Vegetable Pulao (Pressure cooker method)

I am sharing a simple method to prepare vegetable pulao. This is also like chicken pulao, which I shared earlier is prepared in a prepared cooker. This is very basic pulao recipe with little spices and lots of vegetables. It is simple to make but very tasty,do try it  once.

 

Preparation Time : 20 mins

Cooking Time : 45-50 mins

Yield : 2

 

Ingredients :

Basmati/Long grain rice :  2 cups

Cloves/lavangam : 5-6

Elachi/cardamom/elakullu : 3

Cinnamon stick/dalchina chekka/dalchini : 2 (1 inch sticks)

Star anise : 2

Bay leaf/biryani aku/paththa : 2

Marati moggu/capers : 2

Mace/japatri/jayi patre : small piece

Nutmeg powder/jajji kayya pudi/ : 1/4 tsp

Onion pieces : 1 cup

Slitted Green chilies : 3-4 no.

Tomato pieces : 2

Carrots : 2

potato/aloo/alu gedde : 2

Fresh/frozen Green peas : 1/2 cup

Meal maker/soy chunks : 1/2 cup

Salt : as per required

Ginger-garlic Paste : 1 tbsp

Garam masala Powder : 1 tbsp

Ghee : 1 tbsp

Oil : 3 tbsp

Water : 4 1/2 cups

 

Method of Preparation :

1. Chop Carrots,potatoes,tomatoes into small pieces. Soak green peas in water for 15 mins. Soak meal maker/soy chunks in hot water for 5 mins, squeeze them and set aside.


2. Heat the pressure cooker and add 3 tbsp of oil and allow it to get heated, then add Elachi, nutmeg powder,bay leaves,Mace,capers and saute for 30 seconds.


3. Then add onion pieces and slitted green chilies and saute till onions turn transparent.Then add ginger garlic paste and saute until raw smell goes off.


4. Then add carrot pieces,potato pieces, tomato pieces, saute for 3 minutes, then add green peas, squeezed soy chunks/meal maker,stir and cook for 10 minutes on a high flame,then reduce the flame to medium.


5. Then add washed and strained  basmati/long grain rice and stir thoroughly, then add 4 1/2 cups of water,required amount of salt,garam masala powder and stir once again, then close the lid and cook on a medium flame till 2 vissils.


6. Let it cool down,then remove the lid, add 1 tbsp of ghee and mix once again.


7. Dish out and serve with raita or any curry.

[caption id="attachment_219" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Vegetable pulao[/caption]

 Note : Can add other vegetables of your choice.