How to make Veg Pulao

Welcome to my kitchen, today we will make veg pulao, veg pulao is a rice dishes cooked with mild spices and veggies. veg pulao is one of the most common rice dishes witches is use party or other celebration occasions. but you can make it at home and eat with yogurt raita. so let's start.

Ingredients for Veg Pulao.

Basmati rice-1 glass (250grm)

1tsp cumin seed

2 Bay leaves

2 inch Cinnamon

1 Black cardamom (crushed)

2 Green cardamom (crushed)

4 Cloves

6-8 Black pepper

Mace

Netmug

Water 2 glass (use the same cup or glass measuring the rice and water)

Green peas1/3 cup

2 medium        Onion (Cut in Slices)

1 large Potato (chopped)

1/3 cup (25grm) French Beans

1/2 cup (100grm) Cauliflower

1/3 cup (50grm) Carrot

Paneer (cubes)-100grm

2-Green chili

Cooking oil 2 large spoon

Ghee 2 tablespoon

The salt according to taste 

Making of Method

Step 1:- First, fry your paneer cubes and keep aside. Keep turn on the gas flame and heat a pan, add ghee and oil together. if you do not like ghee so you can use only oil. let it heat properly and add cumin seed and all the whole spices. Fry to few second in medium flame, after that you add chopped onion and green chili and fry 3-4 minutes on medium flame. when the onion becomes brown add all vegetables. cook the vegetables for 4-5 minutes on medium flame (cover the pan). keep stirring all vegetables in between.

Step 2:- When till cooking your vegetable. wash the rice and add washed rice in vegetables. Mix it well. cook the rice 1-2 minutes on medium flame, keep stirring in between. now add water (use 2 glass of water for 1 glass of rice), add salt according to taste. add fried paneer and mix it well. (you may discard the whole spices if you not like)

Step 3:- Cook the rice on high flame till it starts boiling. it will take 3-4 minutes to boil. when the rice starts boiling, stir it. and again cover the pan and cook 7-8 minutes. reduce the flame to medium and cook it till it gets dry water.

Step 4:- After 7-8 minutes open the lid and check the dryness of rice using a spoon or knife. make sure there is no water left in rice. in last minutes cover the pan and cook it 1-2 minutes on medium flame. after 1-2 minutes turn off the gas flame.(do not open the lid). leave it for 8-10 minutes.

Step 5:- After 8 to 10 minutes open the lid your veg pulao is ready for it.  you can eat with yogurt raita.

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