Aromatic Vegetable Pulao

Name: Aromatic Vegetable Pulao
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cup Basmati Rice (2 cups Rice); 4 tbsp Vegetable Oil (4 tablespoons Oil); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 Onion chopped); 1 piece Tomato (1 Tomato chopped); 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste (1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste); ¼ tsp Red Chili Powder (1/4 teaspoon Red Chilli powder); ¼ cup Carrot (1/4 cup Carrots (Gajjar) chopped); ¼ cup Green Peas (1/4 cup Green peas (Matar) steamed); ¼ cup Green Bell Pepper (1/4 cup Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum) chopped); ¼ cup White Potatoes (1/4 cup Potato (Aloo) cut into small cubes); 2 pieces Cardamom (2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds); 2 pieces Cloves (2 Cloves (Laung)); 1 tsp Garam Masala (1 teaspoon Garam masala powder); 1 piece Star Anise (1 Star anise); 1 piece Cinnamon Stick (1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)); 0 pieces Cilantro (Coriander (Dhania) Leaves a small bunch finely chopped); 1 bunch Mint (Mint Leaves (Pudina) a few sprigs finely chopped); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste)

An aromatic Indian vegetable rice dish where whole spices are sautéed with onions and tomatoes before vegetables and soaked rice are added to cook together.

50 minIndian

Servings4

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Basmati Rice2 cup · 2 cups Rice
Vegetable Oil4 tbsp · 4 tablespoons Oil
Yellow Onion1 piece · 1 Onion chopped
Tomato1 piece · 1 Tomato chopped
Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
Red Chili Powder¼ tsp · 1/4 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
Carrot¼ cup · 1/4 cup Carrots (Gajjar) chopped
Green Peas¼ cup · 1/4 cup Green peas (Matar) steamed
Green Bell Pepper¼ cup · 1/4 cup Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum) chopped
White Potatoes¼ cup · 1/4 cup Potato (Aloo) cut into small cubes
Cardamom2 pieces · 2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
Cloves2 pieces · 2 Cloves (Laung)
Garam Masala1 tsp · 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
Star Anise1 piece · 1 Star anise
Cinnamon Stick1 piece · 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
Cilantro0 pieces · Coriander (Dhania) Leaves a small bunch finely chopped
Mint1 bunch · Mint Leaves (Pudina) a few sprigs finely chopped
Table Salt0 pieces · Salt to taste

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Steps

1To begin making the Aromatic Vegetable Pulao recipe, wash and soak rice for at least 30 minutes. Drain the water and keep it aside.
2Heat oil in a sauce pan and add onions, whole spices and cook until the onion turns golden brown.
3Meanwhile add 4 cups of water in a different saucepan and bring it to rolling boil.
4Add ginger garlic paste and tomatoes with the onions and whole spices. Let it cook until the tomatoes are soft and mushy.
5Once the tomatoes are soft, add all the remaining spices and veggies and cook for a minute. After a minute, add the hot water to the veggies.
6Add the soaked rice into the pan and cover it with a lid. Let it cook till the rice is 3/4 cooked and the turn the flame to low heat.
7Cook it for few more minutes till the rice is almost done and it is ready to be served.
8Serve Aromatic Vegetable Pulao along with Burani Raita, Raw Mango Raita or any other raita of your choice.