Corn pulao or sweet corn pulao is a simple one pot meal, packed with flavours. Step by step pictures post.
I had corn pulao only 2-3 times before. In buffet and once in flight. I loved it both the times. It was very simple to look at, yet had wonderful taste. Even Aj loved it when he have it with some dal in the flight and with aloo palak in the buffet once. So I had a thought of trying it since last year when I travelled to India. Now after almost an year, just trying!🤦♀️
It came out very well and corn is always my boy's favourite. So he enjoyed it. You can make this corn pulav for even your lunch box and pair it with something like dal makani, rajma masala or even palak paneer or aloo palak ~ it makes a hearty meal! Use good quality basmati rice and you have amazing fragrant pulao.
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Corn pulao, sweet corn pulao
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Ingredients
- Basmati rice - 2 cups
- Sweet Corn - 1 cup Frozen
- Green chilli - 2
- Milk - ½ cup optional (use water otherwise)
- Water - 2 cups
- Mint leaves - 10
- Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
- Salt
To grind
- Garlic - 5
- Ginger - 1 inch piece
- Pepper - 1 tsp (black, whole)
- Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
- Cloves - 2
- Cashew - 7
To temper
- Oil + ghee - 3 tbsp
- Biryani leave - 1
- Cardamom - 2
Instructions
- I used frozen corn, if you are using the fresh sweet corn, first separate the kernels. Wash and keep aside.
- Soak the rice for at least 10 mins.
- Grind the items under 'To grind' table with little water to a smooth paste.
- Heat a pressure cooker with oil + ghee and temper with biryani leaves and cardamom followed by slit chillies.
- Add the ground paste and fry for 2 minutes in medium flame and let the raw smell go away.
- In goes the corn and fry for another 2 minutes in medium flame.
- Add little salt for the corn. Add the milk and water, bring to boil.
- Add salt, mint leaves, coriander leaves and rice.
- When it starts boiling again, mix well. Cook in high for 2 mins or until the rice is cooked ½ way.
- Check for salt and reduce the flame to lowest possible and cook for 12-14 minutes.
Notes
- You can add onions in the recipe, I wanted to make it simple so didnt add.
- Milk gives a sweet richness, but you can replace it with coconut milk or water too.
- If you cant reduce the flame to low in your stove, you can give two whistles in medium flame. Total liquid 3 cups for this recipe. .
- If the flame is higher, then you may need more water. So experiment with your water ratio.
Corn pulao method:
- I used frozen corn, if you are using the fresh sweet corn, first separate the kernels. Wash and keep aside. Soak the rice for at least 20 mins. Grind the items under 'To grind' table with little water to a smooth paste.
- Heat a pressure cooker with oil and temper with biryani leaves and cardamom followed by slit chillies. Add the ground paste and fry for 2 minutes in medium flame and let the raw smell go away.
- Add the corn and fry for another 2 minutes in medium flame. Add little salt for the corn. Add the milk and water, bring to boil.
- Add salt, mint leaves, coriander leaves and rice. When it starts boiling, check for salt and reduce the flame to lowest possible and cook for 12-15 minutes.
We had it with Paneer butter masala 😄 Simple superb combination !!🙂
Sowmya says
Yummy Yummy!
Hari Chandana P says
Wowwww.... Delicious and healthy pulao.. Looks colorful 🙂
AparnaRajeshkumar says
lovely raks ! even my favourite 😛
satya says
yummy!!!!...lovely clicks as always 🙂
Wer SAHM says
simple n flavourful recipe...
Gajus kitchen says
Looks delicious,colourful and flavourful
Kadhyaa says
looks really yummy 🙂
Vanamala Hebbar says
Simple recipe...looks very nice
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
Love the beautiful corn in the perfectly cooked rice!!! picture perfect
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Jeyashrisuresh says
A perfect one to pack for kids lunch box and an easy and nice one to make for parties with PBM.
divya says
this looks absolutely gorgeous...
Premalatha Aravindhan says
Delicious pulov,wonderful combo:)
Shama Nagarajan says
awesome and drooling recipe
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Prathima Rao says
Simple yet flavorful..Very inviting...Neat presentation as always..Love the way you present each post in such a clean & precise way..
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Akila says
Lovely pulao Raji... Feel like finishing the whole plate
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M D says
Wow! Lovely corn pulao. Looks delicious!
Priya Suresh says
Killer combo, cant take my eyes from that last click.
Hamaree Rasoi says
Delicious and tempting recipe.
Deepa
Meena Selvakumaran says
just one word Amazing ......pic and the rice.perfect.
Sushma Madhuchandra says
Such pulav's are life saving. They get whipped up in minutes & satisfy the family needs too.
Sireesha Puppala says
Yu yum ..love the simple rice
Sowmya Madhavan says
Am sure kids will love the yellow gems in their rice..will try it for my son..
Ms.Chitchat says
Yummy yummy, am a lover of corn.Looks very tasty.
CHITRA says
Easy n delicious 🙂
Gayathri Ramanan says
simple and delicious rice..nice combo
Sangeetha Nambi says
Real simple, delicious and rich pulao
Ritu J Rose says
Hi I loved it.
I would like to make a small correction in your step wise presentation. You have written it as to grind the ingredients under "to temper" but I think you have actually grinded the other ingredients.
Kindly correct it
Sanoli Ghosh says
yummilicious and healthy pulao.
Pavithra Lakshminarasimhan says
I did it today for lunch and it was awesome.. I replaced green chutney for sandwiches which was the only source I had for mint leaves.. hope we can try like this as well.. thx for the recipe 🙂
RAKS KITCHEN says
Yeah its by mistake, will correct it, thanks a lot for the mention.
Sri Love says
Owh my!!! Fell in love with all your shots dear 😉
ShravsCookBookBlog says
I was planning to make corn rice since long....its looking awesome...
Anonymous says
Lovely Raks...my aunt uses the very same recipe..only she adds onions and a little coconut and grinds it...gives it a very unique flavour! Love the clicks!
Shobha
vidya jadhav says
are u vegetarian.??
Poornima Nair says
Love the bright pictures and the rice is just delicious!
Suja Md says
Fantastic Raks! rice has a bright color..! will the corn go soggy, if I use the frozen corn?
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RAKS KITCHEN says
I used frozen Corn only.
RAKS KITCHEN says
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Unknown says
Fantastic recipe... I tried @ home.. It came out very well 🙂
thanks!!
Unknown says
Fantastic recipe... I tried @ home.. It came out very well 🙂
thanks!!
Sharmilee! :) says
Any white pulao is my fav...corn pulao is tempting me and with PB masala click feel like grabbing it from the screen 🙂
Ashwini says
Made it for lunch today..came out yummy.thanks.
Jyo says
can this be cooked in a electirc rice cooker? if so what is the water ratio and how much milk to be added?
Reeta says
Made it yesterday and really loved it. Thanks much for this yummy recipe
Hema says
I tried this Raks.. it was delicious.. thanks for the recipe
Kingshuk Bhattacharya says
Wow.. It looks amazing! 🙂
Kingshuk Bhattacharya says
Wow.. It looks amazing.. Will try it today only! 🙂
Shreya Prabhu says
Have made this recipe for dinner tonight to go with some leftover chicken masala...its turned out awesome 🙂 I m sure my husband is going to be very happy
Thanks for this quick and simple recipe
Anagha Y says
Hi Rak's,
I am regular visitor of your blog. But yes, this is the first time I'm posting a comment. I love to read different recipes from here. I also have tried few of them and no doubt they have turned out SUPER DELICIOUS :). Yesterday I had few guests at my place and I had prepared this pulao and everyone appreciated that. Thanks a lot!! Also your Tiffin Sambar with toor dal, coconut chutney with coriander , Onion Tomato chutney, Idli, Veg fried rice (I changed this recipe a bit though) and few more are big hit. Thanks for your recipes once again!!! 🙂
Meeeeee says
Awesome recipe 🙂 Came out super good.. 🙂
Meeeeee says
Awesome recipe 🙂 Came out super good.. 🙂
Priya says
Hi!! Sorry for asking something not related to your post. Which mixie you use? It has ground even little quantity in to smooth paste. The small jar in my mixie will never grind smoothly if the quantity is less. Most of the times I skip making dishes which require grinding becoz of this issue.
Thanks in advance!!
Raks anand says
This one is Panasonic, but at present I use preethi Nitro. My MIL uses philips, its small jar is perfect for grinding small quantity 🙂
Salty Sugar says
Just to say, this lovely, comforting pulao has become a favourite!