MIXED VEGETABLE PULAO

MIXED VEGETABLE PULAO

Ingredients: 2 cup - mixed vegetables, cubed (carrot, beans, cauliflower, peas etc)
2 cup - basmathi rice
4 cup - water
1 cup - onion, thinly sliced
4 tbsp - ghee or oilï¿
½ tsp - sha jeera
4 - cloves
5 cm - cinnamon
4 - cardamom
1 - bay leaf
2 blades - mace
2 - star anise
1 tsp - ginger, minced
1 tsp - garlic, minced
3 tbsp - mint leaves, chopped
3 tbsp - coriander leaves, choppedsalt to taste

METHOD

Wash the rice and drain completely. Heat the ghee or oil in a thick bottomed pan, preferably non stick. Add all the spices from sha jeera to star anise. Fry for few seconds. Add onion, ginger and garlic. Fry till onion is light brown. Add vegetables, mint and coriander. Add the rice + salt to taste.+WaterWhen the liquid begins to boil, cover the pan with a lid and lower the heat. Leave undisturbed till the liquid is evaporated and the rice is cooked. (You will notice there is no more steam escaping from the lid. To test further, gently push a little rice away from the side of the bowl with a flat ladle or a spatula. There should be no liquid at the bottom of the pan) Switch off the heat. After 10 minutes gently stir the rice without breaking the grains. Serve hot with a kurma ,curry, and/or raitha