Vegetable Pulav

My daughter's favourite dish.Must try!!

Ingredients:

Vegetables:

•  beans-15-20
•  carrots-2 big
•  peas-1 small cup
•  capsicum(bell pepper)-1 medium sized
•  onions-3big
•  pudina(mint leaves)-1 small bunch
•  coriander leaves-1 small bunch
•  green chillies-5
•  ginger-2inch piece  
• lemon

Spices:

•   cinnamon-1 long piece
•   cloves-4
•   cardamom-4              

Other Ingredients:            

•  fresh coconut pieces-1 small cup 
•  rice-2 cups
•  oil-6 tablespoons
•  ghee-1teaspoon
•  salt to taste

Method of Preparation:

1.Cut beans,carrots ,bell pepper .Separate the mint leaves(pudina) from its stalk.Wash all the vegetables and mint leaves.Keep aside.

2.Wash and soak 2 full cups of rice(basmathi or normal long grained) for about 10 minutes.

3.These are the ingredients for grinding.Dice onions,wash and cut coriander leaves,chop ginger. Put these along with green chillies,cinnamon,cloves,cardamom and coconut (pieces or grated) in a mixer.

4.Grind the above mentioned ingredients to form a fairly smooth paste.

5.Heat oil in a wok,add the cut bell pepper and mint leaves.Saute for 2-3 minutes.

6.To the above,add the ground paste and saute well for 5-7 minutes so that the raw smell does not remain.

7.To the above, add the rest of the vegetables and previously soaked rice.Mix well.

8.Transfer the contents of the wok either to the electric rice cooker vessel or pressure cooker(according to your convenience).Add 4cups water(since we have 2cups rice+veggies),enough salt to taste,1 teaspoon ghee,2-3 drops of fresh lemon juice(this is to separate rice grains from sticking to each other).Mix well and cook(3whistles if using pressure cooker).

9.Once the pulav is cooked,mix well and transfer it to a serving bowl.Delicious vegetable pulav is now ready to be served.

Serving Tip:Serve hot with onion,cucumber,tomato raitha.

Variation:1.Add more veggies like potatoes,cauliflower and even broccoli.

                2.Make this pulav using only peas.