Afghani Kabli Pulao
Prep Time: 25 min
Cook Time: 42 min
Ingredients
- ✓ 2 cups sella basmati rice
- ✓ 5 cardamom pods, divided
- ✓ 1 onion, peeled and halved
- ✓ 1 whole head garlic, loose skins removed
- ✓ 5 whole cloves, divided
- ✓ 2 teaspoons ground black pepper, divided
- ✓ 2 teaspoons cumin seed, divided
- ✓ 1 teaspoon salt
- ✓ 1 teaspoon white sugar
- ✓ 1 cinnamon stick
- ✓ 1 teaspoon paprika
- ✓ 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- ✓ 3 ½ cups water
- ✓ 1 tablespoon canola oil
- ✓ 1 onion, chopped
- ✓ 1 cup carrots, chopped into matchstick pieces
- ✓ 3 cloves garlic
- ✓ ½ cup raisins
- ✓ ½ cup slivered almonds