North India

Vegetable pulao

Name: Vegetable pulao
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: North Indian
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups basmati rice; 1 diced carrot; a handful chopped green beans; 1/2 cup green peas; a few small florets cauliflower; 1 sliced onion; 2 tsp ginger garlic paste; 2 slit green chilli; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 bay leaf (indian bay leaf); Whole spices, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, star anise; a few leaves mint leaves; 2 tbsp ghee; Salt, to taste

Rice and vegetables in one pot, minding their own business, smelling incredible.

40 minTime

8 gProtein each

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The original

353kcalsame

8 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Basmati rice1¼ cups

Carrot1, diced

Green beansa handful, chopped

Green peas½ cup

Cauliflowera few small florets

Onion1, sliced

Ginger garlic paste2 tsp

Green chilli2, slit

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)1

Whole spicescinnamon, cloves, cardamom, star anise

Mint leavesa few leaves

Ghee2 tbsp

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Rinse the rice until the water runs clear and soak for 20 minutes. Drain.
2Heat the ghee in a heavy pot or cooker. Add cumin, bay leaf and whole spices, then the onion. Cook until light golden.
3Add ginger garlic paste and green chilli, then the vegetables and mint. Sauté for 3 minutes.
4Add the rice, stir gently, then pour in 2 1/2 cups hot water and salt. Cook until the water is absorbed.
5Rest 5 minutes, then fluff gently with a fork.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

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