Magical Spices

When I'm left with few each variety of vegitables, I end up in using them all to make a dish than to thrash them. I'm sure many does. Though varied recipes can be prepared with leftover veggies, here is one of the very tasty and nice flavoring recipes. Yes very popular 'Veg Pulao'

Serves 2
Preparation time: 10 mins; Cooking time: 15 mins
Difficulty Level: easy

Ingriedents:

Basmati rice -1 cup
Water - 1 ¾ cup
Oil - 2 tbsp
Ghee - 2 tsp
Salt to taste (1 ¾ tsp)
Ginger paster - ¼ tsp
Garlic paste - ½ tsp

Vegitables:
Green chili - 3 slight and cut
Onion - 1 medium chopped
Carrot - 2 small peeled & chopped
Capsicum - 1 medium chopped
Green Peas - ¼ cup fresh/frozen (soaked for 5 hrs if not fresh)
Potato - 1 medium chopped
French beans - 3 chopped
Cauliflower - 5 small florets finely cut

Masalas:
Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
Cardamom - 1
Cloves - 2 no’s
Cinnamon - 2” stick
Pepper corns - 6 no’s
Bay leaf - 2
Aniseed - 1 broken to pieces
Coriander powder - ¾ tsp


Method:

Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pressure cooker. Add cumin seeds, cardmom, cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, aniseed, pepper corns and saute for few seconds on a medium flame.
Now add ginger, garlic paste and all vegitables listed above and saute for 2 mins.
Add 2 tsp of ghee, coriander powder, salt and saute for 2 more mins.
Add water. Stir and taste. Adjust salt if required
Close cooker lid and let it cook on a medium-low flame. Turn off after 2 wistles (appx. 15-20 mins) Open lid after 8-10 mins.


Veg Pulao is ready to be served. Serve with raita.

Happy cooking; Enjoy eating!


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