Veg Pulao | Veg Pulao in Pressure Cooker
a flavourful rice dish cooked with a medley of vegetables and spices.
Servings 5
Ingredients
- 1 cup long grained basmati rice
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 green cardamoms
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 3 cloves
- 5 to 6 black peppercorns
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 2 green chillies, cut lengthwise
- 1 small tomato, chopped
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1 potato, peeled and chopped
- ¼ cup chopped carrot
- ¼ cup French beans, chopped
- ¼ cup green peas
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 ¾ cup water
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash the rice well 3 to 4 times and soak it for 30 minutes.
- After30 minutes, drain the water and keep aside.
- Heat a pressure cooker.
- Add oil and ghee.
- Add cumin seeds, bay leaves, green cardamoms, cinnamon, cloves and black peppercorns.
- Add thinly sliced onions and green chillies.
- Saute till the onions turn golden brown in colour.
- Add chopped tomato and saute for few seconds.
- Add ginger garlic paste and saute till the tomato turns mushy.
- Add chopped potato, carrot, French beans and green peas.
- Saute for few seconds.
- Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder,garam masala and salt. Mix well.
- Add soaked rice and give a gentle mix. Add water.
- Mix well and close the lid of the pressure cooker.
- Pressure cook for 2 whistles.
- Once the steam escapes completely, open the pressure cooker.
- Using a fork or a spoon, fluff up therice.
- Serve hot.