Vegetable Pulav
Vegetable Pulav | Veg Pulao is a delicious n healthy one pot rice entree from India. It is basically rice and vegetables cooked in coconut milk and spices.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Basmati
- 2 cloves Garlic
- ½ inch Ginger
- 3 Green chilli
- ½ large Onion (sliced)
- 3 medium Carrot
- 10 Beans
- ¼ Cup Green peas
- 5 Cashews
- ¼ Cup Coconut Milk
- ¾ Cup Water
- 1 tsp Ghee (Optional)
To Temper
- 1 Tbsp Oil
- 1 Cinnamon
- 4 Cloves
- 2 Cardamom
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 tsp Fennel seeds
- 1 tsp Salt (adjust per taste)
Instructions
- First grind the garlic, ginger and one chilli together into a coarse paste and keep aside. Wash and soak the rice for atleast 15 minutes.
- Heat the cooker pan with oil, add the cashews and roast them till their color changes to golden brown. Remove them from oil and keep aside. Chop the veggies to 1 inch pieces.
- Now to the same pan, add all the ingredients under "To Temper" in given order. When the fennel seeds starts to change its color, add the onion, ginger-garlic-chilli paste and the remaining two slit chillis. Saute until the onion color changes to golden brown.
- Now add the veggies (Carrot, beans, peas), salt and saute for 1 minute. Add the milk, ¾ Cup of water and give a quick stir.
- Finally add the rice, give a stir, close the lid and cook for 1 whistle or until the rice is done. Once the pressure totally subsides, open the lid, add the roasted cashews, a tsp of ghee and give a stir.
- Serve hot with any spicy gravy.
Notes | FAQ
- Do adjust the green chilli quantity according to your preference.
- Do adjust the timing for cooking rice according to your pressure cooker and stove settings. Mine got done in about 8 minutes with 1 whistle.