- Baby corn pulao
- Tawa pulao
Basmathi Rice 1 cup Mixed vegetables * 1/4 cup Butter 3 tsp Bay leaf 1 Cardamom 1 Coriander leaves few Cashew nuts 5 Salt as needed To Grind Green chili 1 Cashew 4 Cardamom 1 Fresh Cream 1 tblsp Coriander powder 1 tsp Jeera powder 1 tsp Onion 1 Garlic 3 Ginger 1 small piece *Mixed Vegetables – I used carrot, bell pepper ( capsicum) ,green peas and peas
Method:
- Soak the rice in 1 and 1/4 cup of water for 15 minutes. Cook this in pressure cooker by adding salt and few drops of oil.
- Allow this to cool and let the rice be grainy.
- Grind the ingredients given under the head To grind into a fine paste.
- Grind the ingredients given under the head To grind into a fine paste.
- In a pan add butter and season with bay leaf, cardamom, cashew nuts and coriander leaves. Saute till the cashew nuts turn brown.
- Add the ground paste to this.
- Keep the flame low and cook till the paste becomes nice brown colour.
- Add the veggies to it. Even if you want you can microwave the veggies for 2 minutes and add it.
- I just added as it is. Let the veggies be crunchy. Do not over cook or make it loose its colour.
- Add the cooked rice to this and mix it gently.
- Let it be in heat for 2 mins and switch it off.
- Serve it with raitha or any gravy of your choice. We had with Dal palak .
Notes:
- Since beans and took cauliflower took long time to get cooked i didn’t add. If you want you can par boil it separately and add it to the rice.
- Adding of fresh cream gives richness and enhances the taste of the pulao. So don’t skip it.
- Ensure the basmati rice is cooked grainy with each grains separate.
