Vegetable Pulao
Friday, October 25, 2013
Vegetable pulao is a comfort and most satisfying dish cooked with basmati rice, vegetables and spices. This a very healthy and delicious one pot meal.
Ingredients:
1 cup Basmati Rice
1 big Onion
1 Tablespoon Ghee
1 Tablespoon Oil
1/2 stick Cinnamon
1 Bay Leaf
Vegetables of your choice
Salt to taste
Cilantro for garnishing
To Blend Or To Grind:
8-10 Mint Leaves
5-6 Green chili's
4-5 Garlic
1 small piece Cinnamon Stick
1/2 teaspoon Fennel Seeds
Method:
First soak the basmati rice for 1/2 an hour. Grind the items given in the grind table into a smooth paste by adding some water to it. Heat the cooker with oil and ghee and add the bay leaf & cinnamon stick.
Add onions and fry until translucent. Now add the ground masala paste and mix well & cook for two minutes.
Add the vegetables and fry for another two minutes. Add the soaked and drained rice and stir fry for a minute.
Add 1-1/2 cups of water, salt and mix well. Close the lid and pressure cook until you hear 2 whistles.
Top it with ghee and coriander leaves. Serve hot with raitha.
For Raitha Recipe, click the links below:
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Tips:
- For more flavor, add pulao masala when frying the vegetables.
- The water quantity varies with the quality of Basmati Rice.
- Soak the rice as much as possible. Soaking the rice gives a moist rice and also cooks easily.
- You can add some grated coconut for extra flavor.
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