Mixed Vegetable Pulao

Today I wanted to cook rice with all the vegetables that were available in the house. Something fast & easy. So decided to make pulao.

Ingredients: -

1 cup Basmati rice

2 tbsp ghee/butter

2 cloves

2-3 black pepper

1/2 tsp turmeric

1/2 tsp jeera

1/2 tsp Kasoori methi

cashew nuts for garnishing
1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
a small cinnamon stick

1 medium sized onion, finely chopped

Chop the following vegetables: -

1 small carrot

2 medium potatoes

1 small capsicum

handful of cabbage

100g beans

few cauliflower florets

50g peas

1 medium sized tomato

Salt

Method: -

1. In a pressure cooker, add 1 tsp of ghee & cook on medium flame.

2. Add cashew nuts & fry them until they turn light brown. Keep them aside.

3. Add the remaining ghee. Add jeera, Cinnamon stick, pepper & cloves. Fry for few seconds.

4. Add chopped onions & turmeric. Fry till the onions start to leave water.

5. Add the vegetables in the same order. First add beans, potatoes, carrots & cauliflower.

6.Add very little salt.

7.Fry them till the edges of the potatoes start to turn brown.

8. Add cabbage, peas & capsicum. Cover the pressure cooker with a plate/lid & let them cook for 2-3 minutes.

9. Add kasoori methi & tomato & mix well.

10. Wash the rice & add it to the vegetable mixture.

11. Add salt per taste & fry rice for few seconds.

12. Add 2 1/2 cups of water & pressure cook till two whistles.

13. Garnish with cashew nuts & serve with pachidi.