Veg Pulao/Pulav
Ingredients
- Basmati rice - 1 cup
- Boiling Water - 6 cups
- Onion -1 /2 cup (Finely sliced)
- Carrots - 1/4 cup (sliced)
- Beans -1/4 cup (sliced)
- Pineapple cubes - 1/4 cup (optional)
- Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp (chopped)
- Green chill - 1 slit into two
- Cardamom - 3
- Bay Leaf - 1
- Cinnamon - 1 small piece
- Oil/Ghee - 4 tbsp
- Lemon juice - 1 tsp
- Salt - as needed
Method
- Heat a pan .Add ghee and fry cashews and raisins. Drain and keep aside.
- Fry onions till golden brown and drain in a paper towel and keep aside.
- Soak rice in water for half an hour and drain .
- Boil water with cloves, cardamom, bay leaf, cinnamon and 1 tsp oil and lemon juice.(this prevents the rice from sticking each other).
- Cook rice with enough salt by adding the above boiling water .
- When rice is 3/4 th done add carrots and beans and cook till almost done.
- Drain the excess water and keep in a strainer.
- In another pan add 1 tsp ghee. Layer cooked rice and veggies follower by fried nuts and cashews and fried onions in 2 or 3 layers.
- Add 1 tsp ghee on top. Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Cover with an aluminum foil and bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 15 minutes.
- Once done, gently fluff up the rice.
- Serve with any veg or non veg curries.
Notes
- To prevent rice from sticking to each other, add 1 tsp oil and lemon juice while cooking rice.
- You can also bake the rice in heated tawa .Place the vessel covered with aluminum foil in a heated tawa in low flame. Keep for about 20 minutes
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