Vegetable Pulao

Ingredients

• Basmati rice - 1 cup


• Fresh peas - 1/4 cup


• Carrots - chopped to small pieces - 1/2 cup


• Beans - chopped to small pieces - 1/4 cup


• Sweet corn - 1/4 cup


• Capsicum - Sliced - 1 medium sized


• Brocoli - 15 florets


• Cinnamon - 2 small sticks


• Cloves - 4


• Cardamom - 2


• Bay leaves - 2


• Onion - Thinly sliced - 2 medium sized


• Cumin seeds (Jeera)- 1 tsp


• Oil/Ghee - 3 tsp


• Salt to taste

Method

• Wash and drain the rice.


• Heat ghee or oil in a deep pan. Add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bay leaves, cumin seeds and fry for few seconds. Then add onion and fry till onion is lightly browned.


• Add mixed vegetables and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add rice and fry for a minute.


• Meanwhile, boil 2 cups of water.


• Pour the boiling water slowly into the rice & vegetables pan.


• Stir in, add salt to taste. Close the pan with a lid and bring to a boil state on medium heat. Once it starts boiling, lower the heat and cook till all the water is vapourised.


• Switch off the stove.


• Meanwhile heat seperate pan add 1tsp oil, when its hot add the thinly sliced onions and fry it till it turns brown.


• Garnish the rice with fried onions and serve hot with raita.