- Wash and soak basmati rice for 15 to 20 mins.Cut the cauliflower into bite sized pieces, dice the carrots and chop the beans into 1 inch pieces.Chop the onions into juliennes.Cut the green chilies into If you do not want it very spicy, remove the seeds in 2 or 3 chilies.
- Heat a pressure cooker with ghee.Add cashew nuts and fry till golden brown. Drain onto a bowl and set aside.Add oil and after it gets warm, add onions and sauté till it gets transparent.
- Add green chilies and ginger garlic paste.Fry on medium flame for 1 min till the raw smell goes off.Add mixed vegetables and mix well.Drain rice from water completely and add the rice to the pan.Mix gently till the rice gets coated well with oil and ghee.
- Close the pan with the cooker lid. No need to lock in place or keep the weight in its valve.Let it cook on medium-low flame for 2 mins.Remove the lid and mix the rice once again. Add 1-1/2 cups water, mint, coriander leaves and salt to taste.
- Mix well to combine.Close with lid, place the weight in the valve this time and cook for 1 whistle.Switch off stove and wait for the pressure to drop by itself.Open lid and fluff the rice on top with fork or by using the back of a ladle. Add the fried cashew nuts and mix gently using a ladle.Vegetable Pulao is ready to be served hot.
Vegetable Pulao Recipe in Pressure Cooker. A quick & easy one pot meal that is apt to pack for lunch boxes, makes effortless weeknight dinners and to take for potlucks.
Vegetable Pulao
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By Vinay Kumar
Feb, 23rd
707
Servings
4 persons
Cook Time
35 minutes
Ingredients
12
- 14
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati Rice
- 3/4 Cup Mixed Vegetable (I used carrots, beans,
- 1 Onion
- 5 Green chilies
- 1 Mint leaves
- 2 tsp Coriander leaves
- 10 Cashew nuts
- Salt
- 1 tsp Ghee
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 Star Anise
- 1 Cinnamon
- 1 Bay leaf
- 3 Cloves
