{"id":195,"date":"2026-02-14T12:43:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/?post_type=cp_recipe&#038;p=195"},"modified":"2026-02-14T12:43:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:43:23","slug":"polau","status":"publish","type":"cp_recipe","link":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/recipe\/polau\/","title":{"rendered":"Polau"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Being welcoming and extremely hospitable is a hallmark of Bangladeshi culture. Visitors and friends are always welcome to drop in, sometimes even unannounced. Open doors, sheer hospitality, and friendly disposition are an integral part of the society. Add tons of mouthwatering food shared by the guests and host with chic-chat, laughter, love, and you have a complete picture of sociable Bangladeshis.<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<div class=\"cooked-recipe-ingredients\">\n<div itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\" class=\"cooked-single-ingredient cooked-ingredient cooked-ing-no-checkbox\"><span class=\"cooked-ing-amount\" data-decimal=\"2\">2<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-measurement\">cups<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-name\">Basmati Rice<\/span><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\" class=\"cooked-single-ingredient cooked-ingredient cooked-ing-no-checkbox\"><span class=\"cooked-ing-amount\" data-decimal=\"3\">3<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-measurement\">cups<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-name\">Hot water<\/span><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\" class=\"cooked-single-ingredient cooked-ingredient cooked-ing-no-checkbox\"><span class=\"cooked-ing-amount\" data-decimal=\"1\">1<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-measurement\">cup<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-name\">milk<\/span><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\" class=\"cooked-single-ingredient cooked-ingredient cooked-ing-no-checkbox\"><span class=\"cooked-ing-amount\" data-decimal=\"2\">2<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-measurement\">tbsp<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-name\">Powder milk<\/span><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\" class=\"cooked-single-ingredient cooked-ingredient cooked-ing-no-checkbox\"><span class=\"cooked-ing-amount\" data-decimal=\"3\">3<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-measurement\">qts<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-name\">cardamom<\/span><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\" class=\"cooked-single-ingredient cooked-ingredient cooked-ing-no-checkbox\"><span class=\"cooked-ing-amount\" data-decimal=\"3\">3<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-measurement\">qts<\/span> <span class=\"cooked-ing-name\">cloves<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\n<div class=\"cooked-recipe-directions\">\n<div id=\"cooked-single-direction-step-\" class=\"cooked-single-direction cooked-direction\" data-step=\"Step 2\">\n<div class=\"cooked-dir-content\">\n<p>Soak basmati rice for atleast 30 mins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cooked-single-direction-step-\" class=\"cooked-single-direction cooked-direction\" data-step=\"Step 3\">\n<div class=\"cooked-dir-content\">\n<p>Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a pan then saute onion until translucent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cooked-single-direction-step-\" class=\"cooked-single-direction cooked-direction\" data-step=\"Step 4\">\n<div class=\"cooked-dir-content\">\n<p>Add bay leaves , shah jeera and whole garam masala and fry until fragrant (1-2 min)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cooked-single-direction-step-\" class=\"cooked-single-direction cooked-direction\" data-step=\"Step 5\">\n<div class=\"cooked-dir-content\">\n<p>Now add the soaked basmati rice and mix well. Saute for 3-4 min<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cooked-single-direction-step-\" class=\"cooked-single-direction cooked-direction\" data-step=\"Step 6\">\n<div class=\"cooked-dir-content\">\n<p>Add 3 cups of hot water , 1 cup of milk , 2 tablespoon of powder milk (optional), ginger paste and salt .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cooked-single-direction-step-\" class=\"cooked-single-direction cooked-direction\" data-step=\"Step 7\">\n<div class=\"cooked-dir-content\">\n<p>Boil the rice uncovered for 6-7 min until rice is visible on the top.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","recipe_category":[326],"class_list":["post-195","cp_recipe","type-cp_recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cp_recipe_category-lunch","cp_recipe_cuisine-bengali","cp_recipe_cooking_method-slow-cooking","cp_recipe_diet-halal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe\/195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cp_recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe\/195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cp_recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_category?post=195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}