Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Kaju Curry & Fruit Pulav

Rich Kaju curry:

Last month I had been to restaurant with my family after a long time. That restaurant is famous for its north Indian dishes. They had a speciall dish Kaju curry. We all tried it for the first time. Kaju Curry goes well with Pulao, but it can also be eaten with Naan .We thought it will be ok kind of. But after we tasted the dish you know what it made us drooling, it was a mouth watering dish, very yummy.So I decided to make this dish at home for my family! I surfed for this recipe. But there are different versions for preparing this curry. I prepared it on my own version.Last Saturday my friends came for lunch so I prepared kaju curry, ButterNan, Fruit Pulav for my family & friends.

So this is different version of mine..I tried it to make it up to that level.. But managed to do so.! :) garnished with the coriander leaves


Ingredients

Cashew nuts-15-20 soaked for 1/2 hour and ground to a paste

Poppy seeds-2 tbsp soaked 1/2 hour and ground to a paste

Ghee-1/4 cup

Cumin seeds-2 tsp

Grated onions-1 cup

Milk-1/4 cup

Coconut- ½ cup

Turmeric -1/2 tsp

chili powder-1/2 tsp

Garam masala-1/2 tsp

Green chillies-2or3

Mixed vegetables of your choice-1 1/2 cups

paneer-50 gms

Salt-as per taste

Chopped coriander-2 tbsp for garnish

Method:

1.Cut the cashew nuts in two halves and Soak the cashew nuts and poppy seeds , coconut(separately) in water for about half an hour and grind to a fine paste. Keep aside

2.Cut vegetables into cubes boil them and keep aside.

3.Heat the ghee in a heavy pan and add the cumin. When the seeds splutter, add onions and sauté till it turns a light brown.

4.Now add the ground paste and saut till the fat separates.

5.In another pan heat oil and fry onion till transparent, add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala, , salt and the green chillies then Add the vegetables and mix well and cook on low heat.

6.When it starts boiling, add all the sauted paste and Add 1 1/2 cups water and the milk, . and keep stirring bring to a boil, and then simmer, uncovered for 3-4 minutes.

7.Serve hot garnished with the coriander leaves.


Fruit Pulav:

Fruit Pulav is another kid friendlier version. We can take Fruit in any form; with few simple ingredients, this dish can be prepared in a matter of minutes because it doesn’t involve much chopping. It is a mildly flavored with Indian spices and is versatile because it can be served along with any kind of sidedish. Rice mixed with mild spices & fruits gives a whole new taste, fragrance Very healthy and tastes awesome. In my own version I prepared this dish.

Ingredients:


Rice-500 gm

Grapes-100 gm

Apple-2 big

Pomegranate seed- 4 Tbsp

Orange-2

Raisins-50 gm

Cashew nuts-50 gm

Paneer- 50 gms

Bay leaf-1

Cloves-4

Cardamoms-4

Cinnamon sticks-2

garam masala (whole)- 1 tablespoon

Milk-1 cup

ghee /butter-2tbsp

Ginger chilli paste-1/2 tsp

Salt -according to taste


Method:

1. Wash the rice properly and soak in cold water for an hour.

2. Drain the rice water and dry the rice in a broad and flat based utensil.

3. Boil the water and add rice and milk and half cook it.

4. Cut the apple in a medium cubes.

5. Heat the ghee in a pan, fry the raisins & cashew nuts and keep aside.

6. Heat the ghee in a pan, Add cloves, cardamom, cinnamon bay leaf,chilli paste & garam masala for sauté.

7. Add pre-fried raisins, nuts, paneer salt and sugar according to taste and mix properly.

8. Add fruit of your choice (I added apple, , grapes, pomegranate seed,orange ) and mix it properly, cook it for 2-3 min in a low flame with cover.

9. Turn off the gas, but do not open the cover of Pulao.

10. After few minute open the cover and stir it properly.

11. Enjoy Fruit Pulao with your favorite curry.

Note : you can add saffron for colour& flavor .

23 comments:

sriharivatsan said...

Kaju curry looks very rich and pulav looks delicious...Never heard of fruit pulav, seems interesting...Supera panreenga ellame...Nan bayangara fan agiten ungalukku...

vidhas said...

Looks yum Jayashree.Fruit pulav is new and sounds interesting. Smae pinch, we both have the same template.

Priya Suresh said...

Fruit pulav looks amazing n completely new to me,never heard about this...Kaju curry looks so delicious Jai..

Raks said...

Curry looks so rich and fruit pulav is mouthwatering Jaishree!

Malar Gandhi said...

Kaju curry looks perfect and lovely color.

Fruit pilaf is my long time due...thanks for reminding this yummy dish.

Recipeswap said...

ohhhh thats a nice and different fruit Pulao.

AnuSriram said...

Thats a rich and creamy kaju curry.. looks mouthwatering! Pulao looks lovely!

Indian Khana said...

What a feast...looks so gud...I have tried making fruit pulav but in my home no one likes tht taste much ;)....my sis makes the curry almost same way with little diff :)

Jaishree Iyer said...

Thank you sriharvatsan for lovely words.
same pinch to you also vidas

Thank you all for encouraging comments& for quick response.

Sum Raj said...

woo this looks lipsmashing ...fruit pulv wht a creative idea..will try for my kiddo..thanks for sharing this.

Unknown said...

Kaju looks yummy & delicious.. rich curry ... pulav looks delicious...

Deepthi Shankar said...

I love kaju curry too, loved your version. I have never yasyed fruit pulao. looks very new & delicious. I hope I can try it sometime. is the pulao very sweet to taste?

Premyscakes said...

Both the dishes sounds interesting and very much inviting jaishree.
good job.

Sia said...

creamy, rich and delicious looking kaju curry and that is one colourful fruit pulao. i can lick my plate clean if u were to serve me them now ;)

wishing u and ur loved ones a very happy Ugadi :)

Vikis Kitchen said...

Very useful recipes for me dear. This week I m planning to host a dinner for my veg friends. Thought of making mirchi ka salan, but ur kaju curry has stolen my heart and getting in to the menu. nice combo.
fruit pulao & kaju curry looks lovely.

Sharmi said...

your blog template looks beautiful!
fruit pulav sound yum and new!

Dhanya Ganesh said...

First time here. Kaju curry and fruit pulav looks delicious. Fruit pulav sounds interesting. Will give it a try.

Madhu's cooking gallery said...

yumm'o yum! love the rich & creamy kaju curry! fruit pulav sounds interesting! nice one..

Vibaas said...

I have tasted kaju curry and it is rich and yummy. yours looks perfect. fruit pulav is something new and interesting :)

Vidhya said...

wow.. both the recipes are nwe to me. I always look around for pulav recipes during the weekends. I am book marking this one Jaishree.

VG said...

Hi, Kaju Curry looks yummy. Will definitely try it. Thanks for sharing the recipe

Unknown said...

Hey i actually was searching a gud recipe for kaju curry and when i read your's i knew that u had got the best as u told that there r many such recipes for this dish.
I then i decided to go for it n was just so amazing....just everyone loved it ...Thanks n gud work...keep up the spirits.

vidya joshi said...

hi Jaishree.Firtst time to your blog,you have nice recipes!
This fruit pulav is very unique!!
Reg.
Vidya Joshi