Vegetable Pulao

Are your kids bored of traditional style cooking,you have guests coming up and you don't know what to prepare,well the best solution is to go for a Vegetable Pulao. Goodness of all the veggies combined in one meal.This is a very common and standard menu in any of the restaurant menu cards.This can also be a very good weekend menu where your family wants a break from traditional cooking of sambhar and rasam. Though there are several ways of preparing vegetable pulao, I always prefer it to be mild yet more aromatic.My style of making pulao has been very much appreciated and my friends too love it. Hence,I am confidently posting the recipe here.Here goes the recipe for milk aromatic vegetable pulao.

serves:3

Ingredients:

1. Basmati Rice - 1.5 cups
2. Ghee - 3 tsp
3. Green Chilies-2 (slit lengthwise)
4. Garam masala powder-1 tsp
5. Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp
6. Lemon extract-1 tsp
7. Coriander leaves - for garnishing
8. Salt to taste
9. Turmeric - 1 tsp

Masala Ingredients

1. Star anise(anaachi poo)-2-3 
2. Cinnamon stick-1 inch
3. Cloves-2-3
4. Green Cardamom-2
5. Pepper powder-2 tsp
6. Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
7. cumin seeds - 1 tsp
8. Bay Leaf-1
9. Mace/Japathri -2

Vegetables Used (Can be anything of your choice)

• Beans - 10-15
• Carrot – 2
• Onions -1 medium sized
• Cauliflower florets-6-7
• Peas - 2 tbsp

                                     

Method:

1. Soak basmathi rice in water and keep it aside for 30 mins.

2. Cut all the vegetables lengthwise (Except cauliflower,Peas). Boil all the veggies with pinch of salt and turmeric in a pan for about 5 mins. 

3. In a pan, heat some ghee and add all the masala ingredients and saute for 2 mins.

4. Now, add onions,chili and saute until the onions become transparent.

5. Now, add turmeric and ginger garlic paste.Saute till the raw flavor of ginger and garlic goes off.


6. Next, add all other vegetables to the pan.

7. Strain the soaked basmathi rice completely and add it to the pan.

8. Add garam masala and mix evenly and gently in low flame till the rice is fully covered with masala mixture and evenly coated.

9. Now transfer the content of the pan to a vessel for pressure cooking.

10. Add salt and lemon extract to rice and pressure cook the rice as mentioned here.

11.  Garnish with fresh tender coriander leaves.

12. The Vegetable Pulao is now ready to be served hot with papads or raitha.