Veg Pulao

Vegetable Pulao is one of the ‘Savior’ dishes in many kitchens. If your tired/ in a hurry/ falling short of ingredients for other dishes, you can always make this one. It gives way to a lot of room for innovation. You can use either one or any number of vegetables, make it spicy or mild easily moulding it to suit your mood for the day.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups – Basmati Rice

• 1 – Onions

• 3 tbsp – Ghee

• 1 – Carrots, cut into cubes

• 1 – Potatoes, cut into cubes

• 1/2 cup – Peas

• 1 cup – Cauliflower, cut into florets

• 2 tbsp – Cashewnuts

• 1 tbsp – Raisins

• Salt To Taste

Grind to Paste:

• 1 Inch – Ginger

• 5 – Garlic cloves

• 1 – Onions

• 3 – Green chillies

• 2 – Cinnamon sticks

• 3 – Cloves

• 1/4 cup – Mint leaves

• 3 – Cardamoms

Preparation:

• Soak rice for half an hour.

• Heat 1 Tbsp of ghee is a pan, fry cashewnuts and raisins. Keep aside.

• Heat the remaining ghee in thick bottomed vessel and fry the ground paste for 10 minutes. Add the vegetables and mix well.

• Cook until the masala separates from oil and vegetables (subzi) gets tender. Add turmeric powder.

• Add rice, salt, four cups of water and stir well. Cover and cook until the rice is done on slow flame. Stir once a while .

• Just before serving take the rice in serving bowl, add the nuts and mix well.

• Serve vegetable (sabzi) pulao hot with raita