VEG PULAO

Hi friends,
Vegetable pulao is a delicious and nutritious recipe. It can be prepared easily at home with a little effort.

Ingredients:

• Basmati rice - 1 cup
• Ghee or clarified butter - 2 tablespoons 
• Oil - 2 tablespoons 
• Cloves - 3
• Cinnamon - 1 inch piece 
• Cardamom - 3
• Bay leaf - 1
• Cashews - 6
• Ginger - 1 inch piece, finely chopped 
• Garlic - 6 cloves, finely chopped 
• Green chillies - 2-3, depending on the level of spiciness required 
• Onions - 2, medium sized, finely chopped 
• Tomato - 1, medium sized, finely chopped 
• Carrot - chopped - 1/4 cup
• Beans - chopped - 1/4 cup 
• Potatoes - chopped - 1/4 cup
• Green peas - 1/4 cup
• Water - 2 cups
• Coriander leaves - a few

Method:

• Soak the basmati rice in water for 30 minutes 
• Heat ghee and oil in a pressure cooker
• Add the cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf and cashews
• Add the chopped ginger, garlic and green chillies 
• Sauté well 
• Add the chopped onions
• Sauté well till the onions turn golden brown 
• Add the mint leaves and sauté well
• Add the tomatoes 
• Sauté well till the tomatoes become mushy
• Add the salt
• Sauté well 
• Add the chopped carrot, Chopped beans, chopped potatoes and green peas
• Sauté well  
• Add the basmati rice 
• Pour the water
• Add the coriander leaves
• Cook in the pressure cooker for 1 whistle followed by 2 minutes in sim flame
• Once the pressure releases, open the pressure cooker 
• Gently stir
• Serve hot with accompaniment of your choice 

Please do try this recipe and enjoy the art of cooking!!!

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