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Vegetable Pulav

By: Tarla Dixit

Vegetable Pulav
(vegetable rice)

ORIGIN:
"Vegetable Pulav" (vegetable rice) is a popular north indian dish(main course item).Its main ingredients are rice (which is rich in carbohydrates) and vegetables like carrot (rich in vitamin A),beans (rich in proteins) and Peas .It is quite a healthy dish.It is widely preferred by youngesters in the modern world.

INGREDIENTS

Basmati rice - 1 cup

Water - 11/2 cup

Cloves,sonf - 2 tsps.

Biryani leaves - 2

Garlic-Ginger paste - 1 tsp.

Green chillis - 3

Coriander leaves - 2 tbsps.

Ghee - 100 gms.

Cashew nuts - 5

Beans - 50 gms.

Carrot - 1

Peas - 100 gms.

Onion - 1

Salt - 1 tsp.

PROCEDURE

Step 1:First of all ,chop the vegetables like onions,beans,coriander leaves ,carrot into small pieces and keep them aside.

Step 2:Grind the sonf and cloves dry in a mixer-grinder to get a nice powder.

Step 3:Soak the washed basmati rice (1 cup) in 2 cups of water for 30 minutes.

Step 4:After 30 minutes,drain the water and keep the rice aside.

Step 5:Now,Heat ghee in a frying pan and add the chopped onions to the pan and fry till golden brown.

Step 6:Add all the vegetables like chopped beans,carrots and peas including green chillis to the pan and fry well till all the vegetables are cooked.

Step 7:Add the clove-sonf powder,salt,ginger-garlic paste and the soaked basmati rice to the pan and fry for 2 minutes.

Step 8:Add 11/2 cups of water to the mixture and cook in a pressure cooker for 15 minutes.

Step 9:After 15 minutes,garnish with ghee fried cashew nuts.

NOTE:

*Please use the ingredients in the above mentioned quantity only.

*Do not forget to add pressure cooker weight to the cooker.

*Do not forget top soak the rice for 30 minutes before frying ang cooking.

Article Source: http://recipes-indian.com

About the Author: Mrs.Tarla Dixit is one of the most principal contributors to the recipe site www.recipes-indian.com/
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