Vegetable Pulao

Prep and Cooking Time: 25-30mins

Serves: 3-4 persons

Ingredients

Basmati Rice - 2cups

Onion- 1 medium sized, chopped

Carrot- 2, finely chopped

Beans- 1 cup, cut into small pieces

Green Peas- ½ cup

Corn- ¼ cup (Optional)

Green Chillies- 4, slit and chopped into halves

Ginger Garlic paste- ½ tsp

Cilantro/ Coriander leaves- ¼ bunch

Garam Masala pwd – ¾ tsp

Cashews/ Kaju- 5-6, chopped into halves

Cloves, Cinnamon, Bay Leaves, Elaichi/Cardamom- 2 or 3 of each

Clarified Butter/ Ghee- 2 tbsp

Method

• Heat ghee/oil in a pan, add cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom and cashews, once it splutters add onions, green chillies, Ginger Garlic paste and cook until onions turn transparent
  
• Now add the vegetables and salt and sauté the contents.
  
• Cook on a medium flame for not more than 3-5 mins, add garam masala to this.
  
• Do not overcook the veggies as they would once again be cooked with the rice.
  
• Now add the vegetable mixture to the washed basmati rice along with 3 cups of water
  
• Cook the rice until it is done.
  
• Note: For 1 cup Basmati Rice 1 ½ cup water would be sufficient.
  
• Garnish with coriander leaves and Serve this hot Veg Biryani with a Mixed Vegetable Curry or Chicken Curry and Raitha.
  

That would make for a great meal. Isn't it???