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    Published: Jan 14, 2015 · Modified: Nov 27, 2024 by Jane Jojo

    Vegetable Pulao

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    Quick, easy and delicious!! It is an Indian rice based dish with good flavor of veggies and spices. It goes well with pretty much every gravy based side dish. I usually serve it with chicken curry or paneer butter masala.

    Vegetable Pulao

    Jane Jojo
    Quick, easy and delicious!! It is an Indian rice based dish with good flavor of veggies and spices. It goes well with pretty much every gravy based side dish. I usually serve it with chicken curry or paneer butter masala.
    4.50 from 2 votes
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    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 6 serving
    Calories 462 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 cups Basmati rice
    • 4 tbsps Ghee
    • 5 numbers Clove
    • 4 numbers cardamom
    • 2 numbers Cinnamon (1 inch stick)
    • 2 numbers Star anise
    • 1 number Bay leaf
    • 1 ½ tsps garam masala
    • 1 ½ tsps garlic (crushed)
    • 1 ½ tsps ginger (crushed)
    • 5 cups water

    Garnish

    • 1 number Onion (medium)
    • Vegetable Oil
    • 2 tbsps Cashew
    • 1 tablespoon Golden raisin
    • Coriander leaves

    Instructions
     

    • Clean and drain the rice.
    • Heat ghee in a pressure cooker or rice pan.
    • Add spices - bay leaf, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, star anise. Saute it till you get the aroma of spices .
    • Add ginger and garlic paste, garam masala and saute well for a minute.
    • Add mixed veggies. I usually use carrot and frozen peas. Use vegetables of your choice. Saute veggies for 3  minutes.
    • Then add drained rice. Saute it for another 3 minutes.
    • Add water to it with enough salt. Mix it well. Cover and cook until rice is done. It would approximately take about 10 - 15 minutes.
    • Thinly slice onion and fry it in a separate pan. Sprinkle salt and bit sugar.
    • Garnish pulao with the above fried onions, roasted cashew and raisins and chopped coriander leaves.
    • Serve it with a side dish with gravy and raita 🙂

    Nutrition

    Serving: 430gCalories: 462kcalCarbohydrates: 79gProtein: 8gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 18mgPotassium: 175mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 14IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Avatar for Meghana Meghana says:
      September 20, 2018

      Hi how much enough salt can we add to make pulao tasty enough?

    2. Avatar for JaneJojo JaneJojo says:
      September 21, 2018
      Avatar for Discourse user Meghana:

      Hi how much enough salt can we add to make pulao tasty enough?

      When I add water to cook rice, I usually add salt according to the taste. Haven’t really measured it.

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