Beetroot Pulao

         


               

       Beetroot Pulao:

          It is a delicious and easy pulao made by using pressure cooker.

Ingredients :

·         Rice – 1 cup

·         Beetroot chopped – ½ cup

·         Peas  - ¼ cup (optional)

·         Onion – 1 finely chopped

·         Ginger garlic pate – 1 spn

·         Salt as needed

·         Garam masala – ½ spn

·         Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

·         Coriander leaves chopped – 1 spn

·         Water – 1 ½ cup

·         Lemon juice – ½ spn

To grind :

·         Small Onion – 4

·         Green chilli – 1

For seasoning :

·         Ghee /oil – 2 spn

·         Cinnamon – 2 bits

·         Cloves – 1

·         Cashew /raisins – 4 (optional)

Preparation :

·         Wash and soak the rice in 1 and ½ cups of water for 30 mins.

·         Wash,peel  and chop the vegetables.

·         In a blender, grind the onion and green chilli and make a fine paste.

Method :

·         In a pressure cooker, add oil then add the seasoning one by one.

·         Then add onion paste and ginger garlic paste and sauté till raw smell goes off.

·         Next add onion and sauté till it turns golden brown.

·         Add beetroot pieces and sauté well. Then add salt ,turmeric powder and garam masala sauté for 3 mins.

·         Next add the rice which we soaked. Don’t discard  the water. Sauté it in a low flame for 5 mins.

·         Then add the 1 and ½ cups of water and cover the lid of the cooker.

·         Pressure cook it for 2 whistles. Switch off the flame.

·         Once the pressure released, Fluff the rice with fork add lemon juice mix well.

Garnish with coriander leaves. Done!

                             

Beetroot pulao is ready..serve hot with onion Raita.. J