Vegetable Pulao

Ingredients :

• Basmati Rice   -   1 cup
• Mint                  -   1/4 cup
• Cilantro           -    1/2 cup
• Onions             -   1nos
• Ginger             -    1'inch piece chopped finely
• Garlic              -   1 nos
• Green chillies -   2 to  4 nos
• Oil                    -   2 tbsp    
• Vegetables     - (Carrots,beans,potato)1 cup
• Salt                 -  Acc to taste
• Cinnamon     -  1 piece
• Cloves            -  1 no
• Bay leaf         -  2 Nos
• Butter/Ghee -  2 tbsp
• water             -  2 cups

Method:

• Soak the basmati rice in water for half an hour before cooking. Wash & drain the rice.
• Cut the carrots,beans length wise..wash peas & florets .Wash & dry the mint & Cilantro.
• Blend ginger,garlic to a fine paste.
• In a rice cooker or in a pan take some butter/ghee.
• As it starts melting add  bay leaf & whole spices.
• Fry for a minute add onion when its is cooked add ginger garlic paste fry  for 1 minute then add cilantro,mint leaves.
• Add the veges & fry for couple more minutes.
• Add rice & salt.Fry it till all the rice is quoted with ghee & spices. Add the water & cover the lid.
• In a separate pan add a little butter & fry the cashew pieces & keep aside.
• In the same pan fry the onions till it turns translucent & brown.
• Garnish the rice with cashews,onions.
• Serve hot with Yogurt salad  of your choice.

                                                                                                    

Yummy veg puloa ready!!