieces from the broth measure the broth, it should be 500 ml, if it is less than that, add a little more water. Add salt, carrots and rice, bring it to a boil. Cover the lid of the pressure cooker and cook for 5-10 minutes on low flame. As shown in the picture.
5) Heat a skillet, grease it with some ghee now add those meat pieces which had taken out of the broth previously. Place them one by one in the skillet and cook for 5-10 minutes on medium flame, turning occasionally, when they turn brown remove them from the skillet and set aside.
6) Open the lid of the pressure cooker, if there is excess moisture or water, simmer for 5-10 minutes on very low flame.
7) Take a pan, heat ghee, add raisins and fried till it turns golden brown. Add them on the top of the rice.
8) Assemble them into a serving tray. Yours Afghan Pulao Uzbeki.....قابلی اوزبیکی is ready to be served. As shown in the picture.
Methods of cooking:
1) Wash and soak brown rice for 2 hours.
3) Wash and clean meat pieces and set aside. Take a large pressure cooker, heat oil, then add bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, cloves, saute for 2 seconds. Add onion and saute well and cook for 5 minutes and add meat pieces and saute them well and cook till they change its color or turn slightly golden brown. Add salt, water and grind spices. Bring it to a boil and cover the lid and cook on low flame for about 20-30 minutes or until completely tender.
4) Open the lid of the pressure cooker and remove the meat pieces from the broth measure the broth, it should be 500 ml, if it is less than that, add a little more water. Add salt, carrots and rice, bring it to a boil. Cover the lid of the pressure cooker and cook for 5-10 minutes on low flame. As shown in the picture.
5) Heat a skillet, grease it with some ghee now add those meat pieces which had taken out of the broth previously. Place them one by one in the skillet and cook for 5-10 minutes on medium flame, turning occasionally, when they turn brown remove them from the skillet and set aside.
6) Open the lid of the pressure cooker, if there is excess moisture or water, simmer for 5-10 minutes on very low flame.
7) Take a pan, heat ghee, add raisins and fried till it turns golden brown. Add them on the top of the rice.
8) Assemble them into a serving tray. Yours Afghan Pulao Uzbeki.....قابلی اوزبیکی is ready to be served. As shown in the picture.
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