How To Make Restaurant-Style Kashmiri Pulao Easily At Home

By Rajlakshmi

November 6, 2025

Kashmiri pulao is a flavourful and rich dish cooked with dry fruits and flavoured with saffron and whole spices. This is a quick and easy recipe you can make in 30 minutes.

Ingredients

1 cup of basmati rice Dry fruits as required 1 teaspoon of black cardamom 4 green cardamoms 1 teaspoon of raisins 4 cloves 1 cinnamon stick A few strands of saffron ¼ cup of milk Salt as required Chopped cherries, pineapples 3 tablespoons of ghee

Step 1

Soak and wash the basmati rice for half an hour.

Step 2

Add whole spices such as cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon to a pan of heated ghee.

Step 3

Add the soaked rice and cook for a short while.

Step 4

Add the saffron threads, water, and salt.

Step 5

Cover the pan and cook over low heat until the flavours are integrated and the rice is cooked.

Step 6

Before serving, garnish with cherries and pineapples.