Vegetable Pulao- The Indian One Pot Meal

When you feel like eating something special that takes only a small amount of time, i would recommend you try the all time favorite Vegetable Pulao. You can add a lot of vegetables in a pulao and make it yummy. Usually I find that many people add potatoes in pulao. I have never tried adding potatoes, but I think adding potatoes can add more taste to the pulao. You can serve the pulao with your favorite Paneer curries or vegetable curries if you are a pure vegetarian. If you are a non vegetarian, then you may try serving pulao with chicken curries of your choice. This is a healthy and extremely tasty one pot meat that will be loved by all, and can be cooked within minutes.

Ingredients (Serves 5-6)

•  Basmati rice - 2 cups
• Vegetables   -  2 cups (include 2 carrots, 10-15 beans, 1 potato)
• Onions         - 2 large
• Green chillies  - 3
• Coconut milk  - 2 1/2 cups (You may even substitute coconut milk with water)
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp
• Cinnammin  - a small piece
• Cardamom  - 1
• Vegetable oil - 
• Ghee   - 1 tbsp
• Salt

Method

1. Soak Basmati rice for half an hour
2. Cut vegetables and keep aside
3. Heat a pressure cooker, add vegetable oil and add the cloves and cardamom 
4. Now you may add the diced onions with green chillies and saute for five minutes.
5. To this you can add ginger garlic paste and saute well 
6. Add the soaked rice and vegetables to the cooker
7. Add sufficient salt and finally add the coconut milk or water for the rice to cook
8. You may close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook for 15 minutes in low flame OR you may put the weight of the pressure cooker and wait for 1 whistle in low flame.
9. After the rice is cooked, add ghee and mix carefully
10. Serve hot with vegetable curries, paneer curries or chicken curries.