Veg Pulao

      Veg Pulao:

It is a delicious, tasty and yummy rice easily made by using pressure cooker.

Ingredients :

·        Rice – 1 cup

·        Coconut milk – 1 cup

·        Water – 1 ¾ cup

·        Onion – 1 chopped

·        Tomato – 1 chopped

·        Carrot , beans, potato – 1 ½ cup (cut into small pieces)

·        Peas – ¼ cup

·        Salt as needed

·        Mint leaves

·        Coriander leaves

To make a paste :

·        Green chilli -2

·        Ginger – ½  inch

·        Garlic – 3

·        Onion – ½ piece

For seasoning :

·        Ghee / oil – 3 spn

·        Cinnamon – 2 bits

·        Star anise – 2

·        Bay leaf – 1

Preparation :

·        Wash and soak the rice in water for 30 mins .

·        Wash ,peel and cut the veggies.

Method :

·        In a pressure cooker, add ghee then add the cinnamon, bay leaf ,star anise one by one.

·        Then add onions, tomatoes and onion paste, sauté well for few mins.

·        Then add the veggies one by one and sauté well for 5 mins.

·        Next add the coconut milk , 1 ¾ cup of water, and salt. Allow it to boil.

·        Add mint leaves and coriander leaves.

·        Next add the soaked rice(discard the water) and mix well. Check the salt.

·        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. Done !

                                   

Yummy Veg Pulao is ready.. serve hot .. J