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.