Vegetable pulav
Indian Cuisine
Ingredients for :
Mixed vegetables chopped - 1 cup
Onion thinly sliced - 1
Basmati rice - 1 cup
Ginger-garlic paste - 1½ tsp
Cloves - 2
Cardamom - 2
Cinnamon - 2 small pieces
Bay leaf - 1
Yoghurt/curd - 3 tbsp
Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
Garam masala - ½ tsp
Chilly powder - ½ tsp
Mint leaves - few
Salt - for taste
Oil/Ghee - 2 tbsp
Water - as required
Preparation
1. Heat oil/ghee in a pan. Add cinnamon, cardamon, cloves and bay leaf and fry for a minute.
2. Add onions and fry till they are soft and translucent.
3. Add the ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell is gone.
4. Now add the mixed vegetables and fry for a while.(I used frozen mixed vegetables like carrot, beans and peas you could use your choice of vegetables)
5. Add turmeric, garam masala, chilly powder and mint leaves and fry for a couple of minutes. (You can adjust the chilly powder according to how spicy you want it)
6. Add curd and mix well.
7. Now add the washed and drained rice and fry for 2 -3 mins.Now add the required amount of salt and water and cook on low heat untill all the water is absorbed. (I add 1½ cups of water for 1 cup of basmati rice. I cook mine in rice cooker most of the times, you can use your own convinient method for cooking the rice)
8. Mix well before serving. It can be served with yoghurt raita or vegetable kurma.