Broken wheat (lapsi) vegetable masala pulao

Name: Broken wheat (lapsi) vegetable masala pulao
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 1 cup broken wheat or Lapsi; 1 onion,roughly chopped; 1 small carrot,diced into 1/4" cubes; 5-6 french beans,threaded and cut into 1/4" pieces; 1 small potato,diced into 1/4" cubes; 2-3 cauliflower florets,cut into thin pieces; 1/4 cup green peas; 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds; juice of 1 small lemon; salt to taste; 1 teaspoon ghee; 3 tsp oil; 2 1/2 cups of water; 1/2 cup coriander leaves; 1/4 cup mint leaves; 4-5 green chillies; 3/4" ginger; 2-3 garlic pods; 3-4 cloves; 1/2 " cinnamon; 1 green cardamom; 2 tablepsoons chopped coriander; 1 tablepsoon grated coconut(optional)

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Main Dish

Very Easy

40 min

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time25 min

Heat a teaspoon of oil in a kadai and fry broken wheat until light brown in color. Let it cool and keep aside.
Grind cloves,cinnamon,cardamom to a coarse powder. Add ginger,garlic and green chillies to it and blend again.
Add coriander and mint leaves and grind to a coarse paste. Heat 2 teaspoons oil and 1 teaspoon ghee in a thick bottomed pan or pressure cooker and crackle cumin seeds.
Add chopped onions and fry until they are translucent. Add all the vegetables one by one and fry them for 3-4 minutes.
Add ground masala paste and fry until dry and add the measured water and let it come to a boil and add enough salt and broken wheat and mix well and cook it covered for 4-5 minutes until the broken wheat is cooked.
If you are using pressure cooker,pressure cook it for 1 whistle. Once you open the lid add lemon juice and coriander and mix well.
Garnish with coriander and grated coconut. Serve it hot with vegetable or simple onion raita ,papad and salad.