Vegetable Pulao - A Very Healthy Recipe

Vegetable Pulao is one of the 'Savior' dishes in many Indian kitchens. If you are tired or you are in hurry or falling short of ingredients for other dishes, you can always make this one. It gives way to a lot of room for innovation. You can use either one or any number of vegetables, make it spicy or mild easily moulding it to suit your mood for the day.

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice - ¹/₄kg
• Sliced tomatoes - 1-2nos
• Cauliflower, carrot, beans, brinjal, potato and green peas - 150 grams (all together)
• Curry leaves - 4-5sticks
• Cloves - 4nos
• Cardamom - 7-8nos
• Cinnamon - a small piece
• Raisins - 25gms
• Cashew nuts - 25gms
• Almonds - 25gms
• Sliced onions (big) - 2nos
• Orange essence
• Salt to taste

Method of Preparation:

Clean the vegetables and slice into small pieces. Wash rice and soak in water for 15 minutes. Drain well. Cook rice with salt and water. Keep aside.

Heat 2tbs ghee and fry cloves, cinnamon and cardamoms. Fry sliced onions until light brown and add tomatoes and sauté until oil separates. Add vegetables and salt and cook until soft. Add boiled rice and mix well. Reduce the flame and add the essence. Remove from fire and garnish with fried raisins, cashew nuts and almonds.