Smoked Matka pulao

September 09, 2026

Smoked Matka pulao

Smoked Matka pulao/pulao made in mud pot/veg smoked pulao:

Hello everyone,

Today I shall share with you an recipe of a veg pulao made in a mud pot(matka) prepared in a different way and finally smoked to give give a awesome burnt coal flavour.

I have used only 3 masala powders and few vegetables easy available in your kitchen.

The flavour of a mud pot and a smoked version gives your veg pulao an incredible lip smacking taste, believe me. You can also try out by adding few prawns or chicken too!!

I have prepared such veg pulao for the first time and I really loved the flavour it delivered.

So let's start

Ingredients and method:

Step 1:

First soak 2 cups basmati rice for 30 minutes and cook them the similar way you cook it for a biryani.

Boil water, add khada masalas- 1 bay leaf, 2-3 cloves, 1 cinnamon, 1 star anise, 1 masala elaichi, 2 cardamom, 1 javitri. Once water boils, add 1 lemon juice, and 2-3 tbsp salt. Add drained rice, cook for 5 mins till 80% done. Drain the rice.

Add to this rice, red food color drops and milk with kesar drops. Add some oil, salt and mix well and keep aside.

Step 2:

During soaking time for rice, cut the vegetables of your choice. I have used carrots, capsicum, and green peas.

Final step 3:

Oil, 2 tsp ghee, add spices(4 cloves, 1 cinnamon, 1 star anise, 1 bay leaf, 1 cardamom, 1 big elaichi, 1tsp jeera). Saute well.

Add crushed 1 inch ginger-4 garlic cloves and long slitted 3 green chillies. Saute. Add long slitted 2 onions. Saute well. Add chopped carrots, capsicum and green peas. Add little salt and half lemon juice