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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Vegetable Pulav



For Rice:


Ingredients:

1 cup Basmati Rice
1 3/4 cups Water 
1tsp Cumin seeds
1 black Cardamom
1 Cinnamon stick (1")
3 small Cloves
2 small Bay leaves
1 Mace/Javitri
Salt
2tsp Oil
How to:

  • Soak the rice for 30 mins, drain the water and keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, when it sputters, add cardamom through mace.
  • Now add the soaked rice and fry for a min.

  • Pour the water along with salt and cook in medium heat until it comes to a boil.
  • Then reduce the flame, close the lid and cook until fluffy.

Switch off and keep it warm.

For Veggies:

Ingredients:

1 cup Carrot (chopped)
1 cup Green Bell pepper (chopped)
1/2 cup Green Beans (chopped)
1/2 cup Soya chunks (washed & boiled)
1 1/2tsp minced Ginger
3 green chilli (slit)
1tsp Cumin seeds
1/2tsp Garam masala powder
Salt
Oil

How to:

  • Heat oil in a skillet, add cumin seeds, followed by carrot and beans. 

  • Saute for 3-4 mins, then add bell pepper,  green chilli and ginger, also soya chunks.

  • Saute for a min, add salt and then cook with lid closed for 8 mins or until the vegetables are tender.

  • Finally add the garam masala powder and saute for another min.
  • Reduce to low flame, then toss the cooked rice gently with the vegetables, mixing well.

  • Switch off and garnish with cilantro.

Serve hot with onion raita or potato chips.


Also, sending this to the event 'Celebrating Independence Day' hosted by Akila. I chose this dish as it includes colors just like our Flag.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Nidhya,

    yes as you said, it really resembles the colours of our flag....

    nice one dear...

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  2. Thanks Akila. Also, happy that i participated in your lovely event.

    ReplyDelete

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