Vegetable Pulao

Vegetable is pulao is a dish which is less spicy and very healthy as it contains all the nutritious vegetables like beans, carrot, cauliflower, green peas, potato .

It looks very simple and requires less time and effort.

Ingredients:

1. Rice(Ordinary/ Basmati)                          1 cup

2. Carrot                                                          1

3. Beans                                                          100gms

4. Potato                                                         1-2

5. Green Peas                                                 1/4 cup

6. Cauliflower                                                 7-8 florets

7. Coconut                                                      1/2 cup

8. Green Chillies                                             4-5(depending on the chilli, reduce the no if it spicy)

9. Garlic                                                            6 pods

10. Ginger                                                        1/2- 1 inch long

11. Oil+Ghee

12. Bayleaf, Cinnamon, Clove and Green Cardamom, Jeera

13. Paneer                                                       100gms(cubed)(Optional)

14. Cashew                                                       6-7

15. Turmeric Powder                                     1/4 tsp

16. Onion                                                          1 big(finely chopped)



Method:

1. Wash all the vegetables and cut them as shown in the pic below. Soak the rice in water for 15 mins

2. Grind the coconut , garlic, ginger and green chillies along with little salt.

3. Heat the kadai , add oil and ghee. When it is hot add bay leaf, cinnamon, Green cardamom,clove and jeera.

4. Then add Onion . Once it turns brown add the grounded coconut mixture. Saute it for 2 mins. Be careful not to burn the mixture.

5. Then add all the vegetables and turmeric powder. Cook for 2 mins with the lid closed in low flame.

6. Turn off the flame.Now in a rice cooker or pressure cooker add this vegetable mixture with the raw rice. As shown below.

7. Pour 2 to 2 1/2 cup water and cook for 2-3 whistles.

8. If your using paneer and cashew ,Just fry it with little oil in a pan. Keep it a side.

9. Once your cooker cools down add this paneer and cashew.

10. Garnish with Coriander leaves.

This goes well with onion raita or any spicy gravy of your choice.