What would be my next rice recipe? Ok. I know it might not strike you that easily. But who can forget a veg pulav? Next in the line is veg pulav.
Without wasting even a minute more, shall we get going with the recipe?
Ingredients:
- Oil: 1 tbsp
- Rice: 1 Katori/bowl
- All vegetables shown in the image: ½ Katori each chopped
- Ginger, garlic, coriander paste: 2 tbsp
- Jeera: 1 tsp
- Black pepper: 5 balls
- Tej Patta: 1
- Dalchini: 1-inch stick
Preparation: When there is a time constraint, I cook everything in a cooker and serve. When I have ample time in hand, I make the rice separately and sauté veggies separately and then mix the two. This is the 2nd version.
Method:
- Heat oil in a kadhai.
- Add jeera and all khada masala.
- Then add onion and sauté till golden brown.
- Then add ginger/garlic/coriander paste.
- Nicely sauté till this mixture leaves oil.
- Then add chopped tomatoes.
- Start adding chopped veggies one by one and let them cook. Stir occasionally.
- Prepare rice in a cooker.
- Then take this rice on a plate and let it cool so that it does not become mushy.
- When cooled completely, add this rice to the cooked veggies and mix evenly,
- Sprinkle some finely cut coriander.
- Serve it with raita or pickle.
Nutrition: This dish carries the goodness of all the veggies like vitamins, iron, carbs, and proteins. When not in the mood of cooking anything fancy yet tasty, opt for this one. Also, it is not mandatory to have all the veggies; you can use the ones you have.
Tip: Do not forget to add oil and salt while cooking rice. This will ensure uniform distribution of salt and the oil will not make rice sticky.
ExperimentwithSam 