Vegetable pulao

I had done a couple of types of veggie pulao's, but this is one which is so far the yummiest and delicious pulao. My DH likes this dish very much.

Ingredients:
 
Basmati rice -1 ½  cups

Veggies - 1 big cup (peas, carrot, cauliflower, french beans)

Ghee - 2 tbsp


Onion  - 2  big chopped

Green chillies – 2 – slit into 2

Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Salt

Spices:

Cumin seeds  - 1 tsp

Bay leaf - 1

Green cardamom – 2

Cinnamon stick – 1”
 
Cloves - 3

Star anise – 1

Spice powders:

Coriander powder – 1 ½ tsp

Garam masala – 1 tsp

Cumin powder – ½ tsp

Chilly powder – ½ tsp

Turmeric powder - just a pinch!

Preparation:

1. Wash rice, drain and soak for 15 mins

2. Heat ghee in a pressure cooker and add all the whole spices.

3. Add onions, ginger garlic paste and chillies and cook till onions are nicely pinkish golden

4. Add the veggies and all the powdered masalas. Cook for a minute...

5. Add drained rice and cook for a while.

6. Add 3 cups lukewarm water and salt.

7. Pressure cook for 1 whistle and simmer for 5 min.
8. Cool, Open and then serve. 

Coconut milk Pulao

Coconut milk Pulao is a  high calorie pulao and it can be given to kids as it has no cholesterol and it contains high saturated fat.
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Ingredients:

Basmathi rice -  1 cup

Coconut milk - 1 cup

Pudhina leaves - handful (optional)

Water - 1/2 cup

To temper:

Ghee - 2 tbsp ( I used oil)

Bay leaf - 1

Star anise - 1

Cardamom - 1

Onion - 2 small - chop fine lengthwise

Green chillies - 3

Curry leaves - few

Garlic - 10 flakes - chop fine

Ginger - 1" - chop fine


Method:

1. Take coconut milk and water in the ratio 1: 1/2 for 1 cup rice.

2. Wash and soak basmathi rice in the above mixture.

3. In a pressure cooker, Heat ghee and temper with the given ingredients in the order of bay leaf, star anise, cardamom, onion, green chillies, garlic and ginger. Fry each one of these and add one by one to fry.

4. Add rice along with the coconut milk mixture.

5. Add salt.

6. Close the cooker and keep weight.

7. At once, lower the flame and cook for 10 minutes.

8. Cool, open and then serve.

Garlic Ginger pulao

Ingredients:

Green chillies - 3

Mint leaves - 1/2 bunch chopped fine

Coriander leaves - 1/2  bunch chopped fine

Onion - 1 chopped fine

Rice - 1 1/2 cups

Oil - as required

Salt - as required

To grind to a fine paste:

Garlic - 1/2 cup

Ginger - 1/2 cup

Cloves - 3

To temper:

Cinnamon - 2 small pieces

Method:

Soak rice in water .

Heat Oil in a pressure cooker and temper.

Add onions and fry till it becomes golden brown.

Add green chillies and allow it to cook.

Add ground paste and fry till raw smell goes off.

Add spinach and coriander leaves and fry it.

Add 3 cups of water and leave it to boil.

Add rice.

Add salt to taste.

Pressure cook for 2 whistles.

Cool and serve with Onion raitha.