VEGETABLE PULAO

VEGETABLE PULAO

Ingredients

Pulao rice – 500 gm

Peas – 120 gm

Beans -                 120 gm

Carrots – 225 gm

Cauliflower – 60 gm

Tomatoes – 120 gm

Onions – 120 gm

Cardamom – 3 gm

Cloves – 3 gm

Bay leaf – 3 gm

Cinnamon – 3 gm

Peppercorn – 3 gm

Salt – To taste

Fat – 100 gm

Vegetable stock or

Water – 1 litre

Method

1.       Shell peas

2.       Peel and cut carrots into long slices

3.       Break cauliflower into small particles. Slice onions

4.       Wash and drain rice

5.       Heat fat. Fry onions till crisp and remove

6.       Fry vegetables slightly and remove

7.       Add whole spices and rice, fry well

8.       Add vegetable stock or water. Add salt and cook

9.       When rice is three-fourths cooked, make a well in the centre. Add vegetables, cover and cook on a slow fire with live coal on lid or covered in a slow oven

10.   Cook till rice and vegetables are tender

11.   Mix well and serve hot. Use fried onions to garnish