Vegtable Pulao - 1

Vegetable Pulao

Ingredients:
long-grain Rice (basmati) - 2 cups
water - 2 cups
coconut milk - 1 cup
large onion - 1 (finely chopped lengthwise)
french beans - 50 gms ( one inch pieces)
carrots - 50 gms (one inch pieces)
green peas - 50 gms
curry leaves - 2 sprigs
corriander leaves - a handful
green chillies - 4 (slit lengthwise)
ginger-garlic paste - 2 tsp
bay leaves - 2
cloves - 6 (break the head of the clove so it won't burst in the oil)
cinnamon stick - 2 inches (broken)
khus khus - 2 tsp
oil - 4 tbsp
ghee - 2 tsp
salt to taste

Method of preparation:
1. Wash the rice and soak in specified amount of water and coconut milk (1 cup rice : 1.5 cups of water+ coconut milk).
2. Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker. Add the cloves, cinnamon sticks, khus khus and bay leaves.
3. When the above items start changing color, add the onion, green chillies, curry leaves and saute till the onions start turning brown.
4. Add the ginger-garlic paste and saute till nice aroma arises.
5. Add the veggies and saute for 2 minutes.
6. Add the rice, water, coconut milk mixture.
7. Add salt to taste.
8. Mix well and close the pressure cooker and leave it for one whistle only.
9. After the pressure settles by itself, open the lid and add roughly chopped corriander leaves.
10. Serve hot with any spicy curry.
Happy cooking :)