Vegetable Pulav

Ingredients:-

2 cups Basmati

2 cup Vegetables(Carrots,beans,peas,cauliflowers)

3 green chillies
1-2 cinnamon stick

2 tbsp. cashew nuts
2 cardamon
4 cloves
3 bay leaves
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
2 tsp Ghee
Coriander leaves
1/2 cup fresh grated coconut
Salt as per the taste

1 onion

1 Tomato

Method: -

Soak The Basmati Rice in water for 30 min.

Heat a pressure cooker with ghee ,add all dry spices bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, cardamon, fry them and add green chillies,and finely chopped coriander leaves. Fry them until they turn crisp. Now add chopped onions, fry till golden, add crushed ginger garlic. Fry for couple of minutes, then add chopped tomatoes.

Let the tomatoes cook till soft and then add the veggies and coconut powder,cashew nuts and salt. And fry for 5 minutes in a medium flame.

Wash and add basmati rice with this and mix well .

Add 2 and 1/2 cups of water to the rice and cover the lid of the pressure cooker and turn the flame to high.. and cook for up to 2 whistles. Wait for the pressure to release...

Then garnish with coriander leaves..

Serve hot with Raita or gravy...