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
