VEGETABLE PULAO

VEGETABLE PULAO

INGREDIENTS:

Basmati rice – 1 cup

Water – 2 cups

Beans, carrot, and shelled peas – 1 cup

Big onion – 1

Ginger – 1 small piece

Garlic – 2 pods

Green chillies - 2

Cinnamon stick – 1

Clove – 2

Cardamom – 1

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Oil

Salt

METHOD:

Soak basmati rice in water for half an hour.

Wash and cut the vegetables into cubes.

Coarsely grind onion, green chillies, ginger and garlic.

Heat oil in a pressure pan, add the spices, and then the ground paste and fry till the oil leaves the sides. Add the vegetables, salt and sauté for two more minutes. Pour in the water and when it starts boiling add the drained rice and garam masala and mix well.

Pressure cook for 3 whistles.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with onion raitha or any raitha of your choice.

For raitha:

Cut onions finely, add salt and thick curds. Garnish with coriander.