VEG PULAO RECIPE:
Ingredients – AS PER 60 GRAM
1/2 cup basmati rice | 3/4 cup water | 1 medium sized onion roughly chopped | 1 tsp ginger garlic paste | 1 long green chilli |
1/4 tsp cardamom powder | 1/4 tsp pepper powder | 12-15 cashews (optional) | 1/4 tsp rose essence / kewra water | 1 tbsp coriander leaves |
salt to taste | 2 tbsp ghee | 1 tsp oil | 1/2 inch cinnamon | 2 cloves |
1 small bay leaf | 1 small star anise | 1 small piece mace | ½ tsp shahi jeera |
Process:
- You can cook rice in open pot method or in instant pot too. Steam cook veggies and add it too but make sure to retain slight crunchiness in the veggies.
- Close with lid so that the veggies do not get mixed with rice.
- Close with cooker lid and Pressure cook for 2 whistles in medium flame. Let pressure release by itself.
- Open fluff the rice and set aside, if it sticks add little oil mix gently and set aside. Add veggies to a bowl and set aside.
- Now add 1/2 inch cinnamon, 2 nos cloves, 1 small bay leaf, a small star anise, a small piece mace and 1/2 tsp shahi jeera. You can replace it with cumin seeds if you do not have shahi jeera.
- Add 1 long green chilli, onion along with salt.
- Saute until transparent then add ginger garlic paste.
- Saute until its golden.
- Add cooked veggies and saute for a minute.
- Now add 1/4 tsp cardamom powder, 1/4 tsp pepper powder and give a quick mix.
- Now add cooked rice.
- Give a quick mix, gently mix, do not break the rice.
- Cook covered for 2 mins in low flame.
- Add 1 tbsp coriander leaves, 1/4 tsp rose essence and roasted cashews.
- Give a quick mix and switch off. Restaurant style Veg pulao is ready.
- Serve Veg Pulao with raita and any spicy veg curry of your choice.