Purple Cauliflower Pulao

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Purple Cauliflower Pulao
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Purple Cauliflower Pulao

This was one of the tastiest and fastest pulaos I’ve made! As you all know it takes just a few minutes to cut a cauliflower! This dish not only looks fancy and dresses up a dinner when you have company, but is exotic in its wonderful flavor! A quick dinner hosting idea -with all the right ingredients and spices, you got yourself (or in this case, I got myself a winner dish :) Purple cauliflowers are not easily available and are quite expensive when they are – One flower does not go a long way if you are to make a dry sabji of it or a side dish -I have earlier blogged this as a side for a Pasta dish, but as a rice, it satisfies immensely, lending its wonderful flavor to the rice and nicely infusin the wonderful aromas of the Basmati unto itself!

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Here is the recipe
1 cauliflower
2 cups Basmati rice
1/2-1tsp Suvaiyana Pulao Mix
3 tbsp Olive oil
cilantro and roasted cashews to garnish

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Preparation
Wash rice and keep
Heat oil, splutter the cumin, green chilies, ginger powder.
Next, add the garlic, onions and cauliflower florets and toss on high heat like your would a stir fry – for just a minute or 2
Now add the rice in the rice cooker/pressure cooker
Add the cauliflower (it should still be crunchy)
Add required salt and cook like you would for pulao
Amount of water is crucial to get the flowery, separate rice .. so go easy on the water without making it too dry…
Once cooked, transfer into serving platter and garnish with cilantro and cashews if you wish
Enjoy with family and/or friends :)

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Posted on

June 26, 2011

60 Comments

  1. Mamatkamal on June 26, 2011 at 7:37 pm

    Looks delicious and I love how you've garnished this dish with coriander and cashews!
    Cheers

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  2. S.Menaga on June 26, 2011 at 7:58 pm

    அசத்தலா இருக்கு 2 ரெசிபிகளும்.பர்பில் காலிபிளவர் இப்போதான் கேள்விபடுகிறேன்…..

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  3. sangee vijay on June 26, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    Wow…this is really a quick n flavorful pulav…never seen this before…where u find this Priya??? Pulav looks so yummy

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  5. Xinmei @ Pudding Pie Lane on June 26, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    Thanks for your comment, this recipe is lovely! I also love the sweet potato dish recipe below, sweet potatoes are my favourite vegetables :)

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  6. Cooking Foodie on June 26, 2011 at 9:22 pm

    What lovely color… I will have to find purple cauliflower soon…

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  7. muppy on June 26, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    looks great with that colour!

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  8. yummychunklet on June 26, 2011 at 10:44 pm

    Looks good, especially with the sprinkling of cashews on top.

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  9. Veronica's Kitchen on June 26, 2011 at 10:47 pm

    I always find it difficult to make the purple vegies tp blend well with the meal. Your combination with coriander and cashew looks wonderful and healthy, too. I'm so glad that I've been meeting few Indian friends from the blog as you're the expert using spices.

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  10. sonu on June 26, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    lovely coloured & flavoured pulav..looks delish !

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  11. Malli on June 26, 2011 at 11:38 pm

    Yumm that looks like a delicious combo and great tasting Pulao/rice
    Great recipe:)

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  12. miri goes phishing! on June 27, 2011 at 12:49 am

    that is such an interesting post….purple rice sounds really nice…:)

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  14. divya on June 27, 2011 at 2:20 am

    wow so tempting !! looks so wonderful !!

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  16. Deeksha on June 27, 2011 at 3:03 am

    Unique pulao….sounds yummy

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  17. Babli on June 27, 2011 at 3:33 am

    Interesting and innovative recipe. Pulao looks gorgeous, flavourful, delicious and tempting. Wonderful presentation.

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  18. Prathibha on June 27, 2011 at 4:43 am

    Never seen purple gobi…looks yumm..:)

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  19. Vimitha Anand on June 27, 2011 at 5:13 am

    I didnt know tat u get purple cauliflower… But this rice looks colorful and yum.

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  20. Prathima Rao on June 27, 2011 at 5:14 am

    I have never heard of purple gobi..This looks fab & delish Priya!!!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  22. Radhika on June 27, 2011 at 6:17 am

    What an amazing color. loved this idea very much Priya.

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  23. Kalpana Sareesh on June 27, 2011 at 7:18 am

    wow this is absolutely awesome color in pulao perfect!!

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  24. jayasree on June 27, 2011 at 7:27 am

    I have tried making a simple fried rice with the purple cabbage. Your pulao sounds very interesting.

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  25. Priya on June 27, 2011 at 7:28 am

    Very attractive,catchy and delicious pulao..

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  27. kaveri on June 27, 2011 at 9:41 am

    A very colorful and yummy looking rice

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  28. Mina Joshi on June 27, 2011 at 11:04 am

    What an amazing colour!! Looks delicious

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  29. Ramya on June 27, 2011 at 12:01 pm

    I never know that purple cauliflower existed:-) Wud love to try the flavorful pulao:-)

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  30. Priti on June 27, 2011 at 12:12 pm

    Colorful n yum …those cashews looks so great .

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  33. Suman Singh on June 27, 2011 at 4:20 pm

    Looks delicious, love those cashew nuts on top..nice and interestng recipe..thanks for sharing!

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  34. girlichef on June 27, 2011 at 4:34 pm

    Yum, this sounds delicious. I love using purple cauliflower…such fun 😀

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  37. Biny Anoop on June 27, 2011 at 5:50 pm

    wow colour is adipoli and i bet its yummy as well

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  39. Malar Gandhi on June 27, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    Beautiful color, loved your recipe so much. Haven't tried my hands on with this cauliflower yet…now with ur recipe…am confident to buy one too:)

    Please trail to find my latest updates at my new blog, part II – http://www.kitchen-mantra.blogspot.com.

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  40. Faith on June 27, 2011 at 10:38 pm

    What a lovely dish! Definitely a great use for purple cauliflower!

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  41. Swathi on June 28, 2011 at 1:41 am

    Purple cauliflower pulao looks awesome perfect and delicious.

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  42. Shanavi on June 28, 2011 at 3:23 am

    Sooper..Lov ethe colour..So rich with all the cashews and u r only (lil) much to break my so called diet !!!

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  44. Jay on June 28, 2011 at 10:34 am

    wow…another first class healthy recipe…looks yummmmmmmm..
    Tasty Appetite

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  45. Lena Rashmin Raj on June 28, 2011 at 11:32 am

    woww.. this looks delicious.. i had posted purple cabbage rice before.. :)

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  46. RAKS KITCHEN on June 28, 2011 at 12:56 pm

    I have seen this purple cauliflower,nice recipe using purple cauliflower…

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  47. SpicyTasty on June 28, 2011 at 3:38 pm

    looks delicious..love the color :)

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  48. Krishnaveni on June 28, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    wow, that rice looks so delicious

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  49. Sarah on June 28, 2011 at 9:26 pm

    Oh Priya, this dish is gorgeous! It sounds wonderful too- I'll be keeping my eyes open for purple cauliflower from now on!

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  50. Pasta and Paratha on June 29, 2011 at 12:10 am

    And everytime I saw purple cauliflower in King Sooppers, I told myself. "nah..what would I do with it??"…guess now I know …have been busy with a writing project so not on the blog off late…do send me your email i.d. .that way can be in touch regularly…would love to.

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  51. julie on June 29, 2011 at 2:47 am

    Yummy pulao,lovely colour too..very innovative one!
    Thanx Priya for suggesting and I have just fixed it,I was unaware of it..

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  52. Zareena on June 29, 2011 at 2:29 pm

    Lovely, easy and simple pulao.

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  53. Vidhya on June 29, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    Loved your easy and simple Pulao.It looks so good fit for a king.

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  54. soujanya on June 29, 2011 at 4:53 pm

    looking grt!!very new to me..
    definitely will gve a try..
    Thanks for sharing!!!

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  57. Shobha on June 30, 2011 at 9:12 pm

    I have never seen a purple cauliflower…pulao sure looks tempting.

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  58. Biren on June 30, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    This looks really tasty! The purple cauliflower gives such a nice color to the rice.

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  59. The Glamorous Gourmet on June 30, 2011 at 9:50 pm

    Love the sound of this dish and I bet those cashews give it a lovely crunch! Thanks for stopping by my blog and I am so glad to have found yours:) Looking forward to your next delicious post – Cheers!

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  60. Archana on July 3, 2011 at 9:53 am

    Wow Priya! Looks great. I wish I was there to sample some of it!:)

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