Thursday, January 10, 2013

Vegetable Palav ..


Ing :

Vegetables:
Chopped french beans : 1/2 cup
Chopped Carrots : 1/4 cup
Chopped potato : 1/2 cup
Frozen peas/ cooked green peas : 1/2 cup
Chopped cauliflower : 1/4 cup
Chopped onion : 1/4 cup

Masala paste :
Mint leaves : 5 - 6 no.s
Cilantro : 4 - 5 fresh springs
Garlic cloves : 2 - 3
Green chilli / thai hot chilli : 3 ( Adjust accordingly )
Cinnamon : 1/4 " stick
Cloves : 3 no.s
Bay leaf : 1/2 " piece
Cumin seeds : 1/4 tea spoon
Shredded coconut : 4 table spoon

Other ingridients :
Basmati rice : 2 cups
Water : 2 cups
Vegetable oil : 2 table spoon
Ghee : 1 table spoon
Fresh lime juice : 1 table spoon
Salt : 1 tea spoon (Adjust accordingly)
Sugar : 1/4 tea spoon

Method :

* Wash and soak the basmati rice in water for 15 to 20 minutes. Drain the water from rice and keep it ready to use.

Method to prepare masala paste :
* In a blender/mixer combine all the ingridients together and make a fine paste from it, if required use 1 table spoon of water while grinding.

Method to prepare vegetable palav :

* In a non stick pan heat vegetable oil,add onions and saute it for 1 minute.

* Add remaining veggies except peas and cauliflower into the pan and saute it in a medium flame for 3 minutes.

* Pour the grinded masala into pan and mix it well with veggies and cook for 2 minutes in low flame.

* Add in the drained basmati rice and saute it for 2 minutes.

* Lastly add boiled green peas/frozen peas,cauliflower,lime juice,sugar,salt into the pan and mix well.

* In a pressure cooker/rice cooker heat a table spoon of ghee and pour in the above mixture, add 2 cups of water and pressure cook it for 6 - 8 minutes ( one whistle ) or until rice is done in rice cooker.

* Serve with Tomato - Onion Raita ..




23 comments:

Goddess Of Spice said...

I always love one pot meals - veggies and rice, perfect! Would love to try out this version of the pulao...

Encourage Spice said...

My favorite pulav .Looks so delicious.

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thankx for the comments priya.. Do try this version and let me know your feedback :)

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thank u :)

Unknown said...

one of my fav.super and tempting

divyagcp said...

Delicious and flavorful pulao..

Unknown said...

delicious pulao dear ..

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thanks Ramya :)

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thankx Divya :)

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thankx Manju :)

Janani said...

Wow what a coincident was just drooling over veggie pulav to make for lunch and I see it in your site. WOw yummy shree. Thanks for dropping by.

Julie said...

nutritious n healthy pulao,Janani..yumm:)
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Reva said...

Pulao looks delightful... simple and delicious..
Reva

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thankx Janani, let me know your feedback :)

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thank u Julie :)

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thank u Reva :)

Treat and Trick said...

What a great combo, it looks so good!

Swathi said...

Vegtable pulao looks perfect. I used to make this for lunch.

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thank u :)

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thank u Swathi :)

Unknown said...

Nice and aromatic rice.love the color.

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thank u Savitha :)