VEGETABLE PULAV

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
SHEERIN HABEEB,
KHARTOUM,SUDAN.


Homemade Vegetable Pulav
Ingredients
Basmati Rice: 500gms
Onion: 1 cut into medium pieces
French beans (cut): 1 cup or 20-25 pcs
Carrots (cut): 1 cup (6-7 medium size) pcs
Peas: 150gms (or according to youur preference)
Ginger paste : 2 table spoon
Garlic paste : 10 pods (make the paste of it) I love garlic and so use it more
Green chillies: 10-12 pcs (or more if u want coz I’m not adding chili powder or any other powder)
Cardamoms: 3-4
Cloves: 6-7
Mint leaves: 1 bunch
Jeera: 1 teaspoon
Fennel seeds: 1 teaspoon
Salt: according to taste
Oil: 4-5 table spoon
Ghee: 1 table spoon

Preparations:
Wash rice 2-3 times and rinse well, you needn’t soak basmati rice as it cooks faster. The little water left is more than enough for soaking the rice. Keep it for 20 minutes.
Take a pressure cooker or big Saucepan on the stove.
Heat the oil, add jeera, fennel seeds, cardamoms, cloves.
Fry well, and then add onions, after onion changes to pink colour, add mint leaves and green chilies
After 1 minute add ginger and garlic paste and salt. Let it fry for another 2-3 minutes.
Now add all the vegetables and let it cook for 4-5 minutes
Now add water and let it come to boil. Check salt and add accordingly
After water comes to boil add the rice , ghee (salt if needed) and cook it medium heat for 15 minutes or till the rice is done.
Homemade vegetable pulav is ready to serve
You can eat this with raitha/ chicken gravy/ paneer gravy or any spicy side dish.