Pulav Rice

This is vegetable pulav recipe for a tasty lunch in less than 20 mins.

Ingredients

Jira rice - 200 gms
Ghee
Vegetables (carrots, beans, potato, green peas, channa)
Onions

Indian spices -
Pattai - cinnamon stick - 1cm square piece
Cloves - 2
Annachi poovu - Star Anise - 1
Burnt paper ** - Black Stone flower - Kalpasi - quantity - 25p coin
Bay Leaves - Briyani Leaf - 1/ 2 (half)



http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=


Procedure - 

Heat 2 tablespoon ghee in a kadai
Add 200gms of dried jeera rice (dont use wet rice)
Saute till it changes color slightly (2-3 mins)

Now add a glass of water and let it sizzle.
Leave it to soak up for 5 mins while you cut the vegetables.

Cut the Vegetables - 
Carrots - 1/2 (half)
Beans - 5
Potato - 1
Onion - 1 (long slices, dont dice)

Soak some green peas & channa (2-3 mins)

Take a pressure cooker and add 2 spoons of oil (sunflower, vegetable oil)

Add the indian spices into it - 
Pattai - 1cm square piece
Annachi poovu - 1
Cloves - 2
Bay leaves - 1/2 (half)
Kalpasi - 1cm square piece

Saute this well in the oil.

Now add the onion slices and add 1 table spoon of dalda for nice smell

Add 
1/4 teaspoon of tumeric owner
1 teaspoon of red chilli powder
1 teaspoon of coriander seed powder

2 tablespoons of mommy's ready-made pulav paste.

1.5 tablespoons of ginger paste

Now add the rice along with the water and add another 0.5 glass of water

Add salt (1-1.5 tea spoon) 

Taste the liquid to see if allright.

Close the cooker lid and wait for 1st whistle. Allow it to cook for 5 mins after the whistle.

Switch off the cooker and wait for 10-15 mins before opening. Stir it well before serving.

Voila !! Pulav ready :)