recipe for beginners and bachelors

QUICK VEGETABLE PULAO


Ingredients required:

2 cups basmati rice (long grain rice),
2 cups chopped vegetables (capsicum, carrots, french beans, cauliflower florets,etc)
1/2 cup shelled green peas,
3-4 tej patta,
8-10 black peppercorns,
4-5 dalchini sticks (1 inch long),
3-4 laung,
1 tsp haldi,
1-2 tsp red chilli powder,
4 tsp garam masala powder/biryani masala,
2 tbsp cashewnuts, broken into 2 halves
1 tsp kishmish (optional)
Salt to taste,
Oil for frying,
Water.

Method:
Wash the rice and keep aside.
In a pressure cooker, heat some oil, add the whole garam masala, fry for a minute and add all the vegetables and cashew nuts.
Fry them for 5-7 minutes, add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and garam masala.
Mix well and add rice.
Mix evenly so that all the masala and vegetables are mixed with the rice.
Add around 4 cups water and close the lid of the pressure cooker.
Pressure cook upto 2 whistles and serve hot with any raita, papad and pickle and enjoy the MOVIE YOU HAVE IN YOUR STOCK @ HOME FOR sunday.