Tuesday 17 February 2015

Vegetable Pilaf / Pulao

This time I am going to share Vegetable Pulao recipe with you all & I am sure you enjoy this recipe..

I prefer cooking it in pressure cooker & I use Basmati rice. But with this same recipe, you can use Sona Masoori rice as well. It doesn't make any major difference except the flavor of Basmati..but it tastes the same ! So let's start…



Whole Garam masala Ingredients :

Bay Leaf - 1 (big) or 2 (small)
Cinnamon / Cassia bark stick - 1
Cloves - 4 to 5
Green / black cardamom - 2
Anis flower - 2 to 3
Nutmeg - small piece




Ingredients :

Rice - 2 cups
Water - 3 cups (Basmati rice) / 4 cups (Sona masoori rice)
Carrot - 1 chopped into round pieces
Cauliflower florets - 1/2 cup
Mix of chopped Green Beans, peas, surti papdi beans (avarekalu), lima beans - 1 cup
Tomato - 1 medium sized - chopped
Onion - 1 medium sized - chopped
Green chilli - 4 to 5 slitted
Ginger Garlic paste - 1/2 table spoon
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tea spoon
Oil - 3 table spoons
Ghee - 2 table spoons
Salt - as per the taste

Method :

- Wash & soak the rice in water and keep it aside.
-  Heat the oil in the pressure cooker & add all the whole garam masala herbs.
- Once you can feel the aroma of herbs add chopped onions and fry them until little brownish.
- Now add Chopped tomato & green chili and fry for 2 minutes and add ginger - garlic paste.
- Once you see the tomato is cooked add all the remaining vegetable, add pinch of salt & stir.  
- Let the vegetables cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Drain out the water & add the soaked rice to the vegetables, add garam masala powder and mix well.
- Now add the measured water to the rice, adjust the salt & add ghee, mix well.
- Close the lid & put the weight on and follow the number of whistles.

Note :  You know your pressure cooker  well, usually how many whistles it takes to cook rice ! Just one whistle is good enough with my pressure cooker.

Once done, let all the pressure go out & open the lid…you see a Colorful & Delicious Veg Pulao ready to serve & enjoy with just Raitha as a side ! Enjoy !!!

Veg pulao
Veg Pulao / pilaf

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