Wednesday 18 April 2012

Vegetable pulao


Ingredients:

1 cup Basmati rice
1 Onion chopped
2 Green chilli
1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
1  Tomato puree
Mint leaves
beans-6-7
1 potato
6 cauliflower florets
1/2 carrot
1/3 cup Peas
1 tbsp Lemon juice
2 tbsp Oil
1 tbsp ghee
Pinch of Turmeric powder
1 tbsp Chilli powder
Salt to taste.
1 piece Cinnamon
1 Cardamom
1 Bay leaf
2 Cloves
Coriander leaves for garnishing



Method:

Soak rice for 20 minutes. Drain the water well and keep it aside.Cut the vegetables lengthwise. Wash cauliflower well and put them hot water for 5 minutes. Blend 1 tomato to a paste.Take a pressure cooker or a pressure pan, heat ghee+oil, add cinnamon, cardamon, baylea, clove. After it splutters, add onions and saute till they turn transparent. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a few more minutes.Add tomato puree, green chilli, beans,potato, cauliflower,carrot, peas, turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt, mint leaves, drained rice and saute for a few minutes.Then add 2 cups of hot water, lemon juice and close the cooker. Keep it in medium flame. After it is half cooked, stir the contents and close the cooker with weight. Simmer for 5 minutes and switch it off. Open the cooker, after the pressure subsides. Pulao is ready to be served. Garnish with coriander leaves.

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