EASY VEGETABLE PULAO / VEG PULAO RECIPE

I don’t remember the source for this recipe but its really an easy to make,delicious rice variety.I usually prepare this for my husband’s lunch box .Tastes great with simple onion raita..So here we go ,

Ingredients :

• Basmati rice – 1/2 cup
• Water –  1 cup (Little less than 1 cup for fluffy rice)
• Carrot , beans , peas and potato – 1 cup (chopped )
• Green chilly - 2 nos (slit cut )
• Ginger – 1 inch size (Chopped finely )
• Garlic – 5 flakes( –do-) OR use ginger. garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Big onion –1 no (-do-)
• Cinnamon – a small stick
• Cloves – 2 nos
• Cardamom – 1 no
• Bay leaf – A small leaf
• Jeera – 1/4 tsp (optional)
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Ghee – 2 tsp 
• Roasted cashew – to garnish

Method :

• Wash and chop all the veggies and set aside.
• Wash and soak the rice in required water.(i soaked for 30 mins)Do not drain the water.
• In a broad kadai , add oil , jeera and the spices in the same order.
• Add the ginger , garlic pieces ..saute well and then add the finely chopped onions,  slit green chillies.Saute till it becomes transparent.
• Finally add the chopped vegetables and the required salt.
• Mix well and add the rice with soaked water.(the water should be 1 cup )
• Transfer everything into a cooker and add 2 tsp of ghee to it.
• Cover and Cook for 1 whistle.

Serve hot with raita !!