Vegetable Pulao

Vegetable Pulao

                   Veg Pulao which has less spicy with mild flavours. It takes nearly 20 min to prepare, those who don't have time to prepare lunch can prefer this Veg pulao will be very easy and tasty food. This is one of the variety rice which can prefer for kids lunch box.

Ingredients:

• Basmathi Rice – 1 cup

• Water – 3/4 cup

• Onion – 2 (Chopped)

• Green chillies – 2 (slit Lengthwise)

• Capsicum – 1 (slit Lengthwise)

• Peas – 1/4 cup

• Carrot and Beans - 1/4 cup (Chopped)

• Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp

• coriander Leaves - handful

• Ghee - 1 1/2 tsp

• Cashew nuts - 10 to 12 

• Salt - As needed.

Spices:

• Cloves - 2

• Cardamom - 1

• Cinnamon - 1 inch

How to pressure cook Basmathi rice :

• Soak the basmathi rice in water for 20 mins. Heat 1 tbsp of butter in a pressure cook, add the above spices(while adding spices flavour will get into the rice) and add the drained rice and saute it for 2 mins.

• Add 3/4 cup of water and add needed salt for rice. let them boil and close the pressure cook and leave it for 3 whistle.

• Apply 1 tsp ghee, and transfer it into an plate to avoid sticking together and keep aside.

Method:

• Switch off the flame and serve this funny plate decoration for kids with tomato sauce.

• Heat ghee in pan , Add the Onions and green chillies and saute till it turns transparent.

• Then , add ginger & garlic paste and saute it for 2mins.

• Then add the chopped beans, carrot, Peas, capsicum , coriander leaves , salt and saute it for 2 mins.(Veg should not be over cooked it should be crunchy). 

•  Atlast add cooked rice , white pepper and mix it well without breaking the rice and garnish with cashew nuts. 

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