Simple Vegetable pulav

Basmathi rice - 2 cups

Vegetables (carrot, beans, cauliflower, capsicum, peas...) - chopped into 1 inch length

Salt - as per taste

ginger - garlic paste - 1 tsp

Green chillies - 2-3

Cardamom - 2-3

cinnamon - 1 small piece

cloves - 1-2

bay leaves - a few

Pulav masala - 1 tsp (optional)

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Oil / Ghee

Method:

I prepared this dish in pressure cooker. You can prepare it either in open pan or in a rice cooker. For me this method is quite easy and the result is tasty. Try this.

In a pressure cooker/ pan, add oil / ghee, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves, cumin seeds, green chillies and ginger garlic paste. Fry for 2 min. Add the chopped vegetables, pulav masala and salt. Fry for another 2-3 min. Wash the rice properly and add to this. Fry for sometime. Frying the rice along with the vegetables give a good flavour. Now its the time to add water. Add 1 1/2 cup of water for each cup of rice ie. the ratio for rice and water should be 1:1 1/2. Depending upon the quantity of rice, you can add required water. Check the taste. If everything is ok, close it with a lid, slightly open. Once the water is reduced and the rice is 3/4 boiled, close the lid and put the weight. Keep the gas in low flame. Switch off after 10 min. 

Can be taken along with any spicy side dish or raitha.