Veg pulao recipe (Vegetable pulao recipe) | Lunch box recipes

I make this Veg pulao when ever I feel cooking something simple as one pot meal. This goes well with any rich gravy like butter paneer masala  or shahi paneer kind of side dishes. Aj loves this very much as well. Though he prefers Biryani more, he is fine with this simple vegetable pulao also. After trying few combination of ingredients, I am now hooked to this recipe. I have added thin coconut milk for this pulao but you can make it plain too. This makes a great lunch box recipe too. I know many of you make this, still wanted to blog this recipe here. Might be helpful to beginners in cooking.

Veg pulao recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Lunch
Prep Time: 1 Hr soaking time    |  Cook time: 25 mins    |  Serves: 2

Ingredients

Basmati rice -  1 cup 

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Chopped mixed vegetables -  1 cup to 1 & 1/4 cup 

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Onion -  1 

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Green chilli -  3 

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Coconut milk (or plain water) -  1 & 1/2 cup 

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Salt -  As needed 

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 Ghee  - 1 tsp

To grind

Garlic - 4

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Ginger - 1 inch piece

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Cinnamon - 1 small piece

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To temper

Oil - 1 tblsp

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Cardamom - 2

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Cloves - 2

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Bay leaf - 1

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Method

1. Soak basmati rice for atleast an hour. Slice onion, green chillies. I used 1 small carrot, 8 beans, frozen peas and corn. Peel and grind ginger, garlic, cinnamon with little water to fine paste.

2. Heat a small pressure cooker, add oil and temper with the items given under to temper table. Add onion,green chilli and fry till transparent in medium flame. Add ground
ginger garlic paste.
3. Give it a stir for a minute and add the vegetables. Fry in medium flame for 2 mins. Add the rice, drained from water. Mix well.

4. Add salt, coconut milk (or water) and bring to boil. Close the pressure cooker and keep the flame in lowest flame possible and cook for 12 – 14 mins. Or you can also keep for 2 whistles in medium flame also. Open and fluff the pulav carefully and mix ghee.

Notes

• Soaking rice for more time gives soft rice and needs less water to get cooked, hence we get separate grains.
  
• Fry in medium flame to avoid browning of any ingredient which will make pulav look dull in colour.

I had with paneer butter masala. Perfect to go with this mixed vegetable pulav!

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