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Vegetable Pulao recipe

Vegetable Pulao Recipe, How to make Vegetable Pulao

Vegetable Pulao is a simple rice recipe, can be prepared by combination of vegetables and spices. Here I'm sharing the recipe of vegetable pulao which is very easy and quick dish when you don't have time to prepare many dishes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course, Rice
Cuisine Indian
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

Vegetables

  • 2 Potato medium sized chopped
  • 1 Onion medium sized chopped
  • 6-7 Tendli (Tindora) chopped
  • 2 Carrot medium sized chopped
  • 1/4 cup Sweet Corn
  • 1 TBSP Coriander leaves

Spices

  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 5 Cloves
  • 2 Cardamom
  • 1 inch Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1.5 tsp Pulao powder

Other Ingredients

  • 1 cup Rice
  • 2 TBSP Oil
  • 2 Green chilli
  • 6-7 cloves Ginger chopped
  • 1 inch garlic chopped
  • 2 cup Water
  • Salt as required
  • Tamarind soaked in water(small lemon sized)

Instructions
 

  • If you want the pulao to be soft then add little extra water and also pressure cook one or two whistles extra.

Notes

Soaking the Rice:

  1. Rinse the Rice (Sonamasoori or Basmati) till you get the clear water.
  2. Soak the rice in water and keep aside.
  3. After 15 minutes drain the water and keep.

Preparing the Vegetable Pulao in pressure cooker:

  1. Keep all the vegetables chopped.
  2. Make paste of ginger-garlic and green chilli using a mixi or mortar pestle.
  3. Heat the oil in pressure cooker and add chopped onions.
  4. Saute well till it gets little golden color.
  5. Then add Ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw aroma of the paste. Also add tamarind paste.
  6. Add all the spices and vegetables of your choice and mix well.
  7. Add the soaked rice and saute well such that all the veggies mixed with the rice. Also rice is well coated in the oil.
  8. Then add required salt and water, stir well.
  9. Cover the lid of the pressure cooker and pressure cook up to 2-3 whistles.
  10. When the pressure settles down on its own, remove the lid and gently mix well once so that all the vegetables are properly mixed.
  11. Serve the hot vegetable pulao with raita.

Preparing the Vegetable Pulao in Pressure cooker with step by step photos:

Keep all the vegetables chopped.
Vegetable Pulao: Vegetables chopped
Make the paste of Ginger-garlic-green chilli.
Vegetables Pulao: Ginger-garlic-green chilli
Ginger-garlic-green chilli paste in a mixi jar.
Vegetables Pulao: Ginger-garlic-green chilli paste
Soaked rice after draining the water.
Vegetable Pulao: Soaked rice after draining
After mixing Vegetables and spices in the pressure cooker.
Vegetable Pulao: After adding vegetables and spices
After adding the rice.
Vegetables Pulao: After adding rice in the pressure cooker
After adding the water.
Vegetables Pulao: After adding water in the pressure cooker
Stir well, Cover the lid and Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.
Vegetable pulao: Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles
Once the pressure settles down on its own, open the lid and gently mix well. Vegetable Pulao is ready to serve.  
Vegetable Pulao in Pressure cooker
 
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