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Vegetable Pulav - A simple medium spicy rice dish with lot of veggies in it. There r lots of methods to prepare it, I learnt this method from my sister, Whenever I get bored with my style I alternate with my sister's recipe. It's a medium spicy dish which has excellent aroma and taste in it, It can be served with vegetable kurma or raita and any crispy's.

Try this tasty dish which is very much different from normal Pulav , the method to prepare it is also very easy. I like this recipe a lot which is a bit similar to fried rice (Not Exactly) ...........check it out.

Ingredients

Veggies -Carrot ,Beans ,Cooked or Frozen Peas , Lima Beans (Double Beans) ,Potato ,Capsicum ,Cabbage ,Cauliflower.
{Cut all the veggies into 1/2 inch strips}
Basmati Or Normal Rice -1 1/2 Cup {Soak 30 minutes}
Pepper Corn -6
Green Chillies -3
Garam Masala -1 Spoon
Pepper Powder -1/2 Spoon
Onion -1 {Fine Cut}
Tomato -1 small {Fine Cut}
Ginger-Garlic Paste - 3/4 Spoon
Pudhina -5 {Chop them}
Coriander Leaves to Garnish
Salt and Oil.

Masala's
Cinnamon stick -1
Cardamom -1
Cloves -2
Bay Leaf

Preparation

Heat a deep bottomed pan. Fry the following veggies separately adding a pinch of salt and 1/2 spoon oil for about 2 to 3 minutes . Carrot ,Cauliflower ,Beans ,Lima Beans ,Potato ,Capsicum ,Cabbage , Peas . Reserve the veggies in a bowl after fried .

Add 2 spoon oil to the same pan. Add all the masala ingredients given. Now add the ginger-garlic paste, onion to it. Fry till they trun light brown. Next add the tomatoes,Pudhina , green chillies and pepper corn. Fry till oil separates, Now add all the fried veggies, garam masala and salt to it. In medium flame keep frying them till the masala and veggies club together.

Parallel to the above process (i e when u start to fry onion), Wash and cook rice in electric rice cooker adding 1/2 spoon salt to it. When the rice starts to boil in the cooker add the fried veggies , pepper powder to it and mix well . Leave the cooker ON to continue cooking , It might take 5 more minutes to get fully done. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with Vegetable kurma and crispy's. U will love it. Leave me Ur comments without fail after tasting it.