Vegetable Pulao - quick & easy

Name: Vegetable Pulao - quick & easy
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 5 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup Sona Masoori rice; 3 Vertically slit green chillies; 1 Finely chopped medium sized tomato; 1/4 cup Fresh green peas; 1 Finely chopped medium sized onion; as required Finely chopped coriander leaves for garnishing; 1 Cinnamon stick (broken to small pieces); 1 Star anise; 4 Cloves; 1 Bay leaf; 3 tbsp Cooking oil; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; As per taste Salt; 3 cups Water - approximately; 1/4 cup each Roughly diced veggies of your choice; As required Carrot, French beans, cauliflower, potatoes, ivy gourd

Prathi's Zaaika.. @prathiszaaika

UAE

#GA4 #week19
A simple & easy version of vegetable pulao which is relished in my household. Though I did not have required vegetables for pulao, I managed to grab some potatoes & Ivy gourds which was easily available then in my garden. I prefer some string beans too!

Prathi's Zaaika.. @prathiszaaika

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Ingredients

15 min

5 people

1 1/2 cupSona Masoori rice
3Vertically slit green chillies
1Finely chopped medium sized tomato
1/4 cupFresh green peas
1Finely chopped medium sized onion
as required Finely chopped coriander leaves for garnishing
1Cinnamon stick (broken to small pieces)
1Star anise
4Cloves
1Bay leaf
3 tbspCooking oil
1/4 tspturmeric powder
As per taste Salt
3 cupsWater - approximately
1/4 cupeach Roughly diced veggies of your choice
As required Carrot, French beans, cauliflower, potatoes, ivy gourd

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Steps

15 min

1

Heat oil in a pressure cooker under medium flame & add all the whole spices. Saute for few seconds. Add the onions & fry till it is translucent. Add the green chillies followed by tomatoes & saute for 2 min.
2

Add the diced veggies and fry for a minute. Meanwhile wash the rice thrice in clean water and keep it ready. Now add the rice and give a thorough mix. Add salt, turmeric powder & water. Close the lid and cook till 1 whistle. Simmer the flame to the lowest & cook for another 5 min and switch off the flame.
3

When the pressure goes down open the lid and mix the pulao gently. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves & serve the pulao hot.