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Pulao Recipe | Veg Pulao Recipe | Vegetable Pulao Recipe | Pulav (3 ways)

Veg Pulao Recipe with step by step pictures. Delicious vegetable pulao made with rice, vegetables, spices, coconut milk or water. Popular rice dish made with lots of vegetables, spices and basmati rice.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 361kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Basmati Rice
  • 1 Carrot chopped
  • 10 Beans chopped
  • 1 Green Peas
  • 1 Onion chopped
  • 1 Potato chopped
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • ½ cup Cilantro chopped
  • ½ cup Mint Leaves chopped
  • ½ cup Yoghurt
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp Ghee or Oil
  • 1 cup Coconut Milk
  • 2 cups Water

Spices 1:

  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1 tsp Chilli powder
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Garam masala powder

Spices 2:

  • 1 Cinnamon
  • 4 Cardamom
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds

Instructions

  • Soak Basmati rice for 30 mins. Drain and set aside.
  • Heat ghee or oil in a heavy bottom pan.
  • Add in spices 2 ingredients and sauté for 1 min. Now add in onions and fry for 1 min.
  • Now add in spice 1 ingredients and fry for 30 sec. Now add in all the vegetables and mix well.
  • Add in cilantro and mint leaves and mix well. Pour in curd and give a stir.
  • Now add in the drained rice and mix well. Pour in 2 cup of water and 1 cup of milk(measure water and milk from the same cup you measured the rice)and mix well.Season with salt.
  • Bring this to a boil. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer it for 15-20 mins.
  • Now switch off the flame and let it rest for 5 more mins.
  • Fluff up with a fork and serve with raita.

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Notes

Veg Pulao in Electric Rice Cooker

  • Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 mins. This makes the rice grains softer which make the rice cook faster and makes the basmati rice long. Drain and set aside.
  • Heat oil and ghee in a pot. Add whole spices and let it sizzle.
  • Add in onions and chillies. Saute till golden. Add in ginger garlic paste and cook for 1 min
  • Add in vegetables and toss well. Cook for 3 mins or so. Add spice powders and mix well.
  • Add in rice, water and mix well. Bring it to a boil.
  • Now put the bowl in your electric rice cooker and switch on it. Cook till done.
  • Once done, fluff it up and serve with raita.

Veg Pulao in Instant Pot

  • Set instant pot mode to saute.
  • Heat oil in the pot of instant pot. Heat oil and ghee in a pot. Add whole spices and let it sizzle.
  • Add in onions and chillies. Saute till golden. Add in ginger garlic paste and cook for 1 min
  • Add in vegetables and toss well. Cook for 3 mins or so. Add spice powders and mix well.
  • Add in rice, water and mix well. Bring it to a boil.
  • Now cover with lid and set it to pressure cook for 5 minutes. Let the pressure release manually.

Serving Suggestions for Veg Pulao

Pulao can be served with any curries. It can be served with any spicy gravies like paneer butter masala, kashmiri dum aloo or simple curd, raita and pickle. Pulao is traditionally pretty mild so it can take up any spicy curries.

Tips & Tricks

  • When cooking pulao in pressure cooker. Don't add too much water. Else it may get mushy.
  • And cooking in pressure cooker can be tricky. So follow the guidelines.
  • Soaking rice is important for biryani or pulao. It gives the grain to stay individual without sticking to each other and also keeps them fluffy.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 361kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 44mg | Potassium: 447mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2075IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 3mg
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