Vegetable Mint Pulao

Khayal
Khayal @cook_26467915
Jammu Kashmir, India.

Mint has always been one interesting herb for me. The aroma, the taste, and the benefits always fascinated me. Adding mint to the usual Vegetable Pulao uplifted the whole level of a regular Pulao recipe. #vegetablepulao #vegetarian #pulao #veganrecipes #ricerecipes #indianrecipes #easyrecipes

Vegetable Mint Pulao

Mint has always been one interesting herb for me. The aroma, the taste, and the benefits always fascinated me. Adding mint to the usual Vegetable Pulao uplifted the whole level of a regular Pulao recipe. #vegetablepulao #vegetarian #pulao #veganrecipes #ricerecipes #indianrecipes #easyrecipes

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Ingredients

45 minutes
3-4 people
  1. 1 cupBasmati rice washed and kept aside
  2. 1large onion finely sliced
  3. 1tomato finely chopped
  4. 1 teaspoonginger-garlic chopped
  5. 1medium sized potato cut to small cubes
  6. 1/2 cupgreen peas
  7. 1 tablespoonchopped carrots
  8. 1 tablespoondesi ghee
  9. 2 inchcinnamon
  10. 1Bay leaf
  11. 1black cardamom
  12. 1 teaspooncumin seeds
  13. 2-3peppercorns and 2 cloves
  14. 1/2 teaspoonmint powder
  15. to tasteSalt
  16. 1 teaspoonred chilli powder
  17. 1/4 teaspoonturmeric powder
  18. Fresh mint and coriander leaves chopped for ganish
  19. 5-6 strandssaffron soaked in warm milk

Cooking Instructions

45 minutes
  1. 1

    Heat ghee in a pot. Add cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, cloves, black cardamom, and bay leaf.

  2. 2

    Once the whole spices starts to crackle, add sliced onions. Fry till golden brown.

  3. 3

    Add the chopped vegetables and chopped ginger garlic. Saute well.

  4. 4

    Add chopped tomatoes, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and mint powder. Cook vegetables for 5-6 minutes. Add half of the saffron milk to it.

  5. 5

    Add Basmati rice and mix it well the vegetables.

  6. 6

    Add 1 and a half cup of water and cook rice and vegetables together. Add saffron milk. Keep the strands separate.

  7. 7

    The amount of water to be added in a Pulao or Biryani majorly depends on the quality of rice you are using. Add only that much amount of water in which the rice gets cooked and not overcook or gets mushy.

  8. 8

    Once the rice is cooked, remove it from the flame and add freshly chopped mint and coriander leaves. Serve hot with Boondi raita and pickle.

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