Veg Pulao

Veg Pulao is very common dish which is found in the menu of almost every Indian restaurant. It is very healthy and at the same time very very delicious. This dish is very very easy to prepare if you have a rice cooker. [You can also go ahead and make it in a big pan]. If you cook rice more often then owning a rice cooker is a best choice.

Ingredients:

Oil - 3 tbsp
Cardamom pods - 3
Cinnamon stick - 1/2 inch
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Cloves - 5
Bay leaf - 2
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Butter - 1 tbsp
Green peas - 1/2 cup
Carrots - 1 cup
Cauliflower - 1/2 cup
Frozen corn - 1/2 cup
Basmati rice - 1 cup
Onion - 1
Green chillies - 2
Water - 2 cups
Salt - to taste
Chilli powder - to taste

Procedure:

1. Wash and soak the basmati rice for 1 hour. 
2. In a pan heat the butter and toss the veggies in it. Cook them till they become soft. 
3. Heat oil in a rice cooker and add cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods. 
4. After few seconds add the sliced onion, slit green chilles and cook it till the onions turn translucent. 
5. Add ginger garlic paste and cook for few more mins. 
6. Add the veggies from step 2, sprinkle some salt and let them cook for 2 to 3 mins. 
7. Add water to the above and cook till the water comes to boil.
8. Add the soaked rice and close the lid of the rice cooker. 
9. After 3 to 4 mins open the lid and mix the rice gently from the bottom and close the lid again. The rice cooker turns off automatically when the pulao is done. 

Enjoy with some raita on the side!!!!