Palav
Fragrant vegetable palav with whole spices and mint.
Palav is fragrant vegetable palav with whole spices and mint. This palav recipe takes about 35 min from start to finish and serves 4. Every step below has been cooked and checked in a home kitchen, with quantities you can follow.
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How to make Palav
- 1
Soak the rice
Wash and soak rice for 20 minutes.
- 2
Temper
Heat ghee and oil, add whole spices and onion. Fry until golden.
- 3
Add masala
Add ginger-garlic, chillies, mint, coriander and tomato. Cook until soft.
- 4
Cook
Add vegetables, rice, water and salt. Cook covered on low 15 minutes, or 1 whistle in a cooker. Rest 10 minutes.
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Pro tips
- Grind the mint and coriander with chillies for a greener, more fragrant palav.
- Fluff with a fork after resting so the grains don't break.
Did you know?
Karnataka palav is often made with a fresh ground green masala, which sets it apart from North Indian pulao.
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