Pulav

Vegetable pulav is one of the easiest and possibly the most loved quick fix dish made at my home. Pulav is also very versatile. Just by changing few of the basic ingredients it can be given great flavours.

Serves 4

Preparation Time: 15 min

Cooking time: 20 min

Ingredients

3 cups of rice

½ cup onions chopped
½ cup cauliflower (Flowerettes)
½ cup carrot chunks, cut beans, shelled peas

1 cup mint and coriander leaves
1 tsp ginger and garlic finely chopped
1 green chilly

¼ cup Coriander
½ tsp garam masala

1 tsp cumin seeds
Bay leaves
1 inch stick cinnamon
Oil for cooking

Wash and soak rice . Set the rice aside. Clean and wash the mint and coriander leaves. Grind the leaves with one green chilly and a little water. Take a pressure cooker and heat a Now in a pressure cooker heat some oil. Once the oil is hot add cumin seeds. Once the cumin seeds turn light brown add the bay leaves and cinnamon stick. Sauté for a minute and mix in the pudina and coriander mixture. Stir for a minute and add all the vegetables. Season the vegetables with salt and garam masala. Sauté for two minutes and mix in the rice. Gently mix all the ingredients and add water. The water should just about cover all the vegetables. Mix in the tomatoes and the ground paste. Fry for a minute and add the vegetables. Now add the rice and water. Once the rice is cooked, serve it with raitha and pickle