I was not very creative with cooking but I knew how to flavor a dish with spices. My most common meal for weeknights was Pulav or Pilaf. Flavored rice works as a great vehicle for any vegetable, meat or fish. Although brown rice would also work great, it’s always best to use long grain basmati white rice and cook with whole spices for the best aroma.
Few weeks back, Leanne Vogel, the author of the blog Healthful Pursuit had approached some of us requesting to keep her blog active while she was busy packing, moving and unpacking. She is adorable, friendly, approachable and has a priceless smile! She is a yogi, talks about healthy, nutritional food, loves travelling and she eats gluten free. Recently she took a trip to India, an adventurous one I must say! Check out all the posts she wrote about her trip. She is a brave girl and she loves spicy Indian food. So, I thought why not share with her something that is hearty, flavorful, filled with aromatic spices and quick. Good for me, she loved the idea of shrimp pulav and gave a big ‘yes’ to it 🙂
My husband is not a picky eater but when it comes to seafood, he will eat only certain types of seafood and it has to be prepared in certain ways. Hence, I used cooked shrimp cause that’s what he mostly prefers. It can definitely be replaced with fresh shrimp or prawn.
While cooking with shrimp, be careful not to overcook it or else, it tastes chewy and rough. I sautéed the shrimp separately with spices, cooked the rice separately and just when rice was almost done, I mixed the shrimp with it very lightly. Then, I covered it and let it rest for about 15 minutes for the rice to get cooked completely. The ingredient list and the direction list might make it sound like a lengthy task but trust me, it’s not. I also feel that such dishes taste more flavorful the next day. So make a lot and enjoy some leftovers the day after or make it in advance for those lazy weekend nights. Check out the recipe at Leanne’s blog and thank you Leanne for asking. It’s always a pleasure to cook for a friend.
