Easy Vegetable Pulav

Ingredients

Basmati Rice – 2 cups

Ginger – 1 inch piece, chopped

Garlic – 2, chopped

Carrots, Beans – 1 cup, cut into small pieces

Green peas – a handful

Green chillies - 2

Turmeric powder – a pinch

Pepper powder – ½ tea spoon

Salt – as required

Lemon juice -  1 table spoon

Ghee – 2 table spoons

Raisins – a few (optional)

Cashew nuts – a few (optional)

Coriander/Mint leaves – a few, to garnish

METHOD

Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 minutes. Drain and keep aside.

Heat 1 table spoon ghee in a pan and fry cashews and raisins. Add the vegetables, green chillies and chopped ginger garlic. Add turmeric powder, pepper powder and salt. Cover and cook until vegetables are half cooked.

Pour water in the pressure cooker and add basmati rice with a little salt and lemon juice. Switch off the fire immediately after the first whistle. Open the cooker once the pressure goes out completely. Now add the veggies and mix well. Pour the remaining ghee on to the top of the pulav. Garnish with coriander/mint leaves.

Notes

Pulav does not require spices like cardamom, cinnamon stick or cloves. Usually these spices are used for vegetable biryani.
You can add more vegetables according to your choice. I did not use onions also as I want to make my pulav very simple.

I have used frozen green peas, as it saves cooking time.

I did not add turmeric powder to the rice as I don’t like rice to be yellow in colour.