Spicy Vegetable Pulao

I prepared this recipe for my husband’s birthday party and I got more appreciations from guests .I will never forget it. Those moments are one of my sweet memories. Here the recipe for spicy vegetable pulao.

Ingredients:

Rice – 1 ½ cup
Vegetables - 1 cup
(Beans, Carrot, Green peas, Cauliflower, Potato)
Onion – 2 (Medium )
Tomato – 2
Green chillies – 5
Fresh shredded coconut – 1/4 cup
Ginger-Garlic Paste – 1 tbsp
Cinnamon – 2 sticks
Cloves – 3
Bay leaves – 3
Cardamom – 3
Saunf - ¼ tbsp
Jeera – ½ tbsp
Dhaniya powder – ¼ tbsp
Garam Masala – ¼ tbsp
Chopped coriander leaves – handful

Method:

1. Wash the basmati rice, drain and keep aside for about 10 minutes.

2. Cut the vegetables into medium sizes (of the shape whatever you like ).

3. Then grind all other ingredients with ½ onion. Chop the remaining onion .

4. Put the rice in rice cooker to boil. Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp. of oil in a pan and fry the bay leaves and chopped onion.

5. Add the vegetables and sauté for 8 to 10 minutes then add the masala paste to it.

6. Stir it for 5 minutes and then add the entire masala ingredient into the rice cooker (before rice gets fully boiled).

7. Serve hot with raita.

( Consider 1: 1 1/2 rice – water ratio )