• Beetroot pulao
  • Palak pulao

Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 15 Mins | Serves: 3

Basmati rice 1 cup Carrot 1 Green peas 1/4 cup Capsicum 3 tblsp (finely chopped) Onion 1 Cloves 3 Bay leaf 1 Cardamom 2 Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp Oil 1 tblsp + 3 tsp Ghee 1 tblsp Coriander leaves few Mint leaves few Red chili powder 1 and 1/4 tsp Coriander powder 1 tsp Cumin powder 1 tsp Garam masala 1 tsp Salt as needed

Method:

  • Wash the basmati rice and soak it for 20 minutes in 1 and 1/4 cups of water.
  • Chop the carrot into small cubes.
  • In a pressure cooker, add ghee and 1 tblsp oil.
  • Add bay leaf,cloves and cardamom.
  • Add the ginger garlic paste. Saute for seconds.
  • Add the sliced onions and saute till it turns translucent.
  • Add few chopped mint leaves to this.
  • Mix well.
  • Add the carrot and green peas. I used frozen peas.
  • Mix well.
  • Add the red chili powder, coriander powder,cumin powder,salt and garam masala.
  • Mix this well.
  • Add the soaked rice to this. Add the soaked water to this too.
  • Mix and cover the cooker.
  • Pressure cook for one whistle and simmer it for 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile in 2 tsp of oil saute the finely chopped capsicum. I used red and green bell peppers.
  • Let this be crisp.
  • Open the cooker and add the capsicum and chopped coriander leaves.
  • Mix this gently.
  • Masala rice is ready.
  • Serve with onion raita.
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Method with step by step pictures:

  • Wash the basmati rice and soak it for 20 minutes in 1 and 1/4 cups of water.
  • Chop the carrot into small cubes.
  • In a pressure cooker, add ghee and 1 tblsp oil.
  • Add bay leaf,cloves and cardamom.
  • Add the ginger garlic paste. Saute for seconds.
  • Add the sliced onions and saute till it turns translucent.
  • Add few chopped mint leaves to this.
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  • Mix well.
  • Add the carrot and green peas. I used frozen peas.
  • Mix well.
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  • Add the red chili powder, coriander powder,cumin powder,salt and garam masala.
  • Mix this well.
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  • Add the soaked rice to this. Add the soaked water to this too.
  • Mix and cover the cooker.
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  • Pressure cook for one whistle and simmer it for 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile in 2 tsp of oil saute the finely chopped capsicum. I used red and green bell peppers.
  • Let this be crisp.
  • Open the cooker and add the capsicum and chopped coriander leaves.
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  • Mix this gently.
  • Masala rice is ready.
  • Serve with onion raita.
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  1. You can add some chopped potato to the rice.
  2. Garam masala can be replaced by Biryani masala too.