Veggie Pulao Rice
June 08, 2012
Paru shows us that everyone can very easily make this delicious traditional South Indian dish at home.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups rice (rinsed and soaked for 20mins)
- 8 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 5 cardamom
- 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 3 sliced chillies
- 1 tablespoon crushed mint
- 2 tablespoon coriander & cumin mixed powder
- 1 bay leaf
- salt – to taste
- 2 tablespoon oil
- ½ stick butter
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1 cup chopped potatoes
- 1 cup chopped tomato
- 1 ½ cup chopped bell peppers
- 2 cups mixed vegetables
- 1 cup cilantro
- 3 ½ cup water
Directions
- Heat the pan in medium- high fire. Pour the oil and butter together and leave it for a minute to boil.
- Add cloves, cardamons, cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, chillies and bay leaf to the pan. Mix the spices with the heated oil.
- Once mixed, add chopped potatoes, carrots, mixed vegetables and bell peppers and stir the vegetables with the oil and spices.
- Add the ginger, mint leaves and coriander & cumin mixed powder and mix them well with the vegetables.
- Add the rice, chopped tomato, 3 ½ cups water and some salt (tip: add little salt to cook the vegetables faster) to the vegetables and stir the mixture well.
- Cover the pan with a lid and leave it for 12- 15 minutes (tip: check the rice every few minutes and stir it).
- When the water is boiling, combine the chopped cilantro and some more salt. Stir the rice and vegetables once again and reduce the heat.
- Once cooked remove the pan from the cooker and serve.