VEGETABLE PULAO

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice - 2 cups

Ghee - 3 tbsp

Onion(sliced) - 1 small

Carrots(chopped into cubes) - 1 medium

Potato(chopped into cubes) - 1 medium

Greenpeas - 1/2 cup

Cauliflower(cut into florets ) - 1 cup

Cashewnuts - 2 tbsp

Raisins - 1 tbsp

Salt - To Taste

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander leaves(chopped) - 2 tbsp

Grind into smooth paste:

Ginger - 1 inch

Onions(lightly sauteed) - 1 medium

Green chillies - 3

Cinnamon sticks - 2

Cloves - 3

Mint leaves/coriander leaves/both - 1/4 cup

Cardamoms - 3

Method:

Soak rice for half an hour.

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

In the remaining ghee, caramalize the sliced onions and 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 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,caramalized onion,coriander leaves and mix well.

Serve vegetable pulao hot with raita

Note:

If using rice cooker, transfer the contents from pan to rice cooker once the water starts to boil.