Vegetable Dal Pulao

The combination of Dal,Rice and Vegetables in this pulao recipe makes it a  balanced dish. As Dal supplies the required amount of proteins,Rice supplies the carbohydrates and vegetables supplies the required vitamins and minerals. I am using pressure cooker here for making this recipe,but you can do it in a kadai/wok also.

Preparation time : 20 mins

Cooking time : 30-40 mins

Yield : 2

Ingredients :

Rice : 3/4 cup

Bengal gram/senaga pappu/kadale bele : 1/4 cup

Onion pieces : 1/2 cup

Caraway seeds/shajeera/shime jeerige : 1 tsp

Cardamom/Elachi/elakulu/elakkai : 2

Cloves/lavangam/lavanga : 2

Cinnamon/dalchina : 1 " stick

Slitted Green chilies/pachi mirchi/menasinakai : 5-6

Curry leaves/karivepaku/karivebina soppu : few

Carrots : 2

Potato : 1

Beans : 2

Green peas : 1/4 cup

Ginger-garlic paste : 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds/avalu/sasive: 1 tsp

Cumin seeds/jeera/jeerige : 1 tsp

Mint leaves/pudina : fistful

oil: 1 tbsp

Method of Preparation :

1. Wash and soak rice and Bengal gram together,keep aside for 10 mins.


2. Chop carrots,beans and potato into small pieces.Soak green peas in sufficient water for 10 mins.


3. Heat oil in a pressure cooker,add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,caraway seeds, saute for 30 secs,then add cardamom,cinnamon and saute for 30 more secs.


4. Add onion pieces and  slitted green chilies,mint leaves,curry leaves ,saute till onions turn transparent.Then add ginger-garlic paste,saute till the raw smell goes off.


5. Then add chopped carrots,beans,potatoes and soaked green peas,turmeric powder,stir for 2 minutes.Add salt and soaked rice-dal mixture,stir again for 2 more minutes.


6. Add  2 1/2 cups of water (2 cups for rice and dal,1/2 cup for vegetables),mix well and cook till 3 vissils.


7. Once the pressure  is cooled down,dish out and serve along with raita or any stir fry/curry.

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Note : You can add other vegetables of your choice.