Vegetable Pulao Recipe - Ingredients:
- Basmati Rice - 1 cup
- Onion - 1 medium sized chopped lengthwise
- Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
- Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
- Mint leaves - few (around 10)
- Vegetables of ur choice - almost 1/2 cup[I used 2 carrots, 2 beans and handful of peas]
- Water - 1.5 cups
- Salt - to taste
To temper:
- Cloves - 2
- Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
- Bayleaf - a small leaf
- Green Chilli - 2 slitted
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- Ghee - 1 tbsp
Method:
1. Rinse rice well twice atleast and soak in water for 30mins set aside.In a pressure cooker, Heat a ghee and oil, add bayleaf, gingergarlic paste, onions.Fry for 2-3 minutes.Now add the onion, green chillies , mint leaves and fry for few mins. Then add the chopped veggies.
2. Add garam masala powder, fry for 2mins then drain water from rice and add it. Fry for 2mins and then mix well until combined. Add required salt.
3. Now add exactly 1.5 cups of water and allow it to boil. Close and pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles in medium flame. Open and fluff it with a fork carefully without breaking the rice. Garnish with ghee if required.
The aroma of ghee with vegetables in rice.....hmm yummmmy!! I am not a fan of restaurant pulaos becos most of them have strong flavours of the spices....I like mine to be less flavoured and thats the reason I started trying out pulaos at home :)
My Notes:- Dont add more mint leaves as the flavour will be strong.
- You can also add other vegetables like potato and cauliflower.
