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Veg Pulav / How to make vegetable pulav

Veg Pulav is a tasty, filling, one pot dish usually served during get-together and parties. Varied vegetables are cooked with spices in long grained rice, it makes a good meal when paired with yoghurt based salad or curry.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: lunch ideas, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian, north indian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cup basmati rice
  • 1/2 bowl of cut onions
  • 1 cup mixed vegetables as beans carrots and peas
  • 1/2 inch cinnamon
  • 2 cloves
  • 2 cardamom
  • 1/2 bowl coriander
  • 10 leaves mint
  • 2 green chillies
  • 1/2 inch ginger
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoon ghee + 1 tablespoon oil
  • water for cooking

Method
 

  1. Wash the rice, drain water and keep aside.
  2. Grind coriander, mint leaves, green chillies, ginger and garlic to a fine paste.
  3. Take the mixture of oil and ghee, I prefer doing that. and add the spices, then add chopped onions and fry till slightly brown in colour. Then add the vegetables and fry again. Now add the grind paste and continue to saute. Then, add rice and saute for another two minutes.
  4. Now, you can either put it in a rice cooker or cook in the pressure. Add three cups of water and salt and stir. Close the lid and allow to cook for one whistle.
  5. Let the pressure release by itself. Gently, mix the rice.
  6. Vegetable pulav is ready. Serve with any yoghurt based salad.