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VEGETABLE PULAO | PULAV RECIPE | INDIAN STYLE VEGETABLE PULAO | HOW TO MAKE VEG PULAO

Vegetable Pulao is a one pot rice recipe with lots of vegetables and aromatic spices. This pulao is one of the basic rice recipe often cook in many Indian homes. This veg pulao is served with plain yogurt or onion raitha. It tastes super delicious and very aromatic and it goes well with lunch box recipe also. Adding mint and coriander leaves infuses super aroma to the pulao. Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare vegetable pulao. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

RECIPE FOR VEGETABLE PULAO

Course       : Main

Cuisine      : Indian

Author       : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time  : 15 min

Cook Time : 30 min

Total Time  : 45 min

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup basmati rice

• 2 tbsp ghee + 1 tbsp oil

• 3 cloves

• 2 inch cinnamon stick

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 star anise

• 1 mace

• 2 cardamom

• 1 piece stone flower

• 1 onion -  thinly sliced

• 3 green chilli - slitted

• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

• 2 tbsp mint leaves 

• 1 tbsp coriander leaves

• mix vegetables 1 cup - 1 1/2 cup (carrot, beans, peas and cauliflower)

• salt as needed

PROCEDURE

• wash basmati rice and soak in water for 30 minutes

• cook basmati rice with enough water and a tsp of oil

• once the rice is cooked, drain off the water and keep the rice aside

• chop all the vegetables

• if you are adding cauliflower to the pulao, cook cauliflower florets in hot water with a pinch of salt for 5 minutes, drain the water and keep the cauliflower aside

• heat ghee in a pan or wok

• add cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, star anise, mace, cardamom and stone flower

• saute for few seconds

• add thinly sliced onion and green chilli

• saute well until onion turn translucent or till it turns light brown

• add ginger garlic paste, mint leaves and coriander leaves

• saute well till the raw smell goes completely

• add chopped vegetables and salt

• cook well with 1/4 cup water

• once all the vegetables cooked completely, add the cooked rice

• combine well without breaking the rice

• cover with lid and cook for 5 minutes

• add 1 tbsp ghee on top of the rice for nice flavor

• serve hot with raitha or papad

• tastes yummy

Vegetable Pulao with Step-By-Step Photo Recipe

wash and soak basmati rice in water for 30 minutes

cook basmati rice with enough water and with a tsp of oil



drain the water and keep the rice aside



heat ghee in a pan or wok

add cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, star anise, mace, cardamom and stone flower, saute for few seconds

add thinly sliced onion and slitted green chilli

saute well until onion turns translucent

add ginger garlic paste, mint leaves and coriander leaves

saute well until the raw smell goes completely

add chopped vegetables (cook cauliflower florets in hot water with a pinch of salt )

add salt

cook vegetables in 1/4 cup water and saute well

add cooked basmati rice

combine well without breaking the rice

add a tbsp of ghee on top of the rice, cover and cook for 5 minutes

serve hot with raitha or yogurt or papad