Vegetable Pulao

Name: Vegetable Pulao
Total time: 3300 s
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 medium Onion; 1/2 cup Carrot; 1/2 cup Capsicum; 1/2 cup French Beans; 1/2 cup green Peas (pre boiled upto 70 %); 3-4 green chilli; 7-8 Cauliflower florets; 1 ” Ginger; 5-6 Garlic cloves; 2.5 cup Basmati Rice; 3 tbsp Ghee; 2 Bay Leaf; 4 Cardamom; 4 Cloves; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 1 ” Cinnamon stick; 2.5 tsp Biriyani Masala; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder (optional); 4.5-5 cup Warm Water; Salt as required; 2 tsp Sugar; Paneer cubes (I had some left over paneer)

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

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A superb and flavourful Pulao to be served during winter as it is full of winter veggies.

#Win
#Week5

A superb and flavourful Pulao to be served during winter as it is full of winter veggies.

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

#Win
#Week5

A superb and flavourful Pulao to be served during winter as it is full of winter veggies.

#Win
#Week5

A superb and flavourful Pulao to be served during winter as it is full of winter veggies.

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Ingredients

50- 55 minutes

4-5 servings

2medium Onion
1/2 cupCarrot
1/2 cupCapsicum
1/2 cupFrench Beans
1/2 cupgreen Peas (pre boiled upto 70 %)
3-4green chilli
7-8Cauliflower florets
1” Ginger
5-6Garlic cloves
2.5 cupBasmati Rice
3 tbspGhee
2Bay Leaf
4Cardamom
4Cloves
1 tspCumin seeds
1” Cinnamon stick
2.5 tspBiriyani Masala
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspKashmiri red chilli powder (optional)
4.5-5 cupWarm Water
Salt as required
2 tspSugar
Paneer cubes (I had some left over paneer)

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Steps

50- 55 minutes

1

Assemble ingredients, chop all veggies, and cut paneer into cubes.
2

Soak rice for 30 - 40 minutes and keep aside.
3

Whole spices, marinade paneer cubes with little salt + turmeric, Marinade for 10 minutes and fry till golden brown and keep aside.
4

In a moderately heated pan, add ghee, add cumin seeds + bay leaf + cardamom + cloves + cinnamon and allow to crackle and spices turn aromatic. Add onion and sauté till pinkish. Add ginger + garlic and sauté for a few seconds.
5

Add veggies except for green peas + capsicum and stir fry by adding slight salt, sauté for 4-5 minutes.
6

Add Capsicum cubes and sauté for 2 minutes. Now add all spices and sauté for 3-4 minute by adding 3 tbsp water.
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Sauté for 3-4 minutes.
8

Add green peas and mix gently. Now add soaked rice and gently mix.
9

Fry rice for 2 minutes.
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Now add 4 cups warm water, mix very nicely and cook under medium flame by covering for 7-8 minutes.
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Now check rice and water, rice is semi-soft, so add 1/2 - 1 cup warm water + sugar and cook rice by covering under low flame for 10 - 12 minutes or till rice softens. Chopped coriander can be added at this stage and check for salt also. Add fried paneer cubes also.
12

Switch off the flame and keep in stand-by mode for 2-3 minutes, Pulao is ready.
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Serve with Tomato Coconut Chutney or Raita.
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