Vegetable Masala Pulao

Ingredients

1) Potatoes - 2

2) Onion - 1(big one)

3) Cauliflower - 10 to 12 florets

4) Carrot - 1/2 cup

5) Green pees - 1/2 cup

6) Rice - 3 cups

7) Whole Masala - Cloves-3,  Cinnamon small sticks-2, Bay leaves-2, Green cardamom-4

8) Curd - 1 cup

9) Beans - 1/2 cup

10) Coriander Powder - 2 1/2 table spoons

11) Cumin Powder - 2 table spoons

12) Red Chilli Powder - 1 table spoon

13) Garam Masala - 1/2 table spoon

14) Black Pepper corns - 3 to 4

15) Green Chillies -  4 to 5

16) Ginger - 1/2 inch

17) Ginger Garlic paste - 1 1/2 table spoon

18) Coriander (or) Cilantro leaves - 1 cup

19) Cumin seeds - 2 tea spoons

20) Ghee - 3 table spoons

21) Salt - as per taste.

22) Water - for 1 cup rice add 3/4 cup water

Procedure

     Soak the rice for 30 minutes and keep it aside.

Vegetable Masala Preparation:

1) Cut all the vegetables into medium square shape but chop the onion and ginger into small pieces.

2) Take ghee in a pan and heat it.

3) Then add cumin seeds and pepper corns into it.

4) Add whole masala to it,after the masala turned into gold colour add ginger and onions to it.

5) Then add ginger garlic  paste and green chillies to it.

6) After onions turned into light orange colour add coriander or cilantro leaves.

7) Then add all the spice powders into it and mix it well.

8) Now we can add potatoes and cauliflower florets.

9) Fry them for 2 minutes and add carrot, green pees,beans to it.

10) Fry them until they turned into light brown colour.

11) Now add curd and little bit of salt to it and mix it well.

12) Stir it continuously until the masala gets closer and switch off the stove.

Pulao Preparation:

1) Take the soaked rice into a cooker.

2) Add the vegetable masala into it and water.

3) Add salt to it and stir it once.

4) Now close the lid of the cooker and put it on the stove in medium flame.    

5) Then After 3 whistles switch off the stove (pulao is ready in cooker).

6) After the lid was open take one table spoon of ghee in a pan and heat it.

7) Add the pulao into a pan and fry it for 3 to 4 minutes and switch it off.

8) Garnish with coriander leaves.

9) Vegetable masala pulao is ready and serve hot.

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