Vegetable Pulav

Vegetable Pulav in Marathi

Time: 30 minutes
Makes: 3 servings

Ingredients:
1 cup Basmati rice
1 + 3/4 cups hot water
3/4 cup Carrot, small dices
3/4 cup Green peas
1/4 cup French beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp cashew nuts
2 bay leaves, 2 cardamom pods
1 green chili, slit lengthwise
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
Salt to taste

Method:
1) Soak rice in water for 5 minutes. Then drain the water and keep the rice aside for 10 minutes.
2) Heat a nonstick saucepan. Add ghee and wait till it melts. Add bay leaves, and cardamom. Add green chili, ginger garlic paste and cashew nuts. Saute for few seconds.
3) Add drained rice and saute over medium-high heat until it becomes completely dry. It will take about 5 to 7 minutes. You will notice the difference in rice. Add french beans, carrot and peas. Saute for couple of minutes.
4) Add hot water and salt. Give a nice stir. Keep the heat on high. Cook uncovered.
5) Within few minutes you will see very less water on the surface. At this time, turn the heat to very low and cover the pan. Cook until rice is completely done. Stir one or two times only to prevent burning rice. Over-stirring will result into broken rice grains. This way you will get fluffy rice with each grain separated.

Tips:
1) You may add your choice of vegetables to the pulao.
2) Adjust the amount of ghee according to your need.