Vegetable Rice Pulao

A quick rice pulao recipe that can make any woman's life easy is here to stay:) This pulao is a quickie, more or less like a 1 pot meal. The advantage being you can either put in more efforts on cutting fresh vegetables and making it an irresistible pulao or use frozen vegetables which most of us have tucked somewhere in the freezer :) to make a quick pulao and serve the hungry battalion at home :) Everyone will be happy with the end result.

VEGETABLE PULAO

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rice (preferably Basmati)
• 2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups of vegetables (frozen or freshly cut- beans,cauliflower,carrots,corn,peas)
• whole garam masala ( 4 peppercorns, 4 cloves, 1 inch stick cinnamon, 1 bay leaf, 1 cardamom crushed)
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tbsp ghee(clarified butter)
• 1 tbsp oil
• 2-3 pods of garlic chopped
• 1 tsp chilli pwd
• 1/2 tsp turmeric(haldi)
• 1/2 tsp cumin pwd
• 1/2 tsp coriander pwd
• 1 tsp garam masala
• salt to taste
• handful chopped cilantro
• 1-2 tbsp grated coconut to garnish
  

Preparation:

• Rinse and soak rice for 30 minutes, then drain and keep aside.
• Cut all the fresh vegetables and set it aside.
• In a wide bottom non-stick pan, heat ghee and oil together, add mustard seeds, as they splutter add whole garam masala, saute for a few seconds, then add garlic and saute for another few seconds.
• Add the vegetables, quickly saute for a minute, add rice saute again for a couple of minutes.
• Now add all the powders (chilli, cumin, coriander, haldi, garam masala), salt and mix everything. Add water and mix everything one last time.
• On low/sim flame cook for 22-25 minutes with a covered lid.
• switch off the gas and let the rice sit for 5 more minutes. Your rice is ready to be served.
• Serve with yogurt raita, pickles, papad etc.

njoY!! happY cookinG!!

Note:* Adjust the spices as per your taste.

Health Benefits: Rice with Vegetables will you give much-needed carbohydrates along with vitamins and minerals.