Kabuli Rice. Kabuli pulao is an Afghan dish, a variety of pilaf, consisting of steamed rice mixed with raisins, carrots, and lamb. It is one of the most popular dishes. Afghan Rice dishes are quintessential to Afghan cuisine, this recipe called Kabuli Pulao is complex and amazing.

It consists of rice cooked in goat meat broth, goat milk, and clarified butter (most often ghee). It is popular among the Arab community in Indonesia and Betawi people in Jakarta. This Afghani kabli pulao dish is made with basmati rice infused with big flavor from whole spices, onions, raisins, carrots, and almonds. You can have Kabuli Rice using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Kabuli Rice

It's 1 cup of rice.
You need 1/2 cup of half boiled peas (hari matar).
Prepare 1/2 cup of chana dal.
You need 2 tbsp of ginger+garlic paste.
You need 1 of onion sliced.
You need 3-4 of cloves.
Prepare 3-4 of peppercorns.
You need 2 of bay leaf.
It's 1 of black cardamom.
You need 1 inch of stick cinnamon.
Prepare 1 tsp of Red chilli powder.
Prepare 1 tsp of Coriander powder.
It's 1/2 tsp of garam masala powder.
It's 1 tsp of Cumin seeds.
It's 1 tbsp of oil or desi ghee.
You need to taste of Salt.
You need 3-4 cup of water.

The rice gets infused with flavor and has the perfect texture. These useful spices can be used to cook so many different meals! The crown of Afghanistani cuisine, Kabuli pulao is often said to have been originally created by the upper-class families of Kabul who could afford to prepare this elaborate meat and rice dish. This lamb pilaf recipe calls for Sella basmati rice which is simply rice that has been processed differently.

Kabuli Rice step by step

Wash rice and soak for 15 minutes..
Wash chana dal soak for 30-40 minutes..
Heat ghee in a cooker add cumin seeds, cloves, peppercorns, bayleaf, cinnamon stick, black cardamom fry for a minute..
Add onion sliced fry for a min add ginger+garlic paste saute for few minutes. Add all spices mix well. Now add half boiled peas, chana dal and rice..add 3 cup water, salt mix well, after 3-4 whistle flame off..kabuli rice is ready for Serve..
Serve hot with Raita or chutney..

It is sometimes referred to as par-boiled rice, and it is a lovely golden colour. Kabuli pulao is special occasion food in Afghanistan. "Pulao" is a type of rice dish made with a special, two-stepped cooking process for the rice that is unmatched in yielding separate, fluffy grains. Kabuli pulao is also known as Afghani rice. I ate this at my cousin's place and I loved it. The taste of carrots and raisins on top of rice enhances the flavor of the whole dish.