Masala vegetable pulao / vegetable palav

Ingredients

• Basamati Rice-3cups
• Chopped beans - 1/2 cup
• chopped carrots - 1/2 cup
• chopped potatoes - 1/2 cup
• Green peas - 1 cup
• Onion - 2,chopped length wise
• Green chillies - 2, chopped lengthwise
• curry leaves - few
• Few coriander leaves -chopped finely
• water - 6 cups
• salt to taste
• oil - 3tbsps
• ghee -2tbsps

Masala for seasoning:

• Tej patta/Bayleaves - 2/3
• cinnamon pieces - 2
• cloves 5/6
• cardmom 4-5
• peppercorns 7-8
• star mace - 2

Grind the following ingredients:

• Scraped coconut - 2tbsps
• onion - 1 medium, chopped roughly
• garlic cloves - 5/6
• greenchillies to taste
• coriander leaves
• ginger piece - 1 inch
• cloves - 3
• cardmom-2
• cinnamon - 1"

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Preparation

• Soak rice for half an hour.
• In a pressure cooker, heat oil and ghee, add whole seasoning masala and curry leaves, greenchillies and onion stir and fry for 3-4 minutes.
• Then add the ground masala paste and stir and fry until the moisture evaporates.
• Add all chopped vegetables fry for 4-5 minutes.
  Add salt and rice and stir well.
  
• Then add water and lemon juice, mix well and close the lid.
  cook until done or one whistle.
• Palav is ready.
  Serve with curd raitha and carrot-cucumber salad.

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