Vegetable Pulao





Vegetable pulao - less spicy preparation

Basmati rice : . . . . . . . . . 2 cups

Onion (pyaj) : . . . . . . . . . . . two

Bay leaves : . . . . . . . . . . . two

Cumin seed (jeera) : 3/4 tea spoon

Cinnamon (dalchini) : . . . . . 1 inch

Clove (lavang) : . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5

Carrot (gajar) : (medium) . . . . two

French beans : . . . . . 100 grams

Peas (mattar) : . . . . . . . 3/4 cup

Oil or ghee : . . 2 table spoon

Salt (namak) to taste

Fry chopped onion in oil till pinkish brown. Add cumin seed, cinnamon, clove and bay leaf and cook for a minute. Add chopped carrots, french beans and pre-boiled peas. Cook for five minutes and then mix rice. Add salt and cook it for a minute and then add 3 cups of water and cook till rice is done.

Vegetable pulao - hot and spicy preparation

Basmati rice : . . . . . . . . . . 2 cups

Onion (pyaj) : . . . . . . . . . . . two

Bay leaves : . . . . . . . . . . . . two

Cumin seed (jeera) : . . 3/4 tea spoon

Red capsicum (simla mirchi) : . . . one

Black pepper (mari) : . . 1 tea spoon

Whole red chili (lal mirchi) : . . . 4 to 5

Cinnamon (dalchini) : . . . . . . . . 1 inch

Clove (lavang) : . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5

Carrot (gajar) : (medium) . . . . . two

French beans : . . . . . . 100 grams

Peas (mattar) : . . . . . . . . . . 3/4 cup

Oil or ghee : . . 4 table spoon

Salt (namak) to taste

Fry chopped onion in oil till pinkish brown. Add whole red chilies (break it in to half), black pepper, cumin seed, cinnamon, clove and bay leaf and cook for a minute. Add chopped carrots, french beans, chopped red capsicum and pre-boiled peas. Cook for five minutes and then mix rice. Add salt and cook it for a minute and then add 3 cups of water and cook till rice is done.

Tip: You can use pressure cooker, for which, fry everything in a cooker and then add 2 cups of water and cook it for 3 to 5 minutes.

Quantity of water and cooking time depends on the nature and quality of rice.


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