Pilaf –Kali Mirch
A simple pilaf recipe. Beautiful basmati rice infused with the flavors of star anise and cinnamon. Cooked in clarified butter/ghee which makes it rich and healthy along with enhancing the flavors many folds. This rice is cooked with only salt and black pepper, which keeps it simple to digest and light on your stomach. But at the same time, the combination of black pepper, ghee, and the whole spice with some green cardamom makes the rice soft and scented with a beautiful aroma, which directly reaches your soul. Adding a bit of protein with soft paneer/cottage cheese makes it more appealing and appetizing.
Some Other rice recipes you may like:
Chana Dal Khichdi 
Vegetable Fried Rice Recipe 
Try this delectable pilaf Kali mirch for any occasion and you’ll just want more and more of it.
Pilaf Kali Mirch/ Black Pepper Rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati white rice soaked for xbd hour
- 1 cup paneer cottage cheese / cubes:
- 1 potato cubed
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1/2 cup green pea (frozen /fresh):
- 2 star anise Bay Leaves
- 2 black cardamoms
- 4-5 Green Cardamom
- 2 bay leaves
- 2'' inch cinnamon stick
- 1/2 tsp cumin seed
- to taste salt
- 1/2 tsp blackpepper powder or to taste
- 3 - 4 tbsps butter / ghee clarified
- 1 big onion sliced and fried till golden brown
Instructions
- Soak the rice xbd hour before cooking.
- Now, heat ghee in a deep pan. Once itu2019s warm, ad all the whole spices and cumin seeds/Jeera.
- Once Jeera splutters, add chopped onions .cook till slightly brown. Add green peas and potatoes and cook for 5 minutes on medium high flame.
- Now add 2 cups of water and bring to boil
- Add salt and pepper powder.
- Add the rice and bring to one boil on high flame.
- As soon as the rice starts to boil, simmer the flame and cover the rice and cook until done.
- Meanwhile, take the paneer cubes and season with some salt and pepper/red chilli. Shallow fry these on high flame till golden brown.
- In another pan, fry the sliced onions till golden brown and keep aside.
- Once the rice cooks, garnish the rice with paneer cubes and fried onions and serve hot with your favorite curry or Raita.