Easiest Way to Refreshing at dinner Mishti pulao (sweet rice)

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Mishti pulao (sweet rice). Bengali Mishti Pulao or Bengali Sweet Pulao is a popular Bengali rice dish that has this subtle sweetness and a mild saffron flavor. Add peas or not as per your liking but do try this delicious recipe to make this sweet goodness. Bright, flavourful, fragrant, delicious - we fall short of adjectives while describing this popular Bengali rice meal.

Call it mishti pulao or mishti polao or Basanti polao - this Bengali sweet rice with the subtle flavors of saffron is perfect for any occasion.

Check out how I made this mishti pulav in the Instant Pot using the Gobind Bhog rice.

Basanti Pulao with step wise photos and instructions.

You can have Mishti pulao (sweet rice) using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mishti pulao (sweet rice)

  1. It’s 2 cup of basmati rice soaked in water for1 hr.

  2. Prepare 3 tablespoon of ghee.

  3. Prepare 10-12 of pea nut (badam).you can use kaju and kismis.

  4. It’s 4 of green cardamon.

  5. You need 4 of cloves.

  6. Prepare 1 inch of cinnamon.

  7. It’s 1 of bay leaves.

  8. It’s 2 cups of water.

  9. Prepare 1/2 cup of green peas.

  10. You need 3 tablespoon of sugar. 15 to 20 saffron.

  11. You need 1/2 cup of pistachios,and coconut.

Basanti Pulao is a pure Bengali delicacy and one of the most famous pilau rice recipe in East India and Bangladesh.

It is a fragrant sweet rice dish which is also known as Mishti Pulao.

It is the combination of rice with some whole spices, ground spice, ginger paste and dry fruits and its prepared in Ghee (Clarified Butter).

Ghee bhat also known as mishti pulao, is made with either Basmati rice or Gobindobhog rice and is very famous all over West Bengal.

Mishti pulao (sweet rice) instructions

  1. Wash the rice,and soak in enough water,for 1hr.heat the ghee in a pan,and add bay leaf,badam,elachi,dalchini,cloves,and stir for a min..

  2. Drain the rice,and add in the pan or karhai,.

  3. Add water,green peas,sugar,and saffron,and turmeric powder for a bright yellowish colour..

  4. Shimmer the heat in a low flame,cover and cook the rice,until all the water is well absorbed. And let it rest for 5 min.garnish it with coconut,and pistachios..

I saw so many recipes for the pulao.

Most of them had veggies in them, but the one I selected was so simple without any veggies.

Mishti Pulao is essentially sweet in taste as the name suggests (mishti: sweet) but you may change the amount of sweetness in the recipe as per your taste.

The adding of the rose water is optional.

It gives a great aroma to the dish.